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How to Apply for the GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award

How to Apply for the GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
ClearGov Infographic: How To Apply for the GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award. Why Governments Strive to Earn the GFOA Award. Governments that win: are recognized as leaders amongst their peers, build confidence and trust within their community, assure residents that tax dollars are spent appropriately, and adopt best practices in govenment budgeting. Winning budget documents are an outstanding: policy document, operations guide, financial plan, and communication tool. Earning a GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award shows residents your commitment to financial transparency, accountability, and accessibility. Applying is easier than you think! How to Apply: Step-by-Step. First, Confirm Eligibility. Open to submissions from any type of govenment at either the state or local level. States, cities, counties, special districts, school districts, and retirement systems. Second, Familiarize Yourself with the Criteria Guide. GFOA detailed criteria explanation - Know what you need to include before getting started. Best practices - Tips to guide you through the entire budget process. Sample scoring guide - Shows how your budget scores as a policy document, financial plan, operations guide, and communication tool. Third, Download and Complete the Location Criteria Guide for Your Municipality. Criteria Location Guide - Tells GFOA budget reviewers what pages of your budget correspond to award criteria. Fourth, Fill Out the Budget Award Application Online. Start Your Application Here - Enter your information, upload your budget, and hut Submit! Meet and Exceed GFOA Award Criteria with ClearGov. Municipalities, counties, special districts, and school districts across the country turn to ClearGov Digital Budget Book because it's the industry's first web-based solution to automate most of the budget book creation process using templates and data-driven graphics. GFOA's Distinguished Budget Presentation Award criteria are built-in to ClearGov's framework and templates along with an easy-to-follow checklist - making it easy to meet and exceed every GFOA award requirement!
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