Regional Award of Merit for Community Involvement
| 2022 | Ed Gaither & Gary Summers | American Legion Fellows Post 63 |
Regional Award of Merit for Transportation
| 2022 | Robert Williams, GET Bus | On Demand Co-Mingling |
Ken Volpe Regional Award of Merit for Environmental Resources and Conservation
| 2022 | Michael Dillenbeck, Kern County Public Works and Jon Parker, Kern Water Bank Authority | Kern River Bike Path Extension |
| 2022 | Chris James, GET Bus | Hydrogen Fueling Station |
Richard A Maxwell Regional Award of Merit for Public Safety
| 2022 | City of Bakersfield and Kern County Behavioral Health and Recovery | The Mental Health Responder Pilot Program |
Regional Award of Merit for Innovation
| 2022 | Kern County Probation Department Auxiliary | Helping Hands |
| 2022 | Kern High School District | Regional Occupation Programs |
| 2022 | City of Tehachapi | Location-Based Artificial Intelligence Data |
| 2022 | Shafter Library and Learning Center |
Darrel Hildebrand Regional Award of Merit for Distinguished Leadership
| 2022 | Ryan Alsop, Chief Administrative Officer | Kern County |
| 2022 | Greg Garrett, City Manager | City of Tehachapi |
| 2022 | Kern Education Pledge |