Montgomery County recently earned 38 National Association of Counties (NACo) Achievement Awards for innovative programs that improve government and enhance residents’ quality of life. Since 1970, the annual NACo Achievement Awards have honored effective county government initiatives from across the nation.
The awards highlight Montgomery County’s commitment to innovation, efficiency, and high-quality public service across a broad range of government programs.
“These awards reflect the promise and creativity of the people who work for Montgomery County,” said Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich. “Every day, our employees look for better ways to deliver services, solve problems, and meet the needs of our residents. Their work makes our government stronger and our community a better place to live.”
The complete list of 2026 NACo Achievement Award winners is available on the National Association of Counties website. To learn more about each award-winning program, visit the Achievement Awards Database.
“There is no other local government in our country quite like Montgomery County, Md.,” said Montgomery County Chief Administrative Officer Rich Madaleno. “The hard work and dedication of our colleagues to deliver a range of services is unparalleled and worthy of this national recognition. As we are just weeks away from our County’s 250th anniversary, I remind people all the time that we have been a revolutionary community since the very beginning. These awards demonstrate our revolutionary zeal has not faded.”
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The following Montgomery County departments received 2026 NACo Achievement Awards:
Alcohol Beverage Services (six awards):
- “Keeping It Safe Partnership with Excel Beyond the Bell”
- “Workforce Absence Tracking and Threshold Monitoring System”
- “ABS Pick-up Door Enhancements”
- “Digitization of Receiving Document Upload Program”
- “Accounts Payable Multiple Invoice Creation Via Upload Process”
- “Wall-to-Wall Cycle Counting on Wholesale Operations”
Community Engagement Cluster-Commission for Women (one award)
- “Look Before You Book Campaign”
Department of Environmental Protection (one award)
- “Hawlings Heroes: Student Environmental Action for a Local Endangered Species”
Department of General Services (one award)
- “Emergency Management and Response”
Department of Health and Human Services (five awards)
- “Latino Health Initiative Communications Program”
- “EquiCare Grant Program”
- “Child Care Support Services’ Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Support Services Program”
- “Villages Collective Impact Survey”
- “Alcohol and Substance Use Prevention in Children”
Department of Permitting Services (two awards)
- “Project Bluejay: Drone Program”
- “Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services (DPS) Public Permitting Dashboard”
Department of Recreation (six awards)
- “55+ Walking Soccer”
- “Instructional Lacrosse”
- “Gym and Swim Summer Camp”
- “Casino Royale”
- “Summer Sports Academy”
- “Club Adventure–Minds in Action”
Department of Transportation (five awards)
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- “New Flex Zone 918”
- “MCP3DSETI”
- “Transit Advisory Group (TAG)”
- “Ride On Zero Fare Policy”
- “Auth Lane Pedestrian Bridge Project”
Montgomery County Public Libraries (two awards)
- “Local Author Showcase”
- “Free Printing and Cash-Free Libraries.”
Office of Consumer Protection (one award)
- “Consumer Connection: A Podcast by the Montgomery County, Maryland Office of Consumer Protection”
Office of Human Resources (three awards)
- “Montgomery County Leadership Academy”
- “Supervision Academy and Toolkit”
- “Scout: HR’s AI Virtual Assistant”
Office of Procurement and Department of Finance (one award)
- “Montgomery County Vendor Registration System”
Technology and Enterprise Business Solutions (four awards)
- “MCDOT GIS HubSite”
- “Office of Animal Services Dashboard”
- “Montgomery County Student Project Partnership”
- “Updating Building Footprints Through Shape-Based Logic”
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