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MARADMIN 487/25
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC P&R//
SUBJ/SOLICITATION OF NOMINEES FOR THE 2025 MARINE CORPS FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT AWARDS PROGRAM//
POC/SCHMIDTKE, BARNEY/MAJ/3404/8844 OCCFLD SPECIALIST/TEL: 703-571-
3525/EMAIL: BARNEY.SCHMIDTKE@USMC.MIL//
POC/PFARR, MATTHEW/CWO5/3402 OCCFIELD SPECIALIST/TEL: 703-697-5930/
EMAIL: MATTHEW.PFARR@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  This MARADMIN solicits nominations for the
annual Marine Corps Financial Management Awards Program (MCFMAP)
for the period 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025. The MCFMAP was
established in 2023 and is sponsored by the Marine Corps
Association to recognize the outstanding achievement and innovation
of individual Marines, Civilian Marines, and units/organizations 
from the operating forces, supporting establishment, and Marine 
Corps Forces Reserve who have made significant contributions to 
the financial management community and exemplified superior 
excellence and dedication to the mission and audit readiness. 
The MCFMAP recognizes the following six award categories:
1.A.  3404 Financial Management Officer of the Year: (1) Company
grade officer (O1-O3).
1.B.  3408 Financial Management Resource Officer of the Year: (1)
WO-CWO3.
1.C.  3402 Finance Officer of the Year: (1) WO-CWO3.  
1.D.  3451 Financial Management Resource Analyst of the Year: (1)
E6-E7 and (1) E1-E5.
1.E.  3432 Financial Technician of the Year: (1) E6-E7 and (1)
E1-E5.
1.F.  Civilian Financial Manager of the Year: (1) GS-09 – GS-13
serving in either a 05XX or 0343 billet identification code.  
2.  The following organizational award categories were added in 
calendar year 2025. Selection for organizational awards will be 
based on established objective criteria measuring each command’s 
financial performance. 
The organizational categories are:  
2.A. (Organizational) Marine Corps Comptroller Organization/Team of 
the Year (Operating Forces).
2.B. (Organizational) Marine Corps Comptroller Organization/Team of 
the Year (Supporting Establishment).
2.C. (Organizational) Marine Corps Disbursing or Finance Organization
/Team of the Year. 
2.D.  Selection of award recipients will be made by a non-statutory
awards board convened by the Deputy Commandant Programs and
Resources. Phase 1 will comprise of Occupational Field Specialists
and senior Financial Management leaders reviewing all submissions
and providing the top three packages for each award to the Phase 2
board members. Phase 2 will comprise of selected Financial
Management Colonels who will review the top three packages for each
award and provide the final recommendations to DC P&R for approval. 
3.  Action 
3.A.  Commands with Financial Management Marines and Civilians who
meet the criteria for the MCFMAP are encouraged to submit
nominations via the operational chain of command with a final
endorsement by the first General Officer or Senior Executive
Service (SES) in the chain of command.  
3.B.  Nomination packages will be submitted no later than 19
December 2025 via SharePoint. The submission portal and awards
nomination package template can be found at https:(slash)(slash)
usmc.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/DCPR_MCFM_Awards.  
3.C.  Nominees submitted for the MCFMAP are highly encouraged for
submissions to the Under Secretary of War Comptroller (USD (C))
Awards Program, Department of the Navy Financial Management Awards
Program, and American Society of Military Comptrollers Awards
Program. Package information and coordinating instructions are
provided via SharePoint https:(slash)(slash)www.pandr.marines.mil/
Resources/Financial-Management-Awards-Program/. 
4.  Award recipients will be announced via MARADMIN scheduled for
release January 2026.  
5.  The ceremony will be on 26 February 2026 at the Army Navy
Country Club. Travel details will be provided in the results
MARADMIN. 
6.  This MARADMIN is applicable to the Marine Corps Total Force. 
7.  Release authorized by Lieutenant General James H. Adams III,
Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources.//