Fire Services Being Considered for Innovations in Government Award
Volusia County Fire Services was recently notified that they have successfully completed the first round of the Innovations In Government Award competition. The award program is administered by the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation, the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Fire Services submitted its Child Car Safety Seat Program for consideration and will now be considered for advancement into the second round. Only fifteen percent of the original applicants have advanced to the next round.
The Ford Foundation and the John F. Kennedy School of Government initiated the Innovation in Government awards in 1986. The awards program recognizes and promotes excellence in government by drawing attention to exemplary achievements by government agencies. The next round will identify, in January, fifteen applicants for final consideration for the awards. The final round will identify five winning programs each of which will be eligible for an up to $100,000 grant to develop a replication plan to facilitate use of the program by other jurisdictions. In addition, the ten finalists not selected will be eligible to share a $100,000 grant.
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