Awards

AFERM has two awards programs, one for individuals and one for federal agencies. Use these links to learn more:

• Federal Agency ERM Awards
• Annual Individual ERM Awards

AFERM Federal Agency ERM Awards

Nominations are closed for the 2024 AFERM Federal Agency ERM Awards.

• ERM Luminary Award – for an agency that has achieved an advanced level of ERM maturity and demonstrates a sustained and broad range of accomplishment in the implementation and practice of enterprise risk management.
• ERM Notable Achievement Award – for an agency that has accomplished a significant and noteworthy achievement in establishing an ERM program over the past year or that has achieved impressive growth in the development of a previously established ERM program or that completed a significant action that resulted in demonstrating the effectiveness of its ERM program.

Eligibility

Nominations are open to all U.S. federal Departments and Agencies, including agency and bureau sub-components of Departments. Nominations below the Bureau level are not eligible for consideration. Within the Department of Defense, nominations may be submitted by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, The Joint Staff, the Military Departments or Services, Defense Agencies, and Combatant Commands.
(Note: There is a 5-year waiting period before previous recipients of the Luminary Award can submit a new nomination for the Luminary Award. There is no restriction on award winners submitting new nominations for the Notable Achievement Award.)

Key Dates

• June 17, 2024 — Nominations open
• September 14, 2024 — Nominations close
• November 2024 — Awards Ceremony at the AFERM Annual ERM Summit

Evaluation

Nominations will be evaluated against the award criteria by a panel of current and/or former AFERM Presidents and Board members. Supplemental material or a discussion with the nominating entity may be requested by the panel if required.

Completing Your Nomination

To present your nomination in the best way, please read the following tips, and keep them in mind when completing your nomination:

• Nominations should be limited to five pages (excluding any attachments).
• Make sure your nomination is clear and concise.
• Focus on results and describe the specific outcomes and benefits that were achieved by your organization.
• Provide relevant examples to use as evidence of your achievements.
• Only attach documents that demonstrate and support your claims.

Checklist

• You will need to submit a nomination form.
• The agency head or deputy must endorse the nomination.
• Submit completed nominations no later than September 14, 2024 to erm-awards@aferm.org.

Award Notification & Acceptance

• Agencies whose nominations are selected for award will be notified in advance of the AFERM Annual Summit.
• A representative(s) of the agency will be asked to attend the summit to accept the award. In addition, agency award recipients may also be asked to participate in a session at the summit highlighting aspects of the award.
• A press release and other communications announcing the award recipients will be issued by AFERM. A draft of the release will be shared with recipients in advance for review.

Questions

Any questions about the nomination process can be sent to erm-awards@aferm.org.

AFERM Individual ERM Awards

Nominations are closed for the AFERM Individual ERM Awards. The deadline to submit was September 30, 2024.

Award Information

Each of these four awards honors a professional who has made a lasting impact on their organization as a part of extraordinary contributions to advancing ERM in the Federal Government. All AFERM Awards are limited to AFERM Members and federal employees, apart from “ERM Volunteer of the Year” which can be awarded to an AFERM Member who is not a federal employee. We encourage you to nominate your colleagues for the below categories:

For additional questions, please reach out to Marianne Roth at Past-President@aferm.org.

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Past Awardees