The 2024 Navy History and Heritage Awards Program Kicks Off

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES

02.29.2024

Story by Rachel Rakoff 

Naval History and Heritage Command

WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) officially opened the
submission window for the 2024 Navy History and Heritage Awards (NHHA) Program, March. 1,
2024. The submission window closes on June 1.
This annual awards program was established in 2020 to recognize public, nonprofit, 501(c)(3)
organizations, including museums and individuals, who incorporate the history and heritage of
the United States Navy into their publications, documents, and artifacts at their facilities.
Organizations eligible for the program encourage and publicize scholarly, well-researched
historical stories that depict the Navy’s history and heritage as well as preserve and maintain
artifacts on loan from the Navy.
“These awards are for those museums that serve as force multipliers in informing the public of
our Navy’s history and the importance of sea power to the security of the nation,” said NHHC
Director Samuel J. Cox, U.S. Navy rear admiral (retired).
This program supports and promotes effective programs in non-federal organizations for
exhibits, artifacts, and historical research. The awards program of 2024 mark the third iteration
of this annual awards program.
Applicants wishing to participate in the Navy History and Heritage Awards program may do so
in one of three categories:
· Navy History and Heritage Excellence Pennant (History “E”): Presented to the organization
recognized for outstanding overall achievement in operations, including maintenance,
curation/conservation, exhibitory, and Navy history education from organizations offering U.S.
Navy-related programming to the public.
· Maintenance Excellence Pennant (Maintenance “E”): Presented to the organization that has
demonstrated greatest improvement in material condition over the past year of a macro
artifact (a historic ship or aircraft).
· Curatorial Excellence Pennant (Curatorial “C”): Presented to the organization that has
achieved excellence in the curation of the collections in its care, including maintaining and
interpreting Navy artifacts on loan from NHHC central and local collections.

Applications for each of the award categories are available on the NHHC website:
https://www.history.navy.mil/get-involved/nhhc-awards-program.html
Further guidance on application submissions is available here:
https://www.history.navy.mil/get-involved/nhhc-awards-program/award-faqs.html

NHHC, located at the Washington Navy Yard, is responsible for preserving, analyzing, and
disseminating U.S. naval history and heritage. It provides the knowledge foundation for the
Navy by maintaining historically relevant resources and products that reflect the Navy's unique
and enduring contributions through our nation's history and supports the fleet by assisting with
and delivering professional research analysis, and interpretive services. NHHC comprises many
activities, including the Navy Department Library, the Navy Operational Archives, the Navy art
and artifact collections, underwater archeology, Navy histories, 10 museums, USS Constitution
repair facility, and the historic ship Nautilus.

—NHHC—

Note to Media: For more information, contact the Naval History and Heritage Command Public
Affairs Office at 202-433-7880 or [e-mail]

• Date Taken: 02.29.2024
• Date Posted: 03.07.2024 08:42
• Story ID: 464898
• Location: WASHINGTON, DC, US