NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) awarded $57.81 million in matching grants to 37 public entities to support local projects and improvements. This first cycle of the New Mexico Match Fund supports 33 infrastructure, eight energy, four public safety, four emergency response, and eight general projects at one to […]
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) awarded $57.81 million in matching grants to 37 public entities to support local projects and improvements.
This first cycle of the New Mexico Match Fund supports 33 infrastructure, eight energy, four public safety, four emergency response, and eight general projects at one to four state-to-federal leveraged dollars. DFA began accepting applications on June 16, 2024.
“The New Mexico Match Fund is a prime example of how our executive and legislative collaboration can create meaningful assistance for our rural communities, as we’ve provided $31 million to rural entities in the first four months,” said DFA Cabinet Secretary Wayne Propst in a news release.
State highlighted projects:
City of Gallup — The matching grant of $5,000,000 will leverage a $40,000,000 federal award for the Allison Road Corridor Part A Construction project, improving mobility and increasing safety for Gallup residents.
Lincoln County — The matching grant of $12,500,000 will leverage a $50,000,000 federal award for flood mitigation from South Fork and Salt Fires from the National Resource Conservation Service’s Emergency Watershed Protection Program.
Mescalero Apache Tribe — The matching grant of $2,392,750 will leverage a $21,834,750 federal award for flood mitigation from South Fork and Salt Fires from the National Resource Conservation Service’s Emergency Watershed Protection Program.
Santa Fe-Pojoaque Soil & Water Conservation District —The matching grant of $7,440,000 will leverage a $14,300,000 federal award from the National Resource Conservation Service’s Watershed Rehabilitation Program to repair Santa Cruz Dam Site-1.
Full list of Matching Grant awarded entities:
Acequia Del Llano (Santa Cruz)
Bernalillo County
Central New Mexico Community College
City of Albuquerque
City of Carlsbad
City of Gallup
City of Lovington
City of Santa Fe
City of Socorro
Curry County
Doña Ana County
East Rio Arriba Soil and Water Conservation District
Eastern Plains Council of Governments
Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, State Parks Division
Incorporated County of Los Alamos
Lincoln County
McKinley County
Mescalero Apache Tribe
Mora County
New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration, Local Government Division
New Mexico Higher Education Department, Adult Education Division
New Mexico Highlands University
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
New Mexico Department of Transportation
New Mexico State University
North Central New Mexico Economic Development District
North Central Regional Transit District
Pueblo of Santa Ana
Pueblo of Jemez
Regina Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Association
San Juan County
Santa Fe, Pojoaque Soil & Water Conservation District
South Central Regional Transit District
Taos Pueblo
University of New Mexico
Village of Cimarron
Village of Logan
Village of Ruidoso
Click here to view the full list with project information.