Submit an Achievement Award Nomination

Below are links to nomination forms for each Achievement Award. Successful submissions will, at minimum, address the specific elements requested in each required nomination prompt. Read each prompt carefully and provide detailed answers with nominee-specific examples. Let your enthusiasm for your nominee shine through!

Before filling out an award nomination form, it's important to review the award categories, eligibility guidelines, and Tips for Success. Once you are ready to begin your nomination, click on the name of the award you are interested in below. After you've entered all required information, click the Submit button.

You will receive a confirmation of your submission. If you do not receive a confirmation notification, contact us at AchievementAwards@SourceAmerica.org.

The final submission deadline is September 19.
 

Employee Awards

  • William M. Usdane Award - Celebrates an AbilityOne® Program employee with a disability who has exhibited outstanding achievement and exceptional character.
  • Evelyne Villines Award - Honors an individual with a disability who has advanced from work on an AbilityOne® contract into management (supervisory or leadership) within the nonprofit agency or into private or government employment.
  • Honor Roll for Veterans Award - Pays tribute to an AbilityOne® employee and veteran with a service-related disability who has exhibited outstanding achievement in her/his work.
  • Tom Miller Advocacy Award - Recognizes an AbilityOne® employee with a disability who has demonstrated outstanding achievement and remarkable passion for self-advocacy on a local, state, and/or national level.

NPA Awards

  • Quality Excellence Award - Honors a nonprofit agency in the SourceAmerica network that has leveraged their Quality Management System (QMS) to demonstrate performance excellence, continuous improvement, and high customer satisfaction. As a result, this agency has successfully expanded existing or secured new AbilityOne® contracts for their products or services.
  • Government Contracts Award - Recognizes a nonprofit agency for excellence in AbilityOne® contract performance while serving as an example to other nonprofit agencies.

Business Partnership Award

  • Business Partnership Award - Honors a small to large commercial business that has partnered with a SourceAmerica-affiliated nonprofit agency to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

Customer Awards

  • Federal Customer Award - Honors a federal customer who has provided opportunities and support for the employment of people with disabilities through an AbilityOne® contract for products or services.
  • Military Customer Award - Pays tribute to a military customer who has provided opportunities and support for the employment of people with disabilities through an AbilityOne® contract for products or services.

NCSE Awards

  • Milton Cohen Leadership Award - Pays tribute to an individual within the AbilityOne® community of nonprofit agencies, or anyone previously retired within the past year, who has shown national leadership within or on behalf of the AbilityOne® Program, made an impact across the entire AbilityOne® community, and increased employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
  • Management Excellence Award - Celebrates individuals who have displayed excellence in leadership in the management of an AbilityOne® participating nonprofit agency and significantly advanced employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Three winners will be selected from among SourceAmerica's six regions.

Questions? Check out the Achievement Awards FAQs!