A huge thank you to all of the Counties, staff, and programs that entered the 2024 Challenge Awards! Our judging panel reviewed 419 entries spotlighting the most innovative programs developed by California’s Counties this past year.

In all, CSAC is honoring 16 programs from 11 different counties, including Riverside County, three awards; San Diego County, two awards; Nevada County, two awards; and Fresno, Lake, Orange, San Bernardino, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma Counties with one.

Innovation Awards

Los Angeles County: SUD Treatment Service and Bed Availability Tool

Nevada County: Incompetent to Stand Trial (IST) Response Team

Sonoma County: Transition Youth at Risk

Challenge Awards

Fresno County: Rural Mobile Health Program 

Lake County: Road Map Task Force (RMTF)

Nevada County: Veterans Outreach and Wellness Program in Rural California

Orange County: EMS Bi-Directional Data Exchange Project

Riverside County: Dental Screenings Utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Pilot

Riverside County: Early Care and Educational Fund

Riverside County: Executive Office Dashboard: Better Data, Better Discussions, Better Decisions

San Bernardino County: Asociación de Emprendedor@s

San Diego County: Equity Impact Grant Program (EIGP)

San Diego County: Helping Incarcerated Caregivers Read to Kids

Santa Clara County: Post-Acute Care Transitions (PACT) Program

Solano County: Behavioral Health Internship Program

Solano County: Digital Transformation: A Model for Modernization