Apply For ACWA’s Federal Advocacy Award by Feb. 1

  • by ACWA Staff
  • Dec 30, 2020
  • Water News

ACWA member agencies are encouraged to apply for ACWA’s Most Effective Agency on a Federal Issue by Feb. 1, 2021.

The annual award was established to recognize ACWA member agencies that engage on federal issues as prioritized by the ACWA Federal Affairs Committee. More information about the award, as well as all of ACWA’s outreach awards is available online.

Applicants for ACWA’s special recognition awards, which includes the award for federal advocacy, must submit a Special Outreach Awards Entry Form. The form is two pages long and ACWA encourages all its member agencies that advocate at the federal level to submit an application so they can be recognized.

For questions regarding the ACWA Outreach Program, please contact ACWA Director of Member Engagement and Innovative Strategies Tiffany Giammona at (916) 441-4545.

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