Categories and Criteria

See below for descriptions of the Employee, NPA, Business Partnership, and Customer awards.

Note: The NCSE Awards now have their own landing page! Visit the NCSE Awards page for information on their awards and deadlines.

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Individual Impact

Employee Awards

Nominations are accepted from SourceAmerica's network of nonprofit agencies.

  • William M. Usdane Award - Celebrates an AbilityOne® Program employee with a disability who has exhibited exceptional character both personally and professionally and made a lasting impact in the workplace.
  • 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 made a profound impact through her/his work.
  • Tom Miller Advocacy Award - Recognizes an AbilityOne® employee with a disability who has made a profound impact by advocating on the local, state, and/or national level for positive policy changes for the disability community.
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Organizational Impact

NPA Awards

Nominations are accepted from SourceAmerica's network of nonprofit agencies and from SourceAmerica employees and senior leadership.

  • 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.

Nominations are accepted from SourceAmerica's network of nonprofit agencies.

  • NEW! Catalyst Award - Recognizes a small NPA (25 or fewer AbilityOne® employees) and a mid-sized NPA (26-100 AbilityOne employees) that have driven meaningful impact on their contract(s) through innovation, resourcefulness, and collaboration. *One award will be presented in each size category.
  • Government Contracts Award - Recognizes a nonprofit agency for excellence in AbilityOne® contract performance while serving as an example to other nonprofit agencies.
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Community Impact

Business Partnership Award

Nominations are accepted from SourceAmerica's network of nonprofit agencies and from SourceAmerica employees and senior leadership.

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

Customer Awards

Nominations are accepted from SourceAmerica's network of nonprofit agencies and from SourceAmerica employees and senior leadership.

  • Federal Customer Award - Honors a federal customer that has made an impact by providing 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 that has made an impact by providing opportunities and support for the employment of people with disabilities through an AbilityOne® contract for products or services.

Note: SourceAmerica leadership will present these two awards at customer worksites prior to the Impact Awards Banquet.