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NASCA established the Innovations in State Government Awards program to recognize state administration department programs and projects that exemplify best practices. This awards program will recognize one outstanding state government initiative in each the following categories:
- General Services (procurement, fleet, mail, printing, supplies, surplus)
- Infrastructure (facilities, construction, information technology, telecommunication)
- Financial Management (risk management, accounting, state budget, state insurance, audit)
- Personnel (human resources, professional development training)
Eligibility:
NASCA welcomes submissions from state government administration departments (i.e. NASCA's primary membership departments.) Submissions must be unique and governmental staff from the administration department must have played a significant role in developing the program or project.
- State must be a paid member of NASCA
- Submissions must be made by State Chief Administrators (or equivalent) or other state member with the State Chief Administrator's approval
- Only one nomination per state is allowed in each category
- A project can only be nominated in one category, not multiple categories
- Nominated programs/projects should have occurred within the last 24 months
- Only completed submissions will be accepted
- Submissions will only be accepted online
- Prior year submissions that have been updated can also be submitted
Criteria:
There will be three main criteria for the Innovations in State Government Awards:
- Innovation: Unusual or unique approach, scale, or magnitude of effort; conceptual originality. This category should answer the question, “What makes this project stand out as a notable contribution in state administration?
- Transferability: Primarily an external focus that assesses the practical ability by other states to replicate or use as a benchmark, considering expected resources required and generality of the legal or structural environment in which the entry was implemented
- Efficiency Created: An internal focus that assesses the results of the project or initiative. The results can be measured in multiple ways included actual or potential cost savings or other efficiency created by this initiative.
Deadline:
Submissions are due to NASCA extended to Friday, September 25, 2020 at 5 PM ET.
Past Recipients:
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