All-America City Award
| All-America City Award | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded for | Communities that leverage civic engagement, collaboration, inclusiveness, and innovation to successfully address local issues |
| Location | Denver, Colorado |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | National Civic League |
| First award | 1949[1] |
| Website | nationalcivicleague.org |
The All-America City Award is a community recognition program in the United States given by the National Civic League. The award recognizes the work of communities that use inclusive civic engagement to address critical issues and build stronger connections among residents, businesses, nonprofits, and government leaders.
History
[edit]The award was established in 1949 by the National Civic League. The award was inspired by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), which honored its best players each season with the All-America college football team designation.[1] The award is open to all American communities, ranging from major cities and regions to towns, villages, counties, neighborhoods, and tribes.[2][3] Communities submit a comprehensive package based on published criteria that are evaluated in the award selection process.[4] Finalists are named from the applications, and then the year's ten award winners are named from that pool of applicants.[5] Representatives from the finalist communities travel to Denver to present the story of their work and their community to a jury of national experts. The awards conference includes workshops.[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "History". National Civic League. Retrieved September 9, 2026.
- ↑ Ries, Brian (June 16, 2017). "Sarasota-Manatee wins All-America City Award". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
- ↑ "The All-America City Award". National Civic League. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ↑ "All-America City Award Criteria". National Civic League. Archived from the original on July 7, 2010. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
- ↑ "Your invitation to apply for the 2010 All-America City Award" (PDF). National Civic League. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
- ↑ Smalls, F. Romall (July 20, 1997). "The Bronx Is Named an 'All-America' City". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 12, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2015.