Award Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for any award, counties must submit their goals and priorities set by the CFB Board by the specified date (to be determined by IAA Staff). All program descriptions submitted for an Excellence Award will be limited to 500 words. All program titles are limited to 5 words each. Attainment of membership quota is not required to apply for any award.

However, bonus points may be awarded to counties applying for the Pinnacle Award. To be eligible for bonus points, a county must have a submission in all 8 CAE categories (either as an individual or as part of a multi county submission) and obtain the following: 

• Achievement of 2 membership quota categories = 3 bonus pts.
• Achievement of 3 membership quota categories (Triple Honor) = 5 bonus pts.