Each year OPOA recognizes individuals in the law enforcement community who have distinguished themselves, their agencies, and their profession within the past year. We are currently accepting nominations.  Nominations are due by August 15.

Nominations will be considered for incidents having occurred during the previous year.  This may be extended in special circumstances upon OPOA approval.

A seperate nominations form must be completed for each individual you would like nominated. This will prevent the nominee from being missed during the process.

OPOA reserves the right to re-classify the award your nominee qualifies for.  All nominations will be approved by the nominees agency head prior to being awarded.  

Click on each section to expand the form. For more information about OPOA awards, visit the Award Criteria Section https://www.opoa.info/awards-nominations

The submission form will require you provide:

Contact information for yourself, the nominee and the nominees agency head as well as a summary of the incident.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at opoa@opoa.info.

Thank you.

Submitted by 

Nominee Information

**NOTE: Nominations for the Critical Incident Award are presented to the agencies involved, not individuals.  For "Nominee Name" please provide an Administrative point of contact for the Nominated Agency.

Incident Information

Please review the award criteria page for more information and choose the award you are recommending the nominee recive.  https://opoa.info/Awards

The OPOA Award Committee will review the provided incident summary and make the final determination as to the appopriate award category.

**NOTE:  Life Saving incidents in which the use of CPR and/or Narcan is the only action taken will generally not be awarded.  If other factors existed at the time of deployment ensure they are included in the incident summary.  (Example of such factors may include hazardous conditions, multiple victims, length of life saving measures, extent of injuries, victim outcome etc.) 

The OPOA awards committee will review all submissions and make final awards decisions after the nomination period closes. If you have not heard from OPOA regarding your your submission by October 1st, you can email business@opoa.info to check on the status.