Governor’s Community Achievement Awards
The 2019 Awards competition will be announced in March 2019.For more than thirty years, Keep Texas Beautiful, in partnership with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), has awarded the prestigious Governor's Community Achievement Awards to Texas communities for their outstanding overall efforts to keep their communities beautiful.
This year, ten winning communities will share $2 million in landscaping awards from the Texas Department of Transportation, with the amount based on population size. The funds are used for landscaping projects along local rights-of-way. A community's environmental program is judged on achievements in seven areas:
- Community Leadership and Coordination
- Public Awareness
- Education
- Beautification and Community Improvement
- Litter Prevention and Cleanup
- Solid Waste Management
- Litter Law and Illegal Dumping Enforcement
Landscaping Awards by Population Size Categories
|
Category |
Population |
Landscaping Award Amount |
|
Category 1 |
Up to 3,000 |
$90,000 |
|
Category 2 |
3,001 - 5,500 |
$110,000 |
|
Category 3 |
5,501 - 9,000 |
$130,000 |
|
Category 4 |
9,001 - 15,000 |
$160,000 |
|
Category 5 |
15,001 - 25,000 |
$180,000 |
|
Category 6 |
25,001 - 40,000 |
$210,000 |
|
Category 7 |
40,001 - 65,000 |
$250,000 |
|
Category 8 |
65,001 - 90,000 |
$270,000 |
|
Category 9 |
90,001 - 180,000 |
$290,000 |
|
Category 10 |
Over 180,000 |
$310,000 |
For the full list of winning communities, please click here.
