The New York State-Local Information Systems project received a 1998 NASIRE award for outstanding achievement in the field of information technology, representing the statewide policy, planning, and management category. The NYS Spatial Data Clearinghouse was honored as the best intergovernmental application for 1996 and received one of nine NASIRE Awards for Outstanding Achievement in the field of Information Technology. In May 1994, NASIRE named CTG the top information policy and management initiative in the country