Program
The Air Force Design Awards Program (AFDAP) is an enterprise-wide program recognizing
facilities that demonstrate design excellence while meeting AFCFS and IFS requirements, DoD
metrics for performance, and AF budget requirements. Projects that are clearly remarkable
may receive the program’s highest level of recognition.
Awards Categories are:
Honor Award
Merit Award
Citation Award
Applicants
All AF new and renovations projects that comply with AFCFS and IFS are eligible for
submission. Refer to the sample application form which lists 6 prerequisite base standards
that must be satisfied for each climate region. Projects must have been constructed on a
U.S. military installation 3 years prior to the submission deadline.
Schedule
The Call for Entries is officially made in the spring of each year. Deadlines are mid-July.
Evaluations are conducted and award winners are announced during the fall. The awards
ceremony is held in December. Refer to the Calendar of Events for the current year which may
be downloaded from these pages.
Process
Locate and download required information and available tools and resources from these AFDAP
web pages. Review instructions to prepare and submit an application for a design award prior
to downloading an application. Applicants are encouraged to review all information under the
“Applicant Information” and past awards winners’ submissions to determine the level of
quality required.
Requirements
Air Force installations are organized into climate regions under AFCFS and IFS. Refer to the
IFS for the installation where a project is being developed prior to beginning the design
and comply with the base standards. Projects that meet the requirements of the IFS may
submit an application for a design award.