On the eve of the anniversary, the cabinet-level 921 Earthquake Post-Disaster Recovery Commission (ERC) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs selected ten community organizations to receive "9-21 Reconstruction Zone Community Business Revival Awards" in recognition of their contribution to local economic recovery.
九月中，行政院九二一震災重建委員會及經濟部，為表揚輔導團隊對重建區產業振興的貢獻，評選出十個社區組織，頒給「九二一重建社區產業振興獎」，獲獎單位包括：台中縣東勢鎮農會、新社鄉休閒農業促進會、國姓鄉梅林社區發展協會、竹山鎮產業觀光振興協會等。