GPA Committee Accomplishments

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