Keep Texas Beautiful, in partnership with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), invites you to apply for the prestigious Governor's Community Achievement Awards to Texas communities for their outstanding overall community improvement efforts.
Ten winning communities will share $2 million in landscaping awards from the Texas Department of Transportation, with the amount awarded based on population size. The funds are used for landscaping projects along State rights-of-way.
A community's environmental program is judged on achieve-ments in seven areas:
• Community Leadership and Coordination
• Public Awareness
• Environmental Education and Youth Engagement
• Beautification and Community Improvement
• Litter Prevention and Cleanup
• Solid Waste Management
• Litter Law and Illegal Dumping Enforcement Any community in Texas can win! While many of our applications come from cities and towns that are part of the KTB affiliate network, it is not a requirement. Our goal is to recognize communities that are working diligently to create and sustain comprehensive environmental and beautification programs.
First Place GCAA winners are not eligible to achieve first, second, and third place for four years. For example, first-place GCAA winners in 2020 are able to achieve first, second, or third place beginning in 2025. Winners from 2019 or before are eligible to place in 2023.
While recent GCAA winners are not eligible to place, they are encouraged to apply in order to achieve the Award of Excellence (scoring 90 points or higher) and Sustained Excellence (receiving the Award of Excellence for three consecutive years.)
GCAAscores and judges' comments will be sent to applicants in May 2023. The Governor's CommunityAchievementAwards will open on January 3, 2023. The award application must be submitted online with all supplemental materials uploaded and application fees received by Thursday, February 16, 2023, at 5 p.m. CST. Late, faxed, or emailed entries will not be accepted. There is an application fee of $25/entry.
For more information, go to: < https://www.ktb.org/gcaa>.