Application Formatting

The Criteria response must be submitted with the Organizational Profile, Application Form, and Application Fee.

The Criteria response should follow these guidelines:

• Must Respond To a 2021-2022 version of the TNCPE Baldrige Excellence Framework.
• Must be typed, using a font size no smaller than 10 point.
• Charts, graphs, tables, and other figures must be legible, using a font size no smaller than 8 point.
• Should identify the category and/or item number designation.
• Must not exceed the applicable page limits. Applicants may present fewer pages than noted if they wish.

The Organizational Profile is a required part of all award applications and must be submitted along with the Application Form, Application Fee, and Criteria response.

• The Organizational Profile must be no longer than 5 pages and respond to the questions on pages 4-6 of the Criteria.
• Inclusion of a glossary of terms and abbreviations, as well as an organizational chart, is strongly encouraged. The glossary and organizational chart do not count in the Organizational Profile’s 5-page limit.
• The number of pages in the Organizational Profile does NOT count toward the page limit in the organization’s Criteria response.

A glossary of terms and abbreviations is highly recommended.

Glossaries, title pages, organizational charts, and tables of contents are not counted in the page limit. All remaining pages should be consecutively numbered from start to finish. Electronic materials must be saved in one PDF file and emailed to contact@tncpe.org by the deadline on the Application Form. Please do not send a PDF of a scanned document.