EPA is pleased to announce that the application period for
the 11th annual National Award for Smart Growth Achievement is now open. This
competition is open to public- and private-sector entities that have
successfully used smart growth principles to improve communities
environmentally, socially, and economically. Winners will be recognized at a
ceremony in Washington, DC, in December 2012.
There is only one application form for all three
categories listed below.
* Programs and Policies
* Equitable Development
* Main Street or Corridor
Revitalization
In addition, the review panel will choose an Overall
Excellence winner from those that apply in these three categories.
* Application deadline: April 6, 2012.
* Public-sector winners will receive one
complementary registration to
the New Partners for Smart Growth Conference in 2013.
* EPA will film short videos of the winning
projects, which will be
shown at the awards ceremony in 2012 and the New Partners
for Smart Growth Conference in 2013 and posted on the EPA smart growth website.
* All entries must be submitted using the
application form.
* The application can be submitted by either a
public-sector or
private-sector entity, but all applications must include a
public-sector partner.
The official award guidelines and entry form can be found
here: