Governor's Community Achievement Awards

The Governor's Community Achievement Awards are presented each year to an array of Texas communities with the best grassroots environmental programs in the state. Beginning with the 2009-2010 cycle, 10 deserving communities will be recognized. Communities are judged based on their population size, which is derived from the 2008 population estimates from the Texas State Data Center.

The efforts of these communities to involve citizens, businesses, schools, local government and youth to keep their city, county or region beautiful will earn them a share of $2 million in landscaping monies from Texas Department of Transportation. These prizes are designated for landscaping along state-maintained highways in their communities.

To learn more about the GCAA program and see how winning communities have spent their prize money, click here.

The 2009-2010 GCAA application is also available online, so get a jump on things today! The application deadline is February 9 at 5:00 p.m.

To find out if if KTB is holding an awards training session near you, check out our calendar.

For more information on the GCAA, email Christine Chute Canul.