The 2026 Outstanding Awards Are Here!

The Florida Municipal Communicators Association seeks to recognize the outstanding efforts of local government communicators through our awards program — designed and judged by your municipal communicator peers. This year we are excited to present the Outstanding Awards Toolkit. This toolkit is designed to streamline the awards process for busy municipal communicators by providing a quick, easy-to-use guide to our award program. It includes category overviews, entry ideas, promotional strategies, turnkey announcement templates, and more. We know your time is valuable, and our goal is to make it as simple as possible for you to participate and showcase your work.

  

Click the image below for the FMCA Outstanding Awards Toolkit. 

AWARDS TOOLKIT

 

 

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

  • All entries must be created for a local government initiative or project.
  • Entries can only be submitted for one category (for example, a municipal video included in a marketing campaign entry cannot also be submitted for municipal video category).
  • At least one part of the entry must have been created and/or used during the last 24 months.
  • Entries must be submitted electronically and include a summary description for each item requested on the entry form. Extra space will not be provided.
  • Each category will be judged independently from the other categories by a panel of peers (local government communicators in Florida).
  • Awards in any given category are granted at the sole discretion of the judging panel.
  • Each category will include specific guidelines on types of supporting documentation to include.
  • A fee of $50 (member)/ $85 (nonmember) must be submitted for each entry.
  • You are not limited on how many entries you submit.

 

FMCA MEMBER EXCLUSIVE AWARD (must be a paid member to participate)

Nominate a stellar colleague or yourself for this year's Communicator of the Year or Rising Star Award.

 

The Communicator of the Year Award recognizes a communication professional with more than five years in the government communications field who demonstrates achievement, excellence, and leadership in the industry.

The Rising Star Award recognizes a communications professional with less than five years in the government communications field who demonstrates achievement, excellence and innovation. Nominees will possess strong leadership potential and show that they are future industry leaders. 

 

IMPORTANT DATES

  • Submissions are due by 5:00 p.m. ET on February 9, 2026.
  • Finalist will be notified on March 27, 2026.
  • Awards will be formally announced and presented during the 2026 FMCA Annual Conference Luncheon on April 30, 2026.