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    2017 Achievement Award Winners Announced

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    2017 Achievement Award Winners Announced

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    The National Association of Counties (NACo) is pleased to announce the winners for the 2017 Achievement Awards. NACo recognized 607 entries from 109 counties in 29 states. All winners are available in our searchable awards database, where winning programs are searchable by year, category and state dating back to 2007.

    Winners of 2017 Achievement Awards are cordially invited to the NACo Achievement Awards Luncheon from 12:00PM to 2:00PM on July 23, 2017 at NACo’s 2017 Annual Conference and Exposition in Franklin County (Columbus), Ohio. NACo will list each award winner in the lunch program booklet and honor the Best in Category winners on stage. To register for the Annual Conference, please click here.

    Achievement Award winners were eligible for the Counties Matter Challenge: 100 Brilliant Ideas at Work. Click here to see the list of winners.

    NACo would like to recognize the following 2017 Achievement Award Best in Category winners:

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    Category County State Program Title

    Arts and Historic Preservation

    Miami-Dade County

    FL

    Miami-Dade County Movie & TV Map Tour

    Children and Youth

    Dakota County

    MN

    Birth to Age Eight Collaborative Initiative

    Civic Education and Public Information

    Iowa State Association of Counties

     

    ISAC Voting in Iowa Video Series

    Community and Economic Development

    Oakland County

    MI

    Realtor to the Rescue

    County Administration and Management

    Orange County

    CA

    Implementing a Shared Services Strategy for Information Technology

    Criminal Justice and Public Safety

    Coconino County

    AZ

    Adult Probation Distance Learning

    County Resiliency: Infrastructure, Energy and Sustainability

    Prince George's County

    MD

    LitterTRAK and PGCLitterTRAK- Mobile apps for tracking progress toward cleaner and healthier waterways

    Financial Management

    Wake County

    NC

    Developing a Financial book Purchasing Model for Public Libraries

    Health

    San Bernardino County

    CA

    Everyone SWIMS Self Sufficient, Well-being, In House, Mental Health, Services Program

    Human Services

    Allegheny County

    PA

    Stand Together: A School-Based Anti-Stigma Peer-to-Peer Initiative

    Information Technology

    Los Angeles County

    CA

    LEADER Replacement System (LRS)

    Libraries

    Hennepin County

    MN

    Cedar-Riverside Community Outreach Program

    Parks and Recreation

    Oakland County

    MI

    OUCARES Day Camp and Staff Training

    Personnel Management, Employment and Training

    Mecklenburg County

    NC

    Building with our Veterans

    Planning

    Adams County

    CO

    The District Plan

    Risk and Emergency Management

    Camden County

    GA

    Brush Truck and Tanker Retrofit Program through a Public-Public Partnership

    Transportation

    Macomb County

    MI

    GovDelivery Incident Alert Service

    Volunteers

    Loudoun County

    VA

    Community Ambassadors Program

     

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2017 Achievement Award Winners Announced

The National Association of Counties (NACo) is pleased to announce the winners for the 2017 Achievement Awards. NACo recognized 607 entries from 109 counties in 29 states. All winners are available in our searchable awards database, where winning programs are searchable by year, category and state dating back to 2007.

Winners of 2017 Achievement Awards are cordially invited to the NACo Achievement Awards Luncheon from 12:00PM to 2:00PM on July 23, 2017 at NACo’s 2017 Annual Conference and Exposition in Franklin County (Columbus), Ohio. NACo will list each award winner in the lunch program booklet and honor the Best in Category winners on stage. To register for the Annual Conference, please click here.

Achievement Award winners were eligible for the Counties Matter Challenge: 100 Brilliant Ideas at Work. Click here to see the list of winners.

NACo would like to recognize the following 2017 Achievement Award Best in Category winners:

  Story continues beneath map of Best in Category Winners

  Back to Top  |  Fullscreen Map

Category County State Program Title

Arts and Historic Preservation

Miami-Dade County

FL

Miami-Dade County Movie & TV Map Tour

Children and Youth

Dakota County

MN

Birth to Age Eight Collaborative Initiative

Civic Education and Public Information

Iowa State Association of Counties

 

ISAC Voting in Iowa Video Series

Community and Economic Development

Oakland County

MI

Realtor to the Rescue

County Administration and Management

Orange County

CA

Implementing a Shared Services Strategy for Information Technology

Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Coconino County

AZ

Adult Probation Distance Learning

County Resiliency: Infrastructure, Energy and Sustainability

Prince George's County

MD

LitterTRAK and PGCLitterTRAK- Mobile apps for tracking progress toward cleaner and healthier waterways

Financial Management

Wake County

NC

Developing a Financial book Purchasing Model for Public Libraries

Health

San Bernardino County

CA

Everyone SWIMS Self Sufficient, Well-being, In House, Mental Health, Services Program

Human Services

Allegheny County

PA

Stand Together: A School-Based Anti-Stigma Peer-to-Peer Initiative

Information Technology

Los Angeles County

CA

LEADER Replacement System (LRS)

Libraries

Hennepin County

MN

Cedar-Riverside Community Outreach Program

Parks and Recreation

Oakland County

MI

OUCARES Day Camp and Staff Training

Personnel Management, Employment and Training

Mecklenburg County

NC

Building with our Veterans

Planning

Adams County

CO

The District Plan

Risk and Emergency Management

Camden County

GA

Brush Truck and Tanker Retrofit Program through a Public-Public Partnership

Transportation

Macomb County

MI

GovDelivery Incident Alert Service

Volunteers

Loudoun County

VA

Community Ambassadors Program

 

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