Evidence-based Health Policy Innovation Award

This Award recognizes a team or State official for using evidence to innovate and achieve improvements for their State populations.

2025 Timeline

• Present award criteria and application form at MED and DERP spring conferences
• Award applications due back to the Center by July 31st. The Center will assign a Policy Analyst to each application to help the state submit a topic.
• Award application review and decision made by Center Leadership Team by August 23^rd, 2025
• All states submitting an application will be notified of the winning/nonwinning decision by September 2^nd, 2025
• Award presented at MED and DERP fall conferences (October 2025)

You can find information on the previous years’ winner here.

Submit your information here to apply for this Award!