CONTEST GUIDELINES and RULES

CRITERIA FOR SELECTION A wide variety of projects and approaches are eligible for the BoatUS Recreational Boating Access Award. Examples include: creative public/private partnerships, changes in land use planning or permitting processes, tax incentives, legislation/public ballots, and publicity or public education.

The following criteria will be used in judging:

1. Challenges (25%): What were the challenges to retaining or increasing waterway access in your area? Lack of funding? Poor community support? High price for land for waterway access projects? Little or no support for legislative solutions or land use zoning changes? An unorganized boating community?
2. Impact (25%): How has waterway access for recreational boaters improved as a direct result of this project? What exactly did the candidate do to address waterway access and how has it changed? What is the long-term potential impact of this project?
3. Awareness (25%): How has awareness of the waterway access issues increased as a result of this project or initiative? What actions have been taken to inform the public? (Hearings? Press releases? TV news interviews? Newsletters? — You may submit copies of press clippings or any other evidence.) What partnerships have been created or used to address the issue?
4. Repeatability (25%): Can this project be duplicated elsewhere? Could someone else re-create or adapt this approach to address their own waterway access situation?

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS

• The competition is open to any individual, group, organization, non-profit, business, legislative body, public or private sector in the U.S. You may nominate yourself or others. Applicants should keep a copy of their entry.
• Complete contact information - including email address - for the applicant must be included. Please make sure that contact information is current and is expected to remain current for at least one year after the final submission deadline.
• Previous Access Award applicants are asked not to re-apply.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• Use the entry form below and include three references who could provide further information. Entries will be acknowledged. Entries will not be returned. Submissions may include activities undertaken within the last three years, since many projects/initiatives can cover an extended period.
• Supporting materials/documents (article, newspaper clippings, website links) are encouraged.

DEADLINE:

• All applications should be emailed by midnight or postmarked no later than October 1, 2008. Winner(s) will be notified by October 31, 2008.

FURTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COMPETITION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO:

Scott Croft - Director of Public Affairs
BoatUS
880 S. Pickett St.
Alexandria, VA 22304
703-461-2864
SCroft@BoatUS.com

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• All applicants agree/grant that any submission to the award competition may be used fully by the BoatUS and its affiliates for public relations and promotional purposes. Judges reserve the right to make more than one Award.
• All judges’ decisions are final.