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Hammer Award Nomination Instructions

Where to Submit Nominations
Submit nomination to your agency's Hammer Award point of contact for initial screening. They will forward those meeting the Hammer Award criteria, along with their recommendations for the awards and a signed agency approval sheet, to the National Partnership for Reinventing Government (NPR) for review.

When to Submit
NPR receives nominations continuously. The Hammer Review Panel reviews submissions every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. NPR's Hammer Team will notify the lead agency's Hammer Award Point of Contact regarding the panel's decision within two weeks from the date of review. September 30, 2000 is the deadline for submission of nominations. Check with your agency for any internal submission dates.

What Winners Receive
If we select your team for a Hammer Award, we will notify the lead agency. In a public ceremony, the team will receive one hammer plaque with a card signed by the Vice President. Each team member will receive a hammer lapel pin and a certificate from the Vice President.

For More Information
If you have any questions, please call your agency point of contact. An electronic copy of this format, agency points of contact, award criteria for review, and other award information are available at: www.npr.gov/library/awards/hammer/. You may also contact Sandra Eubanks Brown (202) 694-0040 at NPR at sandra.brown@npr.gov or Leslie Schwager (202) 694-0107 at NPR at leslie.schwager@npr.gov.

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Hammer Award Nomination

Check One:

New Submission
Resubmission (Team previously denied. Application rewritten with clarification.)

Date Nomination Completed by Team (or on behalf of team):________________________

Name of Team (as it should appear on the award):_________________________________ 

Government Department/Agency:____________________________________________________

Sub-agency or bureau (if applicable)_____________________________________________

Team Leader:_____________________________________________________________________

Address:_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

Telephone (with area code):______________________________________________________

Fax (with area code):____________________________________________________________

E-mail:__________________________________________________________________________

Partner Organizations (with point of contact and telephone number):
_____________________________________________________________________

Total Number of Team Members:________________
**Must attach a list of team members names, by organization as they should
appear on certificates.**

What process, product, or service has been reinvented?
 ____________________________________________________________________

Area(s) of Reinvention (Check all that apply. At least one of 
the following areas must be checked.)

Put customers first
Empowered employees
Cut red tape
Cut back to basics (stopped doing things not in core mission)
Achieved results Americans care about

Optional areas to strengthen nomination

Estimated savings or cost avoidance: $___________
Other resource impact (personnel reductions, improved timeliness, increased 
productivity): _______________________________________
Partnered with other federal agencies, state/local governments, or private 
sector to improve government service


What real, observable, and measurable accomplishments has the team achieved in 
each area checked above and how? 





How might other government agencies learn from or apply the successes you have
achieved?





The estimated savings or cost avoidance in this nomination are accurate to the
best of my knowledge.

_________________________________________________________
Signature and title of responsible official        Date                                    


**Please attach a short, one page, plain language narrative that would tell
any taxpayer why your reinvention is a success. This narrative may be used for
a press release if the team is selected for award. Avoid acronyms and jargon.**

Name of person submitting this nomination:_____________________________________

Organization:__________________________________________________________________

	Signature:_____________________________________Date______________________

	Title:______________________________________________________

	Telephone (with area code):_________________________________

	Fax (with area code):_______________________________________

	Internet E-mail:____________________________________________

Once NPR decides, the agency's Hammer point of contact will notify the team leader and nominator. If others should be notified directly by the agency's Hammer point of contact, please list below. Include name, title, organization, address, commercial telephone and fax numbers with area codes, and e-mail address.