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NADO Awards Programs
Through its two award programs, NADO recognizes the efforts of regional
planning and economic development organizations that have demonstrated
innovative approaches to regional economic and community development.
- The NADO Innovation Award
honors projects in a variety of regional development program areas. Since
the Innovation Award's inception in 1986, more than
1,300 projects have been recognized. This program provides an excellent
opportunity for members to promote their organizations' successes to a
national audience as well as their regions.
- The
Excellence in Regional Transportation
Award, a program of NADO’s RPO America and the NADO Research Foundation’s
Center for Transportation Advancement and Regional Development, recognizes
noteworthy projects and practices in rural and small metropolitan transportation
planning, programming and service delivery.
Congratulations to the 2010 Innovation Award Winners
In 2010, 50 award-winning projects were selected (view the PDF award booklet here).
These projects address issue areas like economic development, human services,
technology, aging and more. These organizations will be honored
during a special roundtable reception held during NADO's Annual Training Conference,
August 28 - 31 in San Diego, CA. The projects were selected on the basis
of the following criteria:
- Uniqueness/level of innovation
- Significant, demonstrated regional impact
- Ability to be replicated
- Long-term viability of the program or long-ranging impacts
- Innovative partnerships and collaborations
- Creative funding
Trailblazer Category
Beginning in 2010, all award-winning projects will be judged by a group
of peers during networking receptions that will take place at the
Annual Training Conference, August 28 - 31 in San Diego, California and the
National Rural Transportation Peer Learning Conference, October 20 - 22 in St.
Louis, Missouri. The top winners selected by the
judges will be honored as Trailblazers, and will be given special recognition
during and following the conference. Judges will be looking for projects that show
significant evidence of above average innovation. This category will be
exclusively for one-of-a-kind projects demonstrating unique innovation.
All award winners will receive a
certificate, a press release to share with local media, and the opportunity
to have a photo taken with NADO leadership during both conferences. Award
winners are also often highlighted through NADO publications, outreach activities
and highlighted as conference participants. The projects chosen as
Trailblazers will receive additional recognition and a special award.
Catalog of Award-Winning Projects
2010 Innovations Award Winners
2009 Innovations Award Winners
2008 Innovations Award Winners
2007 Innovations Award Winners
2006 Innovations Award Winners
2005 Innovation Award Winners
2004 Innovation Award Winners
2003 Innovation Award Winners
2002 Innovation Award Winners
2001 Innovation Award Winners
2000 Innovation Award Winners
Catalog of Excellence in Regional Transportation Award projects
For more information about the NADO Innovation Award, contact Kathy
Nothstine at 202.624.5256 or
knothstine@nado.org.
For more information about the
Excellence in Regional Transportation Award, contact Carrie Kissel at 202.624.8829 or
ckissel@nado.org or visit
http://www.ruraltransportation.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=61233.
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