How Many Hours of Service are Required for an Award?

There are three levels and four categories of the Award, varying by age and hours of service completed within any consecutive 12-month period.

Review the criteria for receiving an award.

What are the Applicable Timeframes?

You should keep these timeframes in mind, when applying for a President's Volunteer Service Award:

• Awards are based on the level of service over ANY consecutive 12-month period.  (Your service does NOT need to take place within a calendar or fiscal year.)
• Awards are available for service which took place on or after December 1, 2005.
• Awards will be granted throughout the year, as applications are received.  Anticipated processing for award applications is 8-12 weeks.

What Else Do I Need to Know?

Volunteer activities should be unpaid, should not be performed on paid government or company time, should not include court-ordered community service, and should not include any activities which could reflect negatively on the Department of Energy.  The Office of Economic Impact and Diversity, in consultation with the Office of the Secretary and the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, maintains final authority to determine what activities are appropriate for recognition by DOE.

What do I need to submit?

To earn an Award, individuals, families, and groups must keep a record of volunteer activities served.  Activities may be kept by the Certifying Organization or can be tracked online with the USA Freedom Corps Record of Service.

DOE employees should submit their record of service directly to their DOE Element's Volunteer/Community Service Awards Coordinator (pdf).

Non-DOE employees should submit their application and record of service to the Awards Coordinator (pdf) at their nearest DOE facility, or contact Daniel Broehl, Paralegal Specialist, DOE Office of Civil Rights and Diversity.

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