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Baldrige Performance Excellence Program

Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Application Data

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Following is data on the application process for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's premier award for performance excellence. All applicants receive an extensive feedback report from an the award's private-sector board of examiners highlighting strengths and opportunities for improvement. Selected organizations are visited by a team of six to eight examiners to verify information in the application, examine each organization's records, conduct interviews, and clarify any issues or questions raised by earlier reviews. The Judges Panel board's panel of judges reviews the site visit findings and recommends award recipients to the NIST director.

  ManufacturingServiceSmall BusinessEducation1Health Care1Nonprofit2Total
20244Applications
Site Visits
Awards		0
0		1
1
1		1
0		2
1
1		8
4
1		4
3
2		16
9
5
2021Applications
Site Visits
Awards 		0
0		2
1		0
0
 		3
2
 		5
1
 		4
3
 		14
7
3
2020Applications
Site Visits
Awards 		0
0		0
0		2
2
1		1
0
 		11
3
2		6
4
2		20
9
5
2019Applications
Site Visits
Awards		0
0		1
0		3
2
0		1
1
1		16
6
2		5
3
3		26
12
6
2018Applications
Site Visits
Awards		0
0		0
0		2
2
1		5
4
2		14
3
1		6
3
1		27
12
5
2017Applications
Site Visits
Awards		0
0		0
0		3
2
2		5
3		12
7
2		4
2
1		24
14
5
2016Applications
Site Visits
Awards		0
0		2
2		3
2
2		4
1
0		21
8
2		4
2
0		34
15
4
2015 Applications
Site Visits
Awards 		0
0		0
0		2
1
1		4
1
1		16
8 
1		4
1
1		26
11
4
2014Applications
Site Visits
Awards		0
0
0		2
1
1		0
0
0		2
0
0		12
4
2		6
2
1		22
7
4
20133Applications
Site Visits
Awards		0
0
0		0
0
0		0
0
0		2
1
1		15
8
1		5
1
0		22
10
2
2012Applications
Site Visits
Awards		1
1
1		3
1
0		2
2
1		3
1
0		25
5
1		5
2
1		39
12
4
2011Applications
Site Visits
Awards		2
0
0		3
0
0		2
1
0		8
1
0		40
6
3		14
3
1		69
11
4
2010Applications
Site Visits
Awards		3
2
2		2
1
0		7
4
3		10
1
1		54
7
1		7
1
0		83
16
7
2009Applications
Site Visits
Awards		2
2
1		4
0
0		5
2
1		9
1
0		42
8
2		8
2
1		70
15
5
2008Applications
Site Visits
Awards		3
1
1		5
0
0		7
2
0		11
2
1		43
6
1		16
2
0		85
13
3
2007Applications
Site Visits
Awards		2
0
0		4
0
0		7
2
1		16
1
0		42
7
2		13
4
2		84
14
5
2006Applications
Site Visits
Awards		3
0
0		4
1
1		8
3
1		16
3
0		45
6
1		 76
13
3
2005Applications
Site Visits
Awards		1
1
1		6
1
1		8
2
1		16
3
2		33
7
1		 64
14
6
2004Applications
Site Visits
Awards		8
3
1		5
2
0		8
2
1		17
2
1		22
4
1		 60
13
4
2003Applications
Site Visits
Awards		10
3
1		8
3
2		12
2
1		19
2
1		19
3
2		 68
13
7
2002Applications
Site Visits
Awards		8
2
1		3
2
0		11
3
1		10
0
0		17
4
1		 49
11
3
2001Applications
Site Visits
Awards		7
2
1		4
2
0		8
3
1		10
4
3		8
2
0		 37
13
5
2000Applications
Site Visits
Awards		14
4
2		5
1
1		11
2
1		11
1
0		8
1
0		 49
9
4
1999Applications
Site Visits
Awards		4
3
1		11
2
2		12
2
1		16
2
0		9
1
0		 52
10
4
1998Applications
Site Visits
Awards		15
5
2		5
1
0		16
3
1		   36
9
3
1997Applications
Site Visits
Awards		9
5
2		7
3
2		10
3
0		   26
11
4
1996Applications
Site Visits
Awards		13
5
1		6
2
1		10
2
2		   29
9
4
1995Applications
Site Visits
Awards		18
7
2		10
4
0		19
2
0		   47
13
2
1994Applications
Site Visits
Awards		23
6
0		17
5
2		28
3
1		   68
14
3
1993Applications
Site Visits
Awards		32
4
1		13
5
0		31
4
1		   76
13
2
1992Applications
Site Visits
Awards		31
7
2		15
5
2		44
5
1		   90
17
5
1991Applications
Site Visits
Awards		38
9
2		21
5
0		47
5
1		   106
19
3
1990Applications
Site Visits
Awards		45
6
2		18
3
1		34
3
1		   97
12
4
1989Applications
Site Visits
Awards		23
8
2		6
2
0		11
0
0		   40
10
2
1988Applications
Site Visits
Awards		45
10
2		9
2
0		12
1
1		   66
13
3
All Years
(1988-2021) 		Applications
Site Visits
Awards 		360
96
31		200
57
17		386
74
30		198
36
15		532
118
 30		107
35
16		1797
 423
 142

1The education and health care categories were added in 1999.
2The nonprofit category was added in 2007.
3Baylor Regional Medical Center was selected as a health care recipient in 2013 but later declined the award.
4The Baldrige Award Process was suspended for 2022 and 2023, and resumed in 2024.

Resources

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Performance excellence and Baldrige award

Contacts

  • Baldrige Customer Service
    (301) 975-2036
    NIST/BPEP
    100 Bureau Drive, M/S 1020
    Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1020
Created October 27, 2009, Updated October 10, 2024