The 39 National Association of Counties (NACo) Achievement Awards for 2025 were given to Montgomery County in recognition of creative and successful initiatives in a range of departments, including public health, safety, the environment, and transportation.
According to the press release, 39 National Association of Counties (NACo) Achievement Awards for 2025 were given to Montgomery County. The NACo Achievement Awards have honored outstanding county government services and activities since 1970.
These awards, which are given out through an open application procedure, honor creative and successful initiatives that cover a wide variety of County duties.
According to County Executive Marc Elrich, Montgomery County is honored to have won 39 NACo awards. These honors show how innovative and committed our County agencies are to serving the wide range of community needs. They demonstrate our dedication to serve all locals, from advancing sustainability and economic opportunity to bolstering public health and safety. I want to express my gratitude to the County staff for their dedication and creativity in creating a friendly and prosperous Montgomery County for all.
Announcing 2025 NACo Achievement Award Winners | National Association of Counties is the link to view the complete list of national winners.
Achievement awards were given to the County agencies listed below:
Alcohol Beverage Services: Using Data for Loss Prevention Success, RTD Connect, Kegs Room Transformation, Breakage and Repackage Management, Local Products Partnership with Tourism Bureau, Spirited Discussions Podcast, Dry January, and Alcohol Training in Six Additional Languages.
Department of Correction and Rehabilitation: Electronic Health Records (CorEMR), Sweet Release Bakery Job Training Program, and Jail-Based Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Program.
Department of Environmental Protection: Gude Landfill Remediation Project, Healthy, Efficient, Electrified, Climate-Adapted Pilot Homes Grants Program.
The Rising Together: Inclusive Pathways to Child Care Employment for Refugee Women, DHHS Mobile Health Clinic, Charlemos Con Zumba (Let’s Chat and Zumba), and Babies Born Healthy Right From the Start are all publications from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Office of Landlord-Tenant Affairs Community Volunteer Program, Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
Permitting Services Department: A Recipe for Achievement.
Retail Food Access Program, Office of Food Systems Resilience, MC Groceries.
Veteran-owned Business Preference Program, Office of Procurement.
Police Department: The new NetZero Sixth District Police Station is being built.
Recreation Department: Rock-reaktion: Cardboard Boat Regatta, Youth Cricket Academy, Montgomery County Recreation Skateboarding, Indoor Rock-Climbing Program, Hands Only CPR Campaign, Under the Lights Fire Safety: Aquatic Egg Hunt, One Cup of Cocoa at a Time.
Montgomery County Student Project Partnership, Montgomery County GIS Strategic Alignment and Activity Tracking Application, Department of Technology and Enterprise Business Solutions.
Department of Transportation: ePaper Transit Real Time Bus Stop Information Signs Project, MCDOT Sweep the Salt Pilot Program, MCDOT Waze School Flasher Integration, Ride On Trip Planner App, Montgomery County GIS-Enabled DOT Field Photo Management Application, MCDOT Flash Friday Campaign, and Great Seneca Transit Network.
Visit 2025 NACo Achievement Award Winners | National Association of Counties for more information about the award-winning programs.
