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2018 Innovation in Social Equity Award

2018 Innovation in Social Equity Award

 

The Innovation in Social Equity Award recognizes a park and recreation agency leading an innovative project or program that improves access to the benefits of local parks and recreation experience for everyone in the community, including racial/ethic minorities, LGBTQ community, New Americans, individuals with physical/cognitive disabilities, older adults, among others.

 

The submission deadline is March 23, 2018

 

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Must be a current member of NRPA (Membership can be as an agency member, the agency director, or program director)
  • The agency:
    • Exhibits leadership in best practices for social equity
    • Demonstrates success in achieving social equity in their communities
    • Develops and implements successful innovative practices in creating more equitable communities
    • Demonstrates a commitment to encourage, welcome, and support all people through parks and recreation
  • All programs or projects submitted with this application must have been implemented within 12 months prior to the applications deadline.

 

Required Materials:

  • Completed Application


Supplemental Materials:

  • Flyers, posters, journal articles, research/evaluation results, brochures, press releases, media coverage, websites, videos, etc. that demonstrates efforts and impact to the community.

 

Submission Instructions

  • All submissions must received by NRPA no later than 11:59 p.m. EST on March 23, 2018. NRPA will not return any materials submitted with the application.
  • The official NRPA application form must be used in submissions.
  • All materials must be submitted electronically using this survey format.
  • Submit no more than two documents (multiple documents may be combined, video links included, however, submit no more than two separate documents). No separate photographs will be accepted. To insure connectivity, provide URL addresses, not hyperlinks.
  • Submission is automatically disqualified if it does not meet criteria, submission instructions, or if the responses are over the word limit.
  • This format has a save and continue feature that is located in the banner at the bottom of the question pages.

 

For more information, contact the NRPA Awards Programs at 703-858-2144 or awards@nrpa.org

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