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 window has now closed; we thank all of those communities who took the time to apply! Judging will take place March 25 and the results will be posted on our web site by March 30. GCAA scores and judges comments will be sent to applicants by May 7, and winners will be recognized publically at the 43rd Annual Conference, scheduled June 21-24 in Austin. Click here for more information about attending our conference!

Thanks to the 2009-2010 GCAA applicants for all you do to keep Texas beautiful!

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