Freedom’s Frontier awards partners and projects at its annual awards luncheon every November.

The Shaping the Frontier Award is for a partner(s) with a nominated exhibit, program, or project specifically highlighting the settlement of western Missouri and eastern Kansas.

The Missouri-Kansas Border War Award is for a partner(s) with a nominated exhibit, program, or project specifically highlighting an aspect of conflict on the border of Missouri and Kansas during the Civil War.

The Enduring Struggle for Freedom Award is for a partner(s) with a nominated exhibit, program, or project specifically highlighting a topic regarding the struggle for freedom or civil rights within the heritage area. It may be about historical content or focus on a more recent event inspired by earlier movements such as abolition or women’s suffrage.

Please submit a short nomination using the criteria below:

• Submit the name of a project, program, exhibit, media, etc, that shared content specifically related to one of FFNHA’s congressionally designated themes. We are using the catch-all term “project.”
• Production or implementation included at least one FFNHA partner and was completed (or was put in place) within the last year.
• You may only nominate the project once and only under one theme. FFNHA retains the right to shift a nomination if it determines it fits a different category or could be more competitive for another award.
• Anyone may nominate, including self-nominations. A person may submit multiple individual nominations but may make only one submission per theme per partner site/organization.
• The project does not need to have received funding or support from FFNHA.