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Small Business Recognition Awards
The National Steering Committee (NSC), representing the Small Business Ombudsman/Small Business Assistance Programs (SBO/SBAPs) nationwide, in conjunction with the National Compliance Advisory Panel (NCAP), has established the Small Business Recognition Awards for:
Achievements by SBAPs and the individuals representing them
Small business environmental stewardship
Trade association environmental leadership.
The NSC Awards Subcommittee is seeking nominations for the 2006 awards. Previous winners are not eligible. Anyone may nominate an agency or individual representing the SBO/SBAP/CAP, small business, or trade association. Nominations will be accepted no later than Tuesday, January 24, 2006, 4:00 EST. The awards will be presented to the winner(s) at the National SBO/SBAP Conference at the Mt. Washington Resort in New Hampshire, March 26 through 30, 2006. More than one award may be given in each of the following categories:
Small Business Assistance Program Award
This award will recognize exemplary performance in one or more areas where individuals and programs have contributed their time, created resources and work products, promoted policy advancements, developed program innovations, and established new partnerships to build a strong network of small business assistance. Nomination submittals should emphasize state program leadership or individual leadership.
Nominees must:
be part of a state or territory SBO/SBAP/CAP
have contributed significantly to the leadership, service, and achievements of the program, and
have developed effective methods or tools to assist small businesses in complying with environmental laws and regulations.
Small Business Environmental Stewardship Award
This award will recognize exemplary performance in pollution prevention leadership, industrial environmental leadership, and community environmental leadership. The nominee(s) must have worked with their local, state/territorial, or national SBO/SBAP in these efforts.
Nominees must:
be an individually owned company with less than 100 full-time employees
have worked with a local, state/territorial, or national SBO/SBAP, and
be located either in the U.S. or territories.
Trade Association Environmental Leadership Award
This award will recognize exemplary performance and leadership by a trade association to enhance members' compliance with applicable environmental regulations and to encourage stewardship of the environment. Nomination submittals should emphasize environmental leadership and/or environmental partnership.
Nominees must:
be a trade association that represents small businesses (companies with less than 100 full-time employees
have worked with a local, state/territorial, or national SBO/SBAP on behalf of their small business members, and
be located either in the U.S. or territories.
How to Make Nominations
Individuals, businesses, organizations, NSC representatives or subcommittee chairs, and SBO/SBAP/CAP members are encouraged to nominate agencies or individuals representing the SBO/SBAP/CAP, small businesses, and/or trade associations. Please complete the nomination form and submit it on line, if possible, including a text box for an activity summary of 750 words or less. In addition, nominators may choose to submit up to 5 pages of supplemental attachments by email to Linda Hayes-Gorman: hayes-gorman.linda@deq.state.or.us. If online submittal is not possible, it is acceptable to submit a hard copy of the form (click here to download), fill in the required information, attach the 750 word activity summary, and either mail or fax to Linda Hayes-Gorman: Awards Subcommittee Chair, Air Quality Business Assistance Program, OR Dept. of Environmental Quality, 2146 NE 4th Street, Bend, OR 97701, fax: (541) 388-8283. The 750 word activity summary should address the following points under the appropriate award category, where applicable:
Small Business Assistance Program Award
Small Business Environmental Stewardship Award
Trade Association Environmental Leadership Award
*Please note that no more than 750 words will be accepted for the activity summary, and no more than 5 pages of supplemental attachments will be accepted via email. The Awards Subcommittee will disqualify all applications that do not adhere to these restrictions.
Judging
A committee of representatives from the NSC for the SBAPs, and the NCAP will review all nominations and select a winner(s). Depending on the number, range, and quality of applications, several or no awards may be presented. Members of the Awards Subcommittee will not participate in evaluating nominations from their state of residence.
Additional Information
The NSC has ten members, each representing the SBO/SBAP of their states in respective U.S. EPA regions. The NCAP has ten members and represents the U.S. EPA regions. The CAPs represent small business interests from their region.
Information about the SBO/SBAPs is available on the Small Business Environmental Home Page (Home Page) at: http://www.smallbiz-enviroweb.org. The Home Page is maintained by Audrey G. Zelanko, Concurrent Technologies Corporation, representative for the SBAPs pursuant to funding by the U.S. EPA, Small Business Ombudsman, Small Business Division.
Other Award Programs
The Small Business Recognition Awards are not designed to compete with or supersede other private and public environmental achievement awards.
Contact Information
Linda Hayes-Gorman
Awards Subcommittee Chair
Air Quality Business Assistance Program
OR Dept. of Environmental Quality
2146 NE 4th Street
Bend, OR 97701
Email: hayes-gorman.linda@deq.state.or.us
Phone: (541) 388-6146, x274
Fax: (541) 388-8283Amelia Gooding
Awards Subcommittee Vice-Chair
Small Business Environmental Assistance Program
IL Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
620 E. Adams, 4th Floor
Springfield, IL 62701
Email: agooding@ildceo.net
Phone: (217) 785-4557
Fax: (217) 557-2853
