Awards and Accolades

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The Village of Schaumburg prides itself in providing exceptional, first-rate service to its customers – residents, business owners, and visitors. We are pleased to have received many awards, grants, and accolades; information about these honors is provided below.

Award	Year	Award Information
ICMA Community Health & Safety Award	2024	The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) awarded the Village of Schaumburg with the Community Health & Safety Award for its innovation and excellence in implementing its Crisis Response and Intervention Program.
GFOA Award	2024	The Finance Department received the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its annual comprehensive financial report.
Illinois Traffic Safety Challenge	2024	Schaumburg Police Department placed first in the Illinois Traffic Safety Challenge against other law enforcement agencies of similar size and type to create the best overall traffic safety program.
ISO Class 1 Rating and CFAI Accreditation	2024	The Schaumburg Fire Department is 1 of 6 in Illinois to achieve both an ISO Class 1 Public Protection Classification rating from the Insurance Services Office (ISO) and accreditation status with the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI).
CALEA Accreditation	2024	The Schaumburg Police Department was awarded its 11th national accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA®) in the Law Enforcement program for continuing to meet the highest professional standards of public safety.
APWA Project of the Year	2024	The village's American Lane Culvert Rehabilitation Project was awarded the Public Works Project of the Year in the Disaster or Emergency Construction/Repair category from the American Public Works Association Chicago Metro Chapter - Suburban Branch.
Digital Cities Award	2023	The village placed fifth in its first year of moving up from the 75,000-and-under population category to the category of municipalities with a population of 75,000 – 124,999.
GFOA Award	2023	The Village of Schaumburg has been honored with the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Distinguished Budget Award for its FY 2023/24 budget plan.
Outstanding Navy Reserve Employer	2023	The village was one of approximately 50 employers to be recognized for providing outstanding support to Navy Reserve sailors who work for organizations in a civilian capacity.
Illinois Traffic Safety Challenge	2023	Schaumburg Police Department placed second in the Illinois Traffic Safety Challenge against other law enforcement agencies of similar size and type to create the best overall traffic safety program.
Tree City USA Growth Award	2023	The Tree City USA Growth Award recognizes the village's demonstration of environmental improvement and outstanding level of tree care.
GFOA Award	2023	The village received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its FY 2021/22 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.
ACEC-IL Honor Award	2023	Recognizing the village's Pavement Assessment and Management project with an Honor Award for exceptional engineering benefiting the public welfare.
Tree City USA	2022	Schaumburg achieved this status by maintaining a tree board or department, having a community tree ordinance, dedicating an annual community forestry budget of at least $2 per capita, and hosting an Arbor Day observance and proclamation.
Excellence in Snow and Ice Control Award	2022	The Village of Schaumburg is one of five agencies in the nation to receive the award, which promotes excellence in the management and administration of public works snow and ice operations, while minimizing environmental impacts.
GFOA Award	2022	The village received the prestigious Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting with special recognition for reporting performance measures.
Digital Cities Award	2022	Awarded first place for improving network security and keeping applications operating efficiently while being fiscally responsible.
ACEC-IL Merit Award	2022	The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Illinois recognized the village with a Merit Award for the Woodfield Road Improvement Projects.
APWA Project of the Year	2022	The American Public Works Association Chicago Metro Chapter - Suburban Branch recognized the village's Asset Management program, which uses state of the art software to track the condition of and work performed on all village assets such as streets, watermain, trees, sewers, facilities, etc.
Better Business Town Award	2021	The Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois recognized the village as a Better Business Town, a new designation that identifies highly engaged local communities that actively promote an ethical and trustworthy business marketplace.
Arbor Day Foundation Award	2021	Earned recognition as a 2020 Tree City USA® in honor of the village's commitment to effective forest management.
Digital Cities Award	2021	Awarded fourth place for demonstrating the village’s commitment to using technology to improve operations and better serve the residents, visitors, and businesses.
Smart 50 Award	2021	Recognized for the village’s innovation in creating a custom-developed application to manage village snow removal operations while also providing real-time tracking.
Illinois ESGR Above and Beyond Award	2021	The village received the Above and Beyond Award for its dedication to supporting village employees who are members of the National Guard and Military Reserve.
GFOA Award	2021	The village received the prestigious Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting.