Awards2021 Awards ProgramNACPRO is accepting nominations for the 2021 awards program through March 12, 2021. The annual NACPRO Awards Banquet recognizes and honors excellence in parks and recreation at the county, regional, special district level throughout the nation. The Board of Directors decided not to conduct a summer meeting in 2021. Many park districts have cut their travel budgets and there’s still too much uncertainty about when it will be safe for us to gather again. We are hoping to resume our summer meeting in 2022. Call for Nominations & InstructionsSubmit an Award NominationAward CategoriesIndividual Awards
Area and Facility AwardsThese awards are presented to recognize a NACPRO member agency that has provided a unique or exceptional area, facility, trail, corridor, operational or historical facility; to focus national attention on the very best of facility design; to encourage outstanding efforts in planning, design, construction, and benefits to the community
Park and Recreation Program AwardsThese awards are presented to recognize a NACPRO member agency that has provided a unique or exceptional program, activity, or event. Special AwardsSocial Justice (New this year)The award honors a park system that has served as a change agent and made a tangible impact in the community and/or workplace by prioritizing a culture of equity and inclusion. This award recognizes outstanding commitment in the following areas:
Conservation: to recognize an exceptional effort to acquire, restore, preserve, operate, or develop unique or significant conservation and natural areas or programs. Removing Barriers Initiative: to recognize a unique program or facility that enables and encourages greater participation in parks and recreation by persons with disabilities. Planning Initiative: to recognize a research or planning initiative that has provided the agency with important information to aid in decision-making and which contributes to a body of knowledge that will be valuable to other agencies. Marketing: to recognize a marketing effort demonstrating unique, significant, or exceptional outcomes. This award category includes projects involving market research, marketing plans, promotion, advertising, and use of information technologies. |