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2023 Impact Award Recipients

The annual Impact Awards program honors NADO members for their creative approaches to advancing regional economic development and improving quality of life.

September 7, 2023

Case Study: Green River ADD’s Hire to Operate (H2O) Program

The Green River Area Development District’s (GRADD) Hire to Operate (H20) program is a collaboration with state and local partners to address the shortage of certified water and wastewater operators in Western Kentucky through a Registered Apprenticeship Program

March 28, 2023

Webinar Recording: Strengthening the Water Sector Workforce in Kentucky: GRADD’s Hire to Operate (H2O) Program

This webinar Green River Area Development District’s (GRADD) Hire to Operate (H20) program, a collaboration with state and local partners to address the shortage of certified water and wastewater operators in Western Kentucky through a Registered Apprenticeship Program

February 21, 2023

Case Study: Improved Water Systems & Strengthened Economy in Hazard, KY

Staff working at small organizations know that the key to stretching limited funding is to live out the motto ‘do less with more.’ Such organizations

July 28, 2022

[Case Study]: Supporting Resilient Water Systems: Pennyrile ADD Builds Institutional Knowledge

[Case Study]: Supporting Resilient Water Systems:Pennyrile ADD Builds Institutional Knowledge [Case Study]: Supporting Resilient Water Systems: Pennyrile ADD Builds Institutional Knowledge The Challenge of Retaining

June 21, 2022

Supporting Resilient Water Systems

The Challenge of Retaining Institutional Knowledge at Small Water Systems An important but often overlooked management problem for small organizations is retaining institutional knowledge through the years.

May 12, 2022

[Case Study]: Supporting Resilient Water Systems: Pennyrile ADD Builds Institutional Knowledge

The Challenge of Retaining Institutional Knowledge at Small Water Systems An important but often overlooked management problem for small organizations is retaining institutional knowledge through the years.

April 21, 2022

Case Study: Supporting Resilient Water Systems with Lumber River COG

RDOs and Water Systems: A Collaborative Effort In much the same way that water systems consist of many interconnected parts all working together in support

March 1, 2022

“RDOs: Supporting Water Infrastructure & Improving Quality of Life” Webinar Recording

Every day, regional development organizations (RDOs) are working to improve the lives of residents in communities across the country. Known locally as councils of governments,

November 26, 2018

[Publication] RDOs: Supporting Water Infrastructure and Improving Quality of Life

Every day, regional development organizations (RDOs) are working to improve the lives of residents in communities across the country. Known locally as councils of governments,

August 7, 2018

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2023 Impact Awards

Organization Name

The primary applicant must be a NADO member. Project partners, both NADO and non-members, can be recognized under "Project Partners" below.

Primary Project Contact:
This person will be the designated point of contact for all future awards-related correspondence.

First Name

Last Name

Title

Email

Phone

Organization Address

Street Address

Address Line 2

City

State

Zipcode

Project Location (if different from Organization Address)

Street Address

Address Line 2

City

State

Zipcode

Executive Director

First Name

Last Name

Email

Additional Organizational Information

Organization Website

Organization Logo

Please upload your organization's logo which will be included on the winning project award certificate.

Facebook Page Link (if applicable)

Twitter Page Link (if applicable)

Project Information

Project Title

This title will be printed on the award certificate for winning projects and in all 2022 NADO Impact Award materials and cannot be changed.

Project category (choose one)

If you chose "Other" above, describe your project category in 3-5 words.

Project Website (if applicable)

Project Summary & Questions
Please craft clear, thoughtful, and engaging responses to the following questions. Use the following sections to tell us how your project has made an impact, such as its use of creative funding mechanisms, efforts to create efficiencies or reduce costs, unique partnership models, and emphasis on building resilience and/or enhancing your region's quality of life.

For award-winning projects, the information provided below may be used verbatim to inform project descriptions that will be published in the 2023 NADO Impact Awards materials and included on the NADO website.

Please describe your project in one sentence

Brief Project Summary

What was your organization's direct role in the project?

What are the project's accomplishments or results to date?

How does this project support your region's vision for economic development and improved quality-of-life?

What makes this project impactful and deserving of an award?

Does this project support or relate to your region's Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)? If yes, in what ways?

Project Partners (please list each partner, separated by a semicolon)

Project Photos

Please submit at least one photo showing your project in action. Please keep file size to a minimum (<2Mb) and use JPEG format. If uploading multiple files, ZIP files prior to submitting. If you have trouble uploading images they can be directly emailed to Brett Schwartz at [email protected]. Include the project title they correspond to in the subject line of your email.

Note: Submitted photos may be used in NADO Impact Awards materials and in other NADO published materials with credit to your organization. Please also consider submitting photos for NADO's 2023 Photo Contest, which will be held this summer.

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