Broward County wins 29 NACIO Awards of Excellence

Broward County has earned an impressive 29 National Association of County Information Officers (NACIO) Awards of Excellence in 2024. Among these accolades, the county’s aviation department clinched the prestigious Best of Show award for its Holiday Travel Advisories public outreach campaign.

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The NACIO awards honor county governments’ outstanding public information and education outreach efforts. This year, Broward County’s achievements spanned across eleven of its agencies, showcasing their diverse and impactful contributions.

Award Highlights:

• Best of Show:
  • Broward County Aviation: Holiday Travel Advisories Public Outreach campaign
• Best of Category Awards:
  • Broward County Aviation:
    • Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International (FLL) Historic Flooding Communications Outreach in April 2023 (Campaigns – Crisis category)
    • Holiday Travel Advisories Public Outreach (Campaigns – General Information category)
  • Broward County Library:
    • 50th Anniversary “Peace Love Libraries” campaign (Campaign – Quality of Life category)
    • 50th Anniversary Library Card (Graphic Design – Special Graphics category)
  • Resilience Unit:
    • Broward Resilience Newsletter (Printed Publications – Newsletter category)
    • Beach Renourishment video (Audiovisual – short video under 60 seconds category)
  • Animal Care & Resilience Unit: Be Cool Rack Card – Heat Tips for Pets (Printed Publications – Newsletter category)
  • Building Code Division: “Promote the Trades” campaign (Writing – Best Headline/Campaign Title category)
  • Natural Resources Division: Elf on the Shelf social media campaign (Social Media – Multi-Platform Campaign category)
  • Innovation Unit & Consumer Protection Division: Innovations Unit logo (Graphic Design – logo category)
  • Innovation Unit & Mobility Advancement Program (MAP): 3D Animated Video of Sales Surtax Transportation Investments (Audiovisual – medium length video 1-5 minutes category)
• Superior Awards:
  • Broward County Library:
    • Broward.org/Library (Electronic Communications – Websites category)
    • 50th Anniversary “Peace Love Libraries” button (Graphic Design – Banners/Buttons category)
    • “I Read Banned Books” library card (Graphic Design – Special Graphics category)
  • Natural Resources Division:
    • Multilingual Air Quality Index Brochure (Printed Publications – Short One Page/Trifold category)
    • ‘NatureScape Irrigation Service’ YouTube Shorts Video (Video Series category)
  • Cultural Division:
    • Monthly Newsletter (Printed Publications – Newsletter category)
    • “Amplifying Local Voices” through Social Media Reels (Social Media – Single Platform Campaign category)
  • Resilience Unit: Be Cool – Heat Tips for Pets campaign (Social Media – Single Platform Campaign category)
• Excellence Awards:
  • Broward County Library:
    • “I Read Banned Books” button (Graphic Design – Banners/Buttons category)
    • 50th Anniversary “Peace Love Libraries” logo (Graphic Design – logo category)
    • “Freedom to Read” campaign (Campaigns – Quality of life category)
  • Broward County Aviation: Blue Angels at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) for the Fort Lauderdale Air Show (Audiovisual – short video under 60 seconds category)
• Meritorious Awards:
  • Resilience Unit:
    • Broward Resilient Environment Department Brochure (Printed Publications – Multi-page Education Booklet)
    • Extreme Heat Survey (Printed Publications – Short One-page/Trifold category)
  • Urban Planning Division: Broward Municipal Services District (BMSD) Semi-Annual Report (Printed Publications – Annual Report category)
  • Innovation Unit & Consumer Protection Division: Broward County Innovation Unit website (Electronic Communications – Websites category)
  • Broward County Library: 50th Anniversary “Peace Love Libraries” banner (Graphic Design – Banners/Buttons category)

The National Association of County Information Officers is an affiliate of the National Association of Counties (NACo). In addition to the NACIO awards, Broward County also garnered 33 NACo awards in 2024, highlighting the county’s innovative, effective, and efficient programs and services.