GPA Committee Accomplishments

The 2025 Annual Government Programming Awards received 945 entries. 100 less than last year. 2024 -1043 entries, 2023 - 969 entries, 2022 - 809 entries and 2021 - 761 entries.
Our newly added categories did very well. Overall, we are combining 3 category budget breakdowns and splitting one – social media short form had 27 entries!
Exciting changes were made this year including 5 new categories: Emergency Management/Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Transportation, Social Media - Short Form (Under 60 seconds), Social Media - Long Form (Over 60 seconds), Social Media Campaign or Series.
The GPA’s are always an exciting way to close out the conference, supporting and celebrating the outstanding work of our peers.

The 2024 Annual Government Programming Awards received 1,043 entries! This is up from 2023’s 969 entries, 2022’s 809 entries and 2021’s 761 entries.
Exciting changes were made this year including 5 new categories.
We added State of the City/State of the County, Historical-Cultural, Public/Mental Health, Public Safety -Law Enforcement, and Public Safety -Fire.
The GPA’s are always an exciting way to close out the conference, supporting and celebrating the outstanding work of our peers.

2023 Annual Government Programming Awards received 969 entries. This is up from 2022’s 809 entries and 2021’s 761 entries.
Exciting changes were made this year including 3 new categories. We added Education/Schools, Historical, and Environmental Issues.
We updated Entry criteria to include a public school district.
We removed Innovative Use of Video and all COVID related categories.
The GPA’s are always an exciting way to close out the conference, supporting and celebrating the outstanding work of our peers. Establish a venue whereby the broad range of government programming can be displayed and critiqued helping entrants to advance the quality of programming they produce.

Executed the 2022 Annual Government Programming Awards with 809 entries
Added Diversity/Equity/Inclusion (with huge entry numbers 22!), Weather, Visual Effects, Storytelling, and Talent
Kept COVID inspired categories again this year
Returned to an in person event this year on the closing night of the Annual Conference - an exciting way to close out the conference, supporting and celebrating the outstanding work of our peers.
Thanking the members of the GPA committee for their hard work, Bob Pearce for producing the year’s fabulous Winner’s Video, the City of Thornton, CO for doing an opening skit, the judging sites for their willingness to help and all of our entrants this year.

Executed the 2021 Annual Government Programming Awards virtually with over 761 entries
Added a new Animal Services category
Added COVID inspired categories including Public Health (COVID) Short Form, Public Health (COVID) Long Form, Best COVID -19 Update/Virtual Production, Public Service Announcement (COVID), Public Service Announcement Campaign (COVID)
Held a virtual GPA Viewing Party on the closing night of the Annual Conference

Executed the 2020 Annual Government Programming Awards virtually with over 150 participants
Extended the entry deadline twice to accommodate changing schedules and extreme time constraints due to COVID-19
Added a Parks and Recreation category. This category received so many entries it was divided to create two budgetary breakdowns.
Added a Performing Arts Program (Long Form) category
Updated budget level breakdowns and descriptions
Held a virtual GPA Viewing Party on the closing night of the Annual Conference