Achievement Awards Categories and Criteria
Take a look at the descriptions below to see the criteria for the Employee, NPA, Business Partnership, Customer, and NCSE awards.
Employee Awards
Nominations accepted from SourceAmerica's network of nonprofit agencies.
- William M. Usdane Award - Celebrates an AbilityOne® Program employee with a disability who has exhibited outstanding achievement and exceptional character.
- Evelyne Villines Award - Honors an individual with a disability who has advanced from work on an AbilityOne® contract into management (supervisory or leadership) within the nonprofit agency, or into private or government employment.
- Honor Roll for Veterans Award - Pays tribute to an AbilityOne employee and veteran with a service-related disability who has exhibited outstanding achievement in her/his work.
- Tom Miller Advocacy Award - Recognizes an AbilityOne employee with a disability who has demonstrated outstanding achievement and remarkable passion for self-advocacy on a local, state, and/or national level.
NPA Awards
Nominations accepted from SourceAmerica’s network of nonprofit agencies and from SourceAmerica employees and senior leadership.
- Innovation Award - Honors a nonprofit agency in the SourceAmerica network that developed innovative work methods, products, or services during the last 24 months.
Nominations accepted from SourceAmerica’s network of nonprofit agencies.
- Government Contracts Award - Recognizes a nonprofit agency for excellence in AbilityOne® contract performance while serving as an example to other nonprofit agencies.
Business Partnership Award
Nominations accepted from SourceAmerica's network of nonprofit agencies and from SourceAmerica employees and senior leadership.
- Honors a small to large commercial business that has partnered with a SourceAmerica-affiliated nonprofit agency to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
Customer Awards
Nominations accepted from SourceAmerica's network of nonprofit agencies.
- Federal Customer Award - Honors a federal customer who has provided opportunities and support for the employment of people with disabilities through an AbilityOne® contract for products or services.
- Military Customer Award - Pays tribute to a military customer who has provided opportunities and support for the employment of people with disabilities through an AbilityOne® contract for products or services.
NCSE Awards
Nominations accepted from SourceAmerica's network of nonprofit agencies.
- Milton Cohen Leadership Award - Pays tribute to an individual within the AbilityOne® community of nonprofit agencies, or anyone previously retired within the past year, who has shown national leadership within or on behalf of the AbilityOne® Program, made an impact across the entire AbilityOne® community, and increased employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
- Management Excellence Award - Celebrates individuals who have displayed excellence in leadership in the management of an AbilityOne® participating nonprofit agency and significantly advanced employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Three winners will be selected from among SourceAmerica's six regions.