Apply for the 2024 Neighborhood Awards
Is your neighborhood the best that Jacksonville has to offer? Do you live in a vibrant, fun, community that organizes events or community projects that result in improving your neighborhood? Or maybe you threw an awesome holiday event? If you answered yes, then you and your neighbbors should apply for the 2024 Neighborhood Award for the special event or project that your community completed in 2023. You may just be the 2024 Neighborhood of the Year!
All neighborhood organizations registered with the City of Jacksonville's Neighborhood Services Office are eligible to apply each year for an award. The 2024 Neighborhood Awards will be given to organizations for outstanding projects that were developed and completed January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.
Applications are due to the office or postmarked no later than Thursday, May 23, 2024, 6:00 PM. Please see the application below for full details.
2023 Neighborhood Award Program Winners and Celebrating 30 Years of CPACS!
The 2023 Neighborhood Awards program celebrated Jacksonville’s numerous neighborhood organizations and the volunteers that have completed exceptional community-based projects and events in the 2022 calendar year. The award program was designed to recognize the efforts of local groups that emphasize volunteer activities, leadership, partnership building, innovation, and grassroots collaborations. We hope that you will enjoy seeing this year's winners and it will inspire you to join us next year and share your projects to celebrate all the special, beautiful, charming, and creative features of our awesome city!
In 2023 the award ceremony included a special celebration of 30 years of Citizens Planning Advisory Committees (CPAC’s). Established in 1993, Mayor Ed Austin’s vision to create an ongoing, grassroots public participation program has thrived and grown to over 148 members. Here is the commemorative 30th anniversary CPAC Proclamation.
Please enjoy some moments from our 2023 Neighborhood Awards Program and 30 Years of CPAC's celebration!
The honorees for the evening included the 2023 CPAC Chairs. Pictured Left to Right: Dr. Donald Green - North, Joanne Parker Griffin - Southeast, Kim Pryor - Urban Core, Rhonda Boyd - Northwest, Dr. Willie Crosby - Southwest, NOT PICTURED William Messer - Greater Arlington/ Beaches
And the 2023 Neighborhood Award Winners are...
Urban Core CPAC District 1 Winner and Neighborhood of the Year was awarded to Springfield Preservation and Revitalization for their Dog Park Mosaic project!
CPAC District 2 Greater Arlington/ Beaches winner was Old Arlington, Inc. who conducted a boat tour highlighting the history of Arlington.
CPAC District 3 Southeast winner was Villa San Jose who had a neighborhood chili cook off with proceeds going to the Mandarin Food Bank.
CPAC District 4 Southwest winner was Sweetwater Church of Christ which had a community day.
CPAC District 5 Northwest winner was USA Unlimited which held a Summer Safety Community Event.
CPAC District 6 North winner wasSan Mateo Neighborhood, Inc. which completed an Memorial Brick project.
And step-by-Step 4 Help won our first Community Excellence Award for various activities around the city.