 In November 2009, Noujaim was awarded the Maureen A. Donahoe Life Award by Carolyn's Place, a crisis pregnancy center, for his steadfast work promoting a socially conservative agenda in the legislature.In March 2011, Noujaim was given the first Connecticut Reading Association's Legislative Literacy Advocate Award from CRA President Sandy Mangan during an awards ceremony at the capitol.The award honors a legislator who has been helpful in advocating and supporting literacy at the state and local level.