Keep Texas Beautiful is a non-profit organization dedicated to making Texas the best place to live, work, and play! Our mission is to inspire and empower Texans to make their communities clean and beautiful. We provide resources for community improvement projects, clean-ups, and youth engagement efforts across the state. Our Keep Texas Recycling program provides technical assistance, education, and access to markets to increase recycling in rural and underserved communities.
Have questions about submitting your award?
Email awards@ktb.org
Award Criteria
Nominations for the 2025 Beautify Texas Awards will open on October 15, 2024. These awards recognize efforts made by individuals and organizations to enhance their communities and protect the Texas environment. One winner per category will be selected and recognized at the annual KTB Conference in May 2025.
This year we have shortened the application and separated questions for individual awards and organizational awards. The application period will open and close at the same time for all awards.
Important Dates
All applications should detail programming, events, and service from October 1, 2023 - October 1, 2024, with the exception of the Leadership Award since it is for lifetime achievement. The application will open on October 15, 2024, and closes on Thursday, November 22, 2024, at 5 p.m. CST. Previous winners will not be eligible to win in the same category again until three years after their win. For example, 2021 winners will be eligible to win in the same category again in 2024.
Submission
In order to make nominations for any of the following awards, you need to create an account at our new submission website. A maximum of 5 nominations per nominator per category is allowed. We reserve the right to move any submission to a different category in which it better fits. Late, emailed, mailed, or faxed entries will be automatically disqualified.
Awards Announcement & Presentation
Award winners will be posted on the KTB website in February 2025. All award winners will be recognized at the annual Keep Texas Beautiful Conference held in May 2025.
Award Criteria
Nominations for the 2025 Beautify Texas Awards will open on October 15, 2024. These awards recognize efforts made by individuals and organizations to enhance their communities and protect the Texas environment. One winner per category will be selected and recognized at the annual KTB Conference in May 2025.
This year we have shortened the application and separated questions for individual awards and organizational awards. The application period will open and close at the same time for all awards.
Important Dates
All applications should detail programming, events, and service from October 1, 2023 - October 1, 2024, with the exception of the Leadership Award since it is for lifetime achievement. The application will open on October 15, 2024, and closes on Thursday, November 22, 2024, at 5 p.m. CST. Previous winners will not be eligible to win in the same category again until three years after their win. For example, 2021 winners will be eligible to win in the same category again in 2024.
Submission
In order to make nominations for any of the following awards, you need to create an account at our submission website. A maximum of 5 nominations per nominator per category is allowed. We reserve the right to move any submission to a different category in which it better fits. Late, emailed, mailed, or faxed entries will be automatically disqualified.
Awards Announcement & Presentation
Award winners will be posted on the KTB website in February 2025. All award winners will be recognized at the annual Keep Texas Beautiful Conference held in May 2025.