If you wish to apply for awards in 2025 please read all the information carefully!

Please submit them online. It will be very important to make sure all your materials have been uploaded before submitting them to prevent incomplete submissions and disqualification.

For award submissions, you should be a member for a full year, and your regional and state association dues paid by December 1, 2024

Awards should be submitted no later than January 31, 2025. 

* A step-by-step video has been created by NEAFCS that walks you through the whole submission process. To view it click here

*All awards must be entered into the online portal at www.neafcs.org. 

NOTE: Send a copy of your awards submission confirmation page to Mary Beth Lima at mlima@utk.edu

Steps to apply:

  • Go to the national website’s submission portal by clicking here
  • Click “Member Login” in the upper right-hand corner.
  • Hover over “Awards”
  • Click on Awards Documents/Application Instructions.
  • Scroll down until you see Awards Documents.
  • All instructions and details about each award will be on this page.
  • Look for “Click here to access portal ”  to apply for an award(s)and follow prompts.
  • For an in-depth step-by-step process click here
  • Send a copy of your awards submission confirmation page to Mary Beth Lima at mlima@utk.edu, after December 31st, please send your submission confirmation page to Katie Dees at kwyatt3@utk.edu.
  • Repeat the steps above for each award submission you need to make.
    • The system will send the confirmation email to whatever your primary email address is in your online profile so make sure that’s been updated on the contact information screen during your submission

CLICK HERE to view the Awards at a Glance for 2025

CLICK HERE to view the full awards manual for 2025

There are also many other items on the website to view that will help you be as thoroughly prepared as possible to submit your award(s) so that your programming can really shine.

***Please be advised, the NEAFCS website lists March 15, 2025 as the award deadline. This is the deadline for the state VP of Awards and Recognition to submit judged awards to the national competition. The state deadline is January 31, 2025.

If you have any questions regarding this process, please feel free to contact the VP of Awards and Recognition, Mary Beth Lima 

Email Mary Beth