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2024 Achievement Awards Submissions

2024 ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS CATEGORIES

Below are all 145 entries for the 2024 VACo Achievement Awards. The entries are divided into categories, which are just a way to organize the submissions. Winning entries are not judged based on category. All winning submissions are listed in BLUE.

  1. BOTETOURT COUNTY | Setting the Record Straight – BOCO Facts 4 U | READ SUBMISSION
  2. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | 2023 Chesterfield County Diaper Drive | READ SUBMISSION
  3. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | Promoting Library Services, Collections and Partnerships, One Week at a Time | READ SUBMISSION
  4. DINWIDDIE COUNTY | Dinwiddie Citizens Academy | READ SUBMISSION
  5. FRANKLIN COUNTY | Off-Grid Solar Backup Radio Site | READ SUBMISSION
  6. GLOUCESTER COUNTY | Modernizing the Beehive | READ SUBMISSION
  7. HANOVER COUNTY | Hiring in Hanover, VA App | READ SUBMISSION
  8. LOUISA COUNTY | Louisa’s Unified, Collaborative Community Communications | READ SUBMISSION
  9. ORANGE COUNTY | Orange County Insight Newsletter | READ SUBMISSION
  10. PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY | Downtown Chow-Down | READ SUBMISSION
  11. YORK COUNTY | Engaging the Public in the Budgeting Process | READ SUBMISSION
  1. ARLINGTON COUNTY | Addressing Broadband Service Gaps in Arlington County | READ SUBMISSION
  2. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | Enhancing Access to Citizens | READ SUBMISSION
  3. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | International Cooperative for Teacher Exchange | READ SUBMISSION
  4. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | LEGO Education in the Classroom | READ SUBMISSION
  5. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | Mirror Me | READ SUBMISSION
  6. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | Ridgedale Special Focus Area Plan | READ SUBMISSION
  7. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | Supplier Relations and Education | READ SUBMISSION
  8. FLOYD COUNTY | Floyd County Scattered Site Housing Rehab | READ SUBMISSION
  9. HANOVER COUNTY | Cooperative Planning for First Data Center Campus in Hanover County | READ SUBMISSION
  10. HANOVER COUNTY | Envision Hanover Comprehensive Plan Update | READ SUBMISSION
  11. HENRICO COUNTY | Behavioral Health Interpreter Training Program | READ SUBMISSION
  12. HENRICO COUNTY | Building Tomorrow’s Teacher Pipeline | READ SUBMISSION
  13. HENRICO COUNTY | Christmas Under the Clocktower | READ SUBMISSION
  14. HENRICO COUNTY | Fashion Symposium | READ SUBMISSION
  15. HENRICO COUNTY | Pop Up Mentoring Program | READ SUBMISSION
  16. HENRICO COUNTY | Preparing Life-Ready Students in Elementary School | READ SUBMISSION
  17. HENRICO COUNTY | Preschool Sign | READ SUBMISSION
  18. HENRICO COUNTY | Raising the Roof | READ SUBMISSION
  19. HENRICO COUNTY | Reenvisioning Hallways | READ SUBMISSION
  20. HENRICO COUNTY | Sparking Interest in Fire Prevention Careers | READ SUBMISSION
  21. HENRICO COUNTY | Student Government Day | READ SUBMISSION
  22. HENRICO COUNTY | Students Build Race Car at Richmond Raceway | READ SUBMISSION
  23. HENRICO COUNTY | Students Cast Their Shadow on Richmond Businesses | READ SUBMISSION
  24. LANCASTER COUNTY | Lancaster 2035 | READ SUBMISSION
  25. LOUDOUN COUNTY | Launch Loudoun | READ SUBMISSION
  26. MONTGOMERY COUNTY | Sensory Museum | READ SUBMISSION
  27. PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY | Business Barriers Study and Action Plan | READ SUBMISSION
  28. PULASKI COUNTY | Zoning Web Experience | READ SUBMISSION
  29. ROANOKE COUNTY | Economic Development Weather Video | READ SUBMISSION
  30. SCOTT COUNTY | S.C.O.T.T. Service Program | READ SUBMISSION
  31. SMYTH COUNTY | Smyth Grow | READ SUBMISSION
  32. SMYTH COUNTY | Smyth Promise | READ SUBMISSION
  33. STAFFORD COUNTY | Stick to Stafford | READ SUBMISSION
  1. AMHERST COUNTY | Amherst County Burn Building | READ SUBMISSION
  2. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | Chesterfield Re-Entry Council | READ SUBMISSION
  3. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | Embracing Technology: Chesterfield County’s Innovative Approach to Overcoming Police Staffing Challenges | READ SUBMISSION
  4. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | Equipment Inventory System | READ SUBMISSION
  5. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | Fire and Life Safety Building Documentation System | READ SUBMISSION
  6. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | I Never Thought I’d Be Me | READ SUBMISSION
  7. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | Library and Police Partnership: Read with a Cop Story Time | READ SUBMISSION
  8. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | Training and Education Paradigm Shift | READ SUBMISSION
  9. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | Workplace Violence Prevention and Intervention Program | READ SUBMISSION
  10. HENRICO COUNTY | Hazardous Incident Team (HIT) Awareness Program | READ SUBMISSION
  11. HENRICO COUNTY | Regional River Response | READ SUBMISSION
  12. PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY | Firefighter Cadet Program | READ SUBMISSION
  13. PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY | Great Prince William Veterans Treatment Docket | READ SUBMISSION
  14. PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY | Women’s Mentorship Program | READ SUBMISSION
  1. BOTETOURT COUNTY | Supporting Remote Workers in Botetourt County | READ SUBMISSION
  2. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | Certificate of Insurance Process Redesign | READ SUBMISSION
  3. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | Creating an Accessible Library by Offering Programs and Services for Neurodivergent Individuals | READ SUBMISSION
  4. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | Student Equity with College Access Tools | READ SUBMISSION
  5. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | Supporting Student Achievement Through High Dosage Tutoring | READ SUBMISSION
  6. FRANKLIN COUNTY | GIS Enterprise | READ SUBMISSION
  7. FRANKLIN COUNTY | Parcel Update Timeline | READ SUBMISSION
  8. HENRICO COUNTY | Connecting Communities with Quilts | READ SUBMISSION
  9. HENRICO COUNTY | Hyper Local Student Led Service Learning | READ SUBMISSION
  1. ARLINGTON COUNTY | Forestry and Natural Resource Plan | READ SUBMISSION
  2. HENRICO COUNTY | Taking it the HEART: Henrico’s Environmental Action Resource Team | READ SUBMISSION
  3. LOUDOUN COUNTY | Gravel Bed Project | READ SUBMISSION
  4. ORANGE COUNTY | Plastic Film Recycling | READ SUBMISSION
  5. PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY | Libraries Fostering Environmentally Responsible Communities | READ SUBMISSION
  6. STAFFORD COUNTY | R-Board Compost Outreach Program | READ SUBMISSION
  7. STAFFORD COUNTY | The Utilities Department Develops a Superhero “Captain Clog” to Educate the Public | READ SUBMISSION
  1. ALBEMARLE COUNTY | Human Services Alternative Response Team (HART) | READ SUBMISSION
  2. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | Escape the VAPE | READ SUBMISSION
  3. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | Increasing Access to Social Services Across the County | READ SUBMISSION
  4. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | Library Partnerships to Reduce Gun Violence and Drug Misuse | READ SUBMISSION
  5. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | Mental Health is Ageless | READ SUBMISSION
  6. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | Secondary Traumatic Stress Breakthrough Series | READ SUBMISSION
  7. HANOVER COUNTY | First Responder Health & Colonoscopies | READ SUBMISSION
  8. HENRICO COUNTY | Combating Absenteeism before it Starts: McKinney-Vento Team Summer Cookouts | READ SUBMISSION
  9. HENRICO COUNTY | Expanded ESL Summer Academy | READ SUBMISSION
  10. HENRICO COUNTY | Expansion of “Whole Health” to Include Cancer and Cardiovascular Screenings | READ SUBMISSION
  11. HENRICO COUNTY | Glen Lea Telehealth Clinic | READ SUBMISSION
  12. HENRICO COUNTY | Nurse Aide Students Excel with Assistance of Practical Nursing Students | READ SUBMISSION
  13. HENRICO COUNTY | Practical Nursing Students Assist a Family with Special Needs Child | READ SUBMISSION
  14. HENRICO COUNTY | The Henrico Historical Awareness Project | READ SUBMISSION
  15. HENRICO COUNTY | Winter Wonderland | READ SUBMISSION
  16. MONTGOMERY COUNTY | Volunteer Montgomery | READ SUBMISSION
  17. STAFFORD COUNTY | R-Board Bicycle Restoration Program | READ SUBMISSION
  18. YORK COUNTY | Friendly Visitor Volunteer Program Aids Aging Population | READ SUBMISSION
  1. ARLINGTON COUNTY | Data-Driven Dashboards | READ SUBMISSION
  2. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | Chesterfield County End-to-End Land Development Process Improvement | READ SUBMISSION
  3. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | Redefining Digital Services for Chesterfield | READ SUBMISSION
  4. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | Great Benefits from Upgrading Chesterfield County’s Enterprise GIS to Dynamic Cloud-Based Platform | READ SUBMISSION
  5. HENRICO COUNTY | Generative AI Initiative: Preparing for a New Digital Age | READ SUBMISSION
  6. KING AND QUEEN COUNTY | Countywide Broadband Access | READ SUBMISSION
  7. PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY | Demographics Hub | READ SUBMISSION
  8. ROANOKE COUNTY | Town of Vinton Stormwater Outfall Management Application | READ SUBMISSION
  9. ROANOKE COUNTY | Trash Day Search Web Application | READ SUBMISSION
  10. ROANOKE COUNTY | What’s Developing Application | READ SUBMISSION
  11. ROCKINGHAM COUNTY | Development Tracker | READ SUBMISSION
  1. ALBEMARLE COUNTY | Supervisor Training Program | READ SUBMISSION
  2. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | Internal Audit Program Process Pioneers; Promoting Department Volunteerism | READ SUBMISSION
  3. GLOUCESTER COUNTY | Rebranding of County Government | READ SUBMISSION
  4. HENRICO COUNTY | Interview Preparation Program | READ SUBMISSION
  5. HENRICO COUNTY | Language Instruction Education Program Microcredential Courses | READ SUBMISSION
  6. HENRICO COUNTY | Library Services Mentoring Program | READ SUBMISSION
  7. HENRICO COUNTY | Specialization Program | READ SUBMISSION
  8. HENRICO COUNTY | Teacher Fellow | READ SUBMISSION
  9. HENRICO COUNTY | Teacher Licensure Cohort Program | READ SUBMISSION
  10. ORANGE COUNTY | Facility Maintenance Staff Education Partnership | READ SUBMISSION
  11. ORANGE COUNTY | Workplace Culture Initiative | READ SUBMISSION
  12. POWHATAN COUNTY | Powhatan County Public Schools Locally Developed Geography Curriculum & Local History Unit | READ SUBMISSION
  13. PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY | “See Us S.M.I.L.E.” | READ SUBMISSION
  14. PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY | GIS Community Site | READ SUBMISSION
  15. STAFFORD COUNTY | Administrative Authority for Policy Changes Adds Efficiency and Flexibility | READ SUBMISSION
  1. BOTETOURT COUNTY | BOCO Wild | READ SUBMISSION
  2. DINWIDDIE COUNTY | Spring Sports Facilities Project | READ SUBMISSION
  3. FRANKLIN COUNTY | Farm Strong Obstacle Course Race | READ SUBMISSION
  4. HENRICO COUNTY | Canoeing with the Community | READ SUBMISSION
  5. HENRICO COUNTY | Henrico United | READ SUBMISSION
  6. HENRICO COUNTY | The Studio at The Springs | READ SUBMISSION
  7. ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY | R.I.S.E. Program | READ SUBMISSION
  8. MONTGOMERY COUNTY | NRV Senior Games | READ SUBMISSION
  9. ORANGE COUNTY | County Cup Competition | READ SUBMISSION
  10. PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY | Historic Thoroughfare | READ SUBMISSION
  11. PULASKI COUNTY | Outdoor Fitness Court | READ SUBMISSION
  12. SHENANDOAH COUNTY | Parks & Recreation Wellness Activity Center (WAC) | READ SUBMISSION
  13. SUSSEX COUNTY | Jackson’s Walking Trail and Dog Play Area | READ SUBMISSION
  1. ARLINGTON COUNTY, FAIRFAX COUNTY, PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, AND LOUDOUN COUNTY | Regional Fair Housing Plan | READ SUBMISSION
  2. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | Disney Theatre Partnership | READ SUBMISSION
  3. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | Summer Sizzle: Elevating the Summer Food Service Program with Fresh, Local Fare, and Community Engagement | READ SUBMISSION
  4. HENRICO COUNTY | Becoming Kings | READ SUBMISSION
  5. HENRICO COUNTY | Black History Month Poetry Slam | READ SUBMISSION
  6. HENRICO COUNTY | Educational Excursion: Aviation Day | READ SUBMISSION
  7. HENRICO COUNTY | Proximos Pasos/Next Steps | READ SUBMISSION
  8. HENRICO COUNTY | Teen Summit RVA | READ SUBMISSION
  9. HENRICO COUNTY | Trade Skills Memorialize Veterans and First Responders | READ SUBMISSION
  10. PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY | Capitol Region Military Alliance | READ SUBMISSION
  1. ARLINGTON COUNTY | Vision Zero Program | READ SUBMISSION
  2. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | Bus Drivers for all Routes | READ SUBMISSION
  3. HANOVER COUNTY | Hanover DASH Specialized Transportation | READ SUBMISSION
  4. PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY | Route 234 Innovative Corridor Improvements Program | READ SUBMISSION