2026 Eagle Scout Project of the YearHow creativity brought joy to kids in hospitals
For his exceptional efforts, David Clark received the 2026 Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award.
2025 Eagle Scout Project of the Year: He packed 100,000 meals to feed Haitians
For his exceptional efforts, Jamesly Jesse of Troop 85 in Moweaqua, Ill., received the 2025 Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award.
2024 Eagle Scout Project of the Year: He built 150 artificial reefs to clean water, attract sea life
For his exceptional efforts, John Shell of Troop 147 of Mobile, Ala., received the 2024 Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award.
Get inspired by these Eagle Scout Adams award winners’ projects
Every year, some outstanding projects are considered for a Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams Service Project of the Year Award with honors handed out to Scouts in every national service territory and one selected as the national winner.
2023 Eagle Scout Project of the Year: He transformed a school bus into a mobile food pantry
The Adams awards recognize outstanding Eagle projects completed by young people who earned the Eagle Scout rank in 2022.
Let’s look at the awesome projects these Eagle Scout Adams award winners did
Each national service territory will review the council winners and select a territorial winner.
2022 Eagle Scout Project of the Year: She built a playground, meditation area for women’s rehab center
The 2022 Adams awards, which include 16 territorial winners and a national winner selected from one those territorial winners, recognize outstanding Eagle projects completed by young people who earned the Eagle Scout rank in 2021.
2021 Western Region Eagle Scout Project of the Year: Supplying villages with clean water
All Eagle Scout projects make a great impact on communities, but not every project requires two years to complete.
2021 Central Region Eagle Project of Year: He created a memorial to first responders
For his incredible salute to those who paid the ultimate price in service to his community, Logan, received the Central Region Adams Award.
2021 Southern Region Eagle Scout Project of the Year: Helping prevent river disasters
Hannah Bailey installed life-saving rescue information along 100 miles of rivers in her home county.
2021 Eagle Scout Project of the Year: He built an exhibit to honor heroes of D-Day
Christopher Adam led a team that designed and constructed an educational exhibit about D-Day, the Normandy landings in World War II.
2020 Western Region Eagle Project of the Year: Making the outdoors more accessible
For making a city park more accessible for wheelchair users, the Eagle Scout from Wyoming received the 2020 Adams Award for the Western Region.
2020 Northeast Region Eagle Project of the Year: ‘Tiny house’ makes huge impact
Tim Maron raised more than $45,000 to lead a team that built a tiny house for a homeless military veteran in Pennsylvania.
2020 Southern Region Eagle Project of the Year: Giving veterans a place to call home
Mason Wettengel renovated five apartments for previously homeless veterans in Gallatin, Tenn., a city about 30 miles northeast of Nashville.
2020 Eagle Project of the Year: He used STEM to build school seating
Alex Arehart of Troop 85 in Beavercreek, Ohio, had a concrete idea for his Eagle Scout project. As a result, he received the 2020 Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award.
2019 Western Region Eagle Project of the Year: Backpacking for underserved youth
Zack Moore, an Eagle Scout from California, received national recognition for his project to take underserved youth on a once-in-a-lifetime backpacking trip.
2019 Northeast Region Eagle Project of the Year: A smarter way to filter stormwater
Peter Livengood orchestrated a massive makeover of every bioswale in Ohiopyle, eliminating a major source of pollution into the Youghiogheny River.
2019 Central Region Eagle Project of the Year: Memorial for fallen peace officers
Luke Gwartney, an Eagle Scout from Kansas, received national-level recognition for his touching tribute to a fallen sheriff’s deputy.
2019 Eagle Project of the Year: He built an inspirational American flag display
Garrett Johnson of Troop 81 in Tulsa, Okla., received the 2019 Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award.
2018 Eagle Scout Project of the Year: He built a fully accessible musical playground
Nathan Fain, an Eagle Scout in Troop 326 of LaGrange, Ga., won the 2018 Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award
2017 Eagle Project of the Year: He built sensory rooms for kids with autism
Blake built two sensory rooms specially designed for children with autism. The project earned him the 2017 Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award.