The annual call for entries for NACAA Communications Awards opens in December each year and must be completed by March 15.
Members of NACAA in good standing with their state association are eligible to enter, including team entry members. Extension editors and/or other paraprofessional Extension Communication specialists are not eligible.
The categories can be found at https://www.nacaa.com/communications. The link for the application process is located at https://www.nacaa.com/award-application. Electronic submission must be made for all 14 categories. However, categories 9 (Video Recordings), 13 (Learning Module/Notebook) and 14 (Bound Book) may require materials being sent (mailed) to the State Chair if the file is too large to submit electronically or if it is unavailable in PDF format. Even in these cases there must be an electronic submission of an abstract and entry information. Maximum file size for submissions is 10MB. Refer to NACAA website for directions on submitting entries electronically. Details on applying for awards, in addition to all pertinent information for all award categories, are noted in the December edition of “The County Agent” magazine hard copy and online: https://www.nacaa.com/magazine.
Note: Keep a copy of your work in the case that submitted materials are lost.
Completed entries must be posted to the NACAA website by March 15 and any support material in the Video, Learning Module/Notebook and Bound Book classes that could not be submitted electronically must be in possession of your Communications Committee State Chair ( Sarah Scott) by March 15.
