NASA Procedural Requirements

NPR 3451.1C Effective Date: December 06, 2017 Expiration Date: October 31, 2029

Subject: NASA Awards and Recognition Program, Revalidated on July 17, 2024 w/ Change 1.

Responsible Office: Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer

Table of Contents

Change Log

Preface

P.1 Purpose
P.2 Applicability
P.3 Authority
P.4 Applicable Documents and Forms
P.5 Measurement/Verification
P.6 Cancellation

Chapter 1. Responsibilities

1.1 Administrator
1.2 Officials-in-Charge of Headquarters Offices and Center Directors
1.3 Chief Human Capital Officer, Office of Chief Human Capital Officer
1.4 Executive Director, NASA Shared Services Center
1.5 Awards Program Designee
1.6 Supervisors/Managers
1.7 Center Awards Officers

Chapter 2. Awards

2.1 Introduction
2.2 General Provisions
2.3 Approval Levels and Restrictions
2.4 Performance Rating-Based Awards
2.5 Quality Step Increases
2.6 Non-Rating-Based Special Act Awards
2.7 Non-Rating-Based On-the-Spot Awards
2.8 Time-Off Awards

Chapter 3. Employee Suggestion Program

3.1 Introduction
3.2 General Provisions
3.3 Award Amounts
3.4 Suggestion Program Coordinators and Evaluators

Chapter 4. Non-Monetary Awards

4.1 Introduction
4.2 Career Service Recognition
4.3 Awards Ceremonies

Chapter 5. Administrator's Agency Honor Awards Program

5.1 Introduction
5.2 Eligibility
5.3 Annual Call for Nominations
5.4 Award Review and Approval Procedures
5.5 Evaluation of Nomination
5.6 Out-of-Cycle Administrator's Agency Honor Awards

Chapter 6. External and Special Awards

6.1 Introduction
6.2 Approval
6.3 External Awards
6.4 Special Awards

Appendix A. Definitions
Appendix B. Acronyms

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