NADO sponsors two annual award programs to nationally recognize the impressive efforts of regional development organizations. The Innovation Award honors significant advances in community and economic development, including but not limited to small business finance, energy and infrastructure projects, housing and human services, sustainable development, workforce development, and more. The Innovation Award application process opens in the spring, and recipients are honored at NADO’s Annual Training Conference.  Click here for a list of the 2012 Innovation Award Winners, or view the PDF booklet here.

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.  Click here (http://www NULL.ruraltransportation NULL.org/pages/page NULL.asp?page_id=99494)for information about the Excellence Award program.

Both awards provide an excellent opportunity for members to promote their successes to a national audience and with their regional and local partners. Applicants must be members of NADO, and projects must show substantial quantitative or qualitative results in your region.

To review previous award winners, click here.

For more information about the Innovation Award, please contact Laurie Thompson at lthompson@nado.org (lthompson null@null nado NULL.org).

For more information about the Excellence in Regional Transportation Award, please contact Carrie Kissel at ckissel@nado.org (ckissel null@null nado NULL.org).