Recognition will be further highlighted through press releases and description of the awardee's programs in Safe Motherhood Initiatives-USA partners' publications and websites. Awards will not be made to programs directly associated with members of the Safe Motherhood Initiatives-USA Partners or of the Model Program Award Selection Panel. A subgroup of panel members will first screen applications to assess their achievement of the essential criteria. Then applications will be assessed for achievement of desirable criteria. Decision will be made by consensus of the selection panel, ensuring that models selected represent a variety of providers, programs, and geographic locations.
Decisions are final.
Applications which are unsuccessful may be resubmitted in the following year.