The Prize for Public Service Excellence

Through the Prize for Public Service Excellence, the Citizens Budget Commission (CBC) seeks to identify and highlight a public sector agency or public-private partnership of New York State or New York City that has implemented a creative and impactful program, initiative, or policy that has measurably improved New Yorkers’ lives or the delivery of government services.

 

Past Prize Winners
2021: The Vaccine Command Center, City of New York Office of the Mayor 2020: Smart Audit, The Office of the New York State Comptroller
2019: Vision Zero, City of New York Office of the Mayor 2018: Medicaid Redesign Team, NYS Department of Health
2017: NextGeneration NYCHA – Digital Initiatives, New York City Housing Authority 2016: New York State Lean Initiative, State of New York Office of the Governor
2015: Mayor's Office of Data Analytics, City of New York Office of the Mayor 2014: New York State of Health, NYS Department of Health
2013: NYCEEC & NYC Clean Heat, NYC Energy Efficiency Corporation, Office of Long-term Planning and Sustainability 2012: The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, NYS Energy Research & Development Authority, NYS Public Service Commission
2011: The Innovation Fund, NYC Center for Economic Opportunity 2010: NYS Center of Excellence in Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology, University at Albany Nanocollege
2009: Take Care New York, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene 2008: New York Jury Improvement Project, NYS Unified Court System
2007: ACCESS NYC, NYC Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, NYC Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services 2006: HIRE Cooperative Purchasing Contracts, NYS Office of General Services' Procurement Services Group
2005: 3-1-1 Citizen Service Center, NYC Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications 2004: Center for Court Innovation, NYS Unified Court System
2003: Automated City Register Information System (ACRIS), NYC Department of Finance

2002: Management Information, Research, References, and Operational Reports (MIRROR), NYS Workers' Compensation Board

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Supported Employment Internet Reporting System, NYS Office for Mental Retardation and Development Disabilities
2001: Electronic Patient Record System, NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation 2000: MetroCard and MetroCard Vending Machines, NYS Metropolitan Transportation Authority
1999: Increasing public access to information on political campaign contributions, NYC Campaign Finance Board 1998: License Renewal by Mail and Private Sector Partnering, NYS Department of Motor Vehicles