Nominations are now open for the State of Missouri’s highest awards honoring first responders for heroic actions beyond the call of duty performed in 2023. The awards are the Red, White and Blue Heart Award, Missouri Medal of Valor, and Governor’s Medal. The state will also once again be conferring the Public Safety Civilian Partnership Award. The awards will be presented during a ceremony in Jefferson City in late 2024. The deadline for leaders of public safety agencies to nominate a member(s) for any of the Public Safety Medals for actions performed in 2023 is Feb. 29, 2024. Nominations must come from the leader of the public safety agency. Nomination forms and additional information about the awards, including who is eligible to make a nomination, is available at: http://dps.mo.gov/medal/. There is a different nomination form for each award.