Governor’s Community Achievement Awards
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
Applications for the 2020 GCAA Awards will open January 2, 2020 and close on February 20, 2020. To learn more about the online application process and to create your account, click here. If you have any questions regarding this years application, please reach out to Sara Nichols at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
2020 GCAA Application
In order to better align with the goals of our partnership with the Texas Department of Transportation, KTB has made a few updates to the 2020 Governor’s Community Achievement Award (GCAA) application. These changes include:
- ·The addition of new questions to address new accomplishments and adaptations to growing and changing populations
- ·Slight changes to former questions for consistency and clarity
- ·Increased word counts for select questions based on feedback from previous applicants
We suggest that your community reviews the application questions prior to the application opening on January 2, 2020. You can preview the application questions using this link. The GCAA recognizes an entire community’s achievement efforts and is open to all Texas communities, including those without affiliates.
As we have in the past, KTB will continue to provide support to communities applying for GCAA through resources such as: the KTB blog, GCAA-specific webinars, and a robust application toolkit. Check back soon for added resources.
Preview this year's GCAA Application
For the full list of this year's winning communities, please click here.
Watch our 2019 Winner's Video
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 |
