In 2011, the KAMM Board of Directors implemented a Mitigation Manager of the Year (MMOTY) award as a way to recognize public sector mitigation champions who have had a positive impact on furthering the KAMM mission of building resilient communities across the Commonwealth. In 2013, the Board added a Floodplain Manager of the Year to bring recognition to Kentucky’s floodplain managers who excel in floodplain management in their communities, and this award eventually merged with the MMOTY in 2017. To keep on sharing the mitigation love, in 2018 the Board added a Mitigation Project of the Year (MPOTY) award which highlights the successful implementation of mitigation projects and educational outreach programs that adhere to the purpose of KAMM.
KAMM members nominate leaders and projects to vie for award recognition. KAMM’s Awards & Grants Committee administers the mitigation awards nomination and selection process and awards winners at the annual KAMM conference.
Solicitation for nominations runs concurrently with annual conference registration and nominations for KAMM governance. The MMOTY and MPOTY nomination announcement asks:
Has someone in your community implemented a successful mitigation project? Is there an exemplary leader who is promoting resiliency through mitigation? Have you observed partnerships or collaborations that strengthened mitigation in your community? Nominate them! These efforts deserve recognition, and KAMM wants to share the success stories that might otherwise go unacknowledged.
The nominee may be a successful strategy, project, program, or individual who has made a positive impact within a community or an agency working to promote the benefits of hazard mitigation.
A KAMM Mitigation Manager of the Year:
- Is a leader who promotes resiliency through mitigation,
- Inspires others to get involved,
- Has a positive impact on the community, and
- Increases public awareness of mitigation.
A KAMM Mitigation Project of the Year:
· Implemented a successful mitigation project that
· Has a positive impact on the community and
· Promotes educational opportunities.
The Mitigation Award Winners receive:
- Recognition at the annual KAMM conference,
- A personalized award plaque,
- Complimentary KAMM conference registration for the following year, and
- An opportunity to give a presentation at that KAMM conference.
KAMM is honored to recognize mitigation leaders across the Commonwealth who are working to build more resilient communities. Congratulations to the recipients of these prestigious awards!
Here are the individuals who have received one of our annual Floodplain Manager of the Year and/or Mitigation Manager of the Year awards in the past
Here are the past recipients of the annual Mitigation Project of the Year awards
2025 Mitigation Award Recipients