OLATHE, Kan. -
NIC Inc.'s (Nasdaq: EGOV) digital marketplace, YourPassNow, was honored
with a Beacon Award during the annual Partners Outdoors conference last
week in Washington, DC. Presented to federal employees and partners for
outstanding service to the recreation community, YourPassNow was
recognized with a Beacon Award for its role in partnering with the
National Park Service (NPS) to fulfill a surge in senior pass demand.
In 2017, the NPS was faced with a rapid increase in the number of
requests for the America the Beautiful - the National Parks and Federal
Recreational Lands Senior Pass. To help fulfill these requests, the NPS
partnered with NIC to offer senior passes through YourPassNow, a digital
marketplace that makes it easy and convenient for visitors to purchase
passes and permits to access public lands online. As a result, in just
36 days, more than 635k passes were purchased, helping the NPS reduce
their backlog and ensure seniors received their passes in a timely
fashion.
"It was absolutely NIC's pleasure to help the National Park Service
fulfill the rapid demand for senior passes last year," said Angela Fultz
Nordstrom, NIC Vice President. "By offering digital access to America's
public lands, NIC is delivering on our commitment to make citizen
interactions with government more efficient and convenient."
YourPassNow provides an alternative to the traditional paper-based,
in-person purchase method while simultaneously providing public lands
with a tool to help manage the visitor experience. Using a personal
device, visitors can purchase passes and permits from yourpassnow.com.
Once purchased, passes and permits can be downloaded or stored to a
wallet for immediate and future use. Passes and permits are also emailed
for those that want to print their pass or permit.
The following public lands currently provide electronic passes and
permits through YourPassNow: Acadia, Everglades, Theodore Roosevelt,
Sequoia and Kings Canyon, Yellowstone, and Yosemite National Parks;
Castillo de San Marcos and Colorado National Monuments; Whiskeytown
National Recreation Area; Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area;
Wayne National Forest; and the Bureau of Land Management's Lake Havasu
Field Office.
About YourPassNow
Developed in cooperation with the National Park Service, YourPassNow
makes it easy and convenient for visitors to purchase entrance passes
and land access permits to public lands online. YourPassNow streamlines
a paper-based purchase process that was previously only available at
physical park locations or approved resellers. YourPassNow provides
visitors a new level of recreation access to America's public lands. For
more information, please visit www.yourpassnow.com.
About NIC Inc.
NIC Inc. (Nasdaq: EGOV) is the nation's premier provider of innovative
digital government solutions and secure payment processing, which help
make government interactions more accessible for everyone through
technology. The family of NIC companies has developed a library of more
than 13,000 digital government services for more than 6,000 federal,
state, and local government agencies. Among these solutions is the
ground-breaking personal assistant for government, Gov2Go, delivering
citizens personalized reminders and a single platform for all government
interactions. More information is available at www.egov.com.
About the National Park Service
More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America's 417
national parks and work with communities across the nation to help
preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational
opportunities. Visit us at www.nps.gov.
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