Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations Requests
Under guidelines issued by the Appropriations Committee, each Representative has the opportunity to request funding for up to 15 projects in their community for Fiscal Year 2025. Projects were restricted to a limited number of federal funding streams, and only state and local governments and eligible non-profit entities were permitted to receive funding. Additional information on the reforms governing Community Project Funding is available here.
In compliance with House Rules and Committee requirements, Rep. Leger Fernández certified that she and her immediate family have no financial interest in any of the projects requested.
A full list of requested projects is below.
Subcommittee: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration
Project Name: Bernalillo Public School District Cochiti Multi-Cultural and Career Technical Education Center
Recipient: Bernalillo Public School District
Address: 560 S Camino Del Pueblo, Bernalillo, New Mexico
Amount Requested: $4,000,000
Project Description: The Cochiti Multi-Cultural and Career Technical Education Center, will serve as a beacon of education for approximately 300 students in the rural Cochiti Pueblo area, where 53% of the population identifies as Native American and 48% as Hispanic. Furthermore, 100% of students are on free and reduced-price lunch. This center will be located within Cochiti Pueblo, a federally designated tribe with a population of less than 1,000 and will serve a pivotal role in preserving cultural language and traditions while equipping minority students with essential early career skills. Leveraging existing funds, this project addresses critical gaps in infrastructure, providing dedicated spaces for cultural language preservation classrooms, innovation labs, and early career technical education. The investment not only empowers the diverse student body but preserves the cultural heritage of communities while fostering disadvantaged youth in obtaining critical workforce readiness skills.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Subcommittee: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration
Project Name: Navajo Nation Red Lake #18 Chapter Complex
Recipient: Navajo Nation Division of Community Development
Address: 2296 Window Rock Boulevard, Arizona, 86515
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Project Description: CPF would be used to construct a new Red Lake #18 Chapter Complex. Red Lake #18 Chapter is a local government subdivision of Navajo Nation located in a small rural and isolated area in McKinley County. The median income is $27,54 and the population is 2,341. For 30 years, the Chapter has operated out of a modular facility that limits the Chapter’s ability to serve the community. It has many safety issues including inadequate meeting room space, non-ADA compliant doors and restrooms, leaking roofs, poor outdoor ADA ramps, and poor outdoor security lighting. The new complex will provide a safe and welcoming environment for community members including elders and students. It will be ADA compliant and have adequate meeting space, a commercial kitchen, a strong roof, computer rooms, and conference space for government functions. The chapter complex will become more than a governance center. It will serve as a space for elders to eat and congregate and for students to access opportunities using computers and meeting spaces. The complex is a hub for community members to receive information relating to public assistance, Navajo Nation news. It also provides a gathering space for community events and chapter meetings, and serves as a precinct station for Navajo Nation, County, and State elections.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Subcommittee: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration
Project Name: Peña Blanca, NM Multi-Generational Community Center Improvements
Recipient: Sandoval County
Address: 1500 Idalia Road, Building D, Bernalillo, New Mexico 87004
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Project Description: The Peña Blanca Community Center serves the community as a multi-generational center which includes a senior center, library, community center, indoor and outdoor communal spaces, as well as a polling place. Dilapidated buildings on the site have ongoing maintenance costs and safety issues so much so that one building can no longer be used by staff and the public. The project serves to enhance equitable service to the rural and tribal communities of Sandoval County as well as providing a safe, accessible gathering space for all members of the community. Providing basic services for the community such as senior citizen support, food distribution, education, outreach and a voting site is critical for all communities to have access to. This project would provide the funding to design and build a new senior center to expand and enhance services currently being offered to citizens in the community. The new building will be energy efficient, cost effective, and have a flexible design for changing needs in the future. The new building will include office space, a small reception area, a dining hall, a warming kitchen, an activity room, a fitness area, restrooms, and a library space. Parking improvements will include relocation of ramps for ease of access and so that the site can remain a polling place during elections. The site design includes use of Low Impact Designs, ADA compliance, ease of access for the public, and modernization of the site to include technology upgrades such as HVAC and internet access.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Subcommittee: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration
Project Name: San Juan County, NM, Fire and Rescue Fire Engine Project
Recipient: San Juan County
Address: 100 S. Oliver Dr., Aztec, New Mexico 87410
Amount Requested: $552,263
Project Description: This project would allow the San Juan County Fire & Rescue Department to acquire a new fire engine pumper truck to replace an existing end-of-life unit. This new unit would replace a 2009 Rosenbauer Timber Wolf. The pumper truck would be located at the Blanco Fire Station and primarily serve the rural, mostly census-designated population in the eastern and southern portions of San Juan County.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Subcommittee: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration
Project Name: Village of Cuba, New Mexico, Fire Hydrants Repair and Replace
Recipient: Village of Cuba
Address: 16E Cordova Ave., Cuba, New Mexico 87013
Amount Requested: $268,927
Project Description: The Village of Cuba is in desperate need of fire hydrant repairs to the existing system of hydrants. As a small, rural, municipality, Cuba does not have the tax base or ability to fund the entirety of these repairs. The community has been struck with large structural and wildland fires and is in desperate need of fixing and repairing the fire hydrant system. The project will include the engineering, excavation, exposure, and installation of 13 fire hydrants. Currently, the two hydrants that service the public housing are out of service. A main and crucial hydrant to the front of the High School is cracked and out of service. The hydrant that services the only grocery store in Cuba is gone. The hydrant that services the motel in the middle of town is missing. Seven additional crucial hydrants are out of service and need replacing. One crucial hydrant to be installed at the primary fire station. The funds will be used to bring the current fire hydrants in the Village of Cuba into compliance. According to the most recent census, the median income for a household in the village was $21,538. The population currently in the municipality is approximately 1800.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Subcommittee: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration
Project Name: Village of Questa, NM, Vida del Norte Family Resource Center
Recipient: Vida del Norte
Address: 62 Highway 38, Questa, New Mexico
Amount Requested: $225,000
Project Description: Funding for this project will allow Vida del Norte to acquire a building that will serve as its headquarters and the hub for the 100% Family Resource Center (the Center) to operate in Questa, a rural community in northern Taos County. Both organizations work to improve community health and reduce Adverse Childhood Experiences in Questa and surrounding areas. The development of the Center utilizes an identified building space. Further, the project will allow existing services from Vida del Norte, a local family-serving organization, to partner with outside agencies that provide services that Vida del Norte does not. The Center will link rural families to services on-site, online, or through navigation by Center staff. The center will also provide quality improvement strategies to service providers in ten service sectors, which will not only strengthen families’ access to services locally but also support service organizations’ growth to meet community needs.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Subcommittee: Commerce, Justice, Science / DOJ / Byrne JAG
Project Name: Gallup, NM Police Department Virtual Reality Training
Recipient: City of Gallup Police Department
Address: 451 Boardman Drive, Gallup, New Mexico 87301
Amount Requested: $300,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for virtual reality training technology to provide the most realistic and ultramodern training to officers. Through this project, the police department seeks to augment their current capabilities so that they can better de-escalate situations, respond to all manner of situations more effectively, and increase trust and legitimacy within the community.
The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because virtual reality training technology will improve policing and promote trust and legitimacy in the community as well as enhance public safety.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Subcommittee: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
Project Name: Santa Fe, NM Paseo Real Water Reclamation Facility
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Address: 4101 Jefferson Plaza NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109
Amount Requested: $10,000,000
Project Description: The Paseo Real Water Reclamation Facility provides public wastewater treatment and reclaimed water distribution for the residents of Santa Fe and surrounding areas of Santa Fe County. The facility has existing reclaimed water pump stations and distribution piping with inadequate storage, flow control, and flow metering capabilities. The facility treats wastewater from the city and county of Santa Fe. The effluent is then discharged into the Santa Fe River, which is classified as a nutrient impaired stream. With this classification the current treatment systems will not reach low enough nutrient contaminant levels for safe release into the Santa Fe River. Community project funding will be used for the design and development of the replacement wastewater reclamation facility. The facility will utilize state of the art treatment, control, and reliability, preparing the City of Santa Fe for higher quality effluent and protecting the water supply. Funding may also help implement a new storage tank and flow control and metering vaults that will improve reclaimed water distribution and metering for existing irrigation customers.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Subcommittee: Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development / Housing and Urban Development / Economic Development Initiative
Project Name: Chama, NM Tansit Operations Facility
Recipient: North Central Regional Transit District
Address: 1327 North Riverside Drive, Española, New Mexico 87532
Amount Requested: $750,000
Project Description: This request is for funding to be used for land acquisition, design, construction, and construction management for an operations facility in Chama, NM. The facility will allow for vehicle maintenance, driver check-in, restroom use, and bus storage. Currently the District operates the 170 Jicarilla route that services the Jicarilla Apache nation and connects residents to the City of Farmington, where they can access essential services. It is a priority to ensure service is uninterrupted for the communities that depend on public transportation to engage doctors’ appointments, employment opportunities, grocery store visits, and community events.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Subcommittee: Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development / Housing and Urban Development / Economic Development Initiative
Project Name: City of Las Vegas, NM South Pacific Road Improvements
Recipient: City of Las Vegas, New Mexico
Address: 1700 N Grand Avenue, Las Vegas, New Mexico 87701
Amount Requested: $4,500,000
Project Description: South Pacific Avenue is a main thoroughfare for the community of Las Vegas, New Mexico. It is also a major response route for emergency personnel. South Pacific Avenue is in need of repair and improvements which, if left unaddressed, would become a safety hazard for the people of Las Vegas. Community project development will be used to plan, design, and construct new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant sidewalks; new curbs and gutters; and pave a new roadway from Grant Street to Grand Avenue on South Pacific Avenue. The project would improve transportation, decrease accidents, increase traffic capacity, improve the school zone, make it safer for pedestrians walking and crossing the road.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Subcommittee: Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development / Housing and Urban Development / Economic Development Initiative
Project Name: City of Lovington, NM Senior Center Infrastructure Improvement Project
Recipient: City of Lovington
Address: 214 South Love, Lovington, New Mexico 88260
Amount Requested: $369,750
Project Description: The funding would be used to update the Senior Center’s facilities to ensure safety, accessibility, and comfort for the city’s older adults. This involves parking lot improvement/ADA compliance measures, handicap accessibility into the building, fencing and safety improvements, replacement of handicap doors, HVAC upgrades, carpet and floor replacement, updating ramps and signage, lighting upgrades, and expanding and improving accessibility of exercise/recreational facilities.
The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the Lovington Senior Center is a gathering place for older adults in Lovington, NM to socialize and participate in meaningful activities.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Subcommittee: Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development / Housing and Urban Development / Economic Development Initiative
Project Name: Jemez Pueblo Hazard Remediation and Pueblo Revitalization Project
Recipient: Pueblo of Jemez
Address: P.O. Box 100, Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico 87024
Amount Requested: $1,512,500
Project Description: The funding would be used for the demolition of 26 dilapidated, contaminated, uninhabitable homes, thereby allowing the construction of new homes to help address a substantial housing waitlist. The demolition of the abandoned homes will allow for the creation of a comprehensive master land use plan and redevelopment of the land to create more affordable housing for the Pueblo community.
The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the Pueblo of Jemez suffers from an epidemic of blighted, condemned, and hazardous abandoned residential and governmental buildings on its Reservation. These structures pose a serious risk to the health and safety of the community.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Subcommittee: Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development / Housing and Urban Development / Economic Development Initiative
Project Name: Jicarilla Apache Nation Public Safety Housing Project
Recipient: Jicarilla Apache Nation
Address: PO Box 550, 25 Hawks Drive, Dulce, New Mexico 87528
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Project Description: The funding would be used to plan, design and construction for eight to ten duplexes which will house public safety and emergency management personnel to service the Jicarilla Apache Nation and surrounding communities. The Tribe already has the land.
The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the Jicarilla Apache Nation is in need of housing for public safety and emergency service personnel. Due to the rural location of the Jicarilla Apache Nation, it is difficult for the Tribe to attract qualified public safety and emergency personnel in the region. The Jicarilla Apache Nation and the community of Dulce will benefit from having qualified personnel in the areas of public safety and emergency management services.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Subcommittee: Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development / Housing and Urban Development / Economic Development Initiative
Project Name: Portales, NM Waste Transfer Facility Expansion
Recipient: City of Portales
Address: 1028 W Community Way, Portales, New Mexico 88130
Amount Requested: $4,200,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for the expansion of the transfer station and to make it easier to take larger amounts of waste to Clovis when necessary. This would lower the cost of solid waste transportation, lessen road damage, lower the cost of fuel and collection vehicle maintenance, and lower the cost of waste management services overall. It would also improve public health and safety, promote sustainability, and create job opportunities for the local community.
The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because Portales operates its own trash services. Its waste transfer facility is small and fills up midway through the week. As a result, a trash truck will then haul waste to Clovis. That requires additional fuel use and wear and tear on the trucks. It also means that one of the few trash trucks is not available to pick up trash. Trash is supposed to be picked up weekly but that doesn’t always happen.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Subcommittee: Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development / Housing and Urban Development / Economic Development Initiative
Project Name: Raton, NM Ports to Plains
Recipient: City of Raton, New Mexico
Address: 224 Savage Avenue, Raton, New Mexico 87740
Amount Requested: $1,600,000
Project Description: This planning project supported by New Mexico Department of Transportation assists New Mexico in completing a City Location Study at Raton. Determining the alignment between US 87 (Future Interstate 27) and Interstate 25 will allow the city to begin developing that area. Following the designation of the Ports-to-Plains Corridor in New Mexico as a Future Interstate in the FY2022 Appropriations legislation, the project would initiate interstate highway planning on U.S. 87 / U.S. 64, specifically along the I-27 / I-25 interchange in Raton. These planning funds would be used for Project Definition, Phase A: Alternative Identification and Screening, Phase B: Detailed Alternative Analysis, Phase C: Environmental Documentation, and Preliminary Design. By enhancing transportation routes, the project facilitates trade, commerce, and regional connectivity, bolstering economic development across various sectors. Recently, it was announced that the Department of Defense has designated the Ports to Plains route coming through Raton to move defense equipment quickly from Fort Carson in Colorado to Port Arthur in Texas, making it a critical infrastructure project for the Country.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
PROJECTS REQUESTED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024
On March 6, 2024, $11,807,183 for 15 community projects were passed by the House:
- $963,000 for Chaves County CASA Crime Victim Trauma Intervention Project
- $959,752 for City of Lovington for Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements Project
- $500,000 for City of Portales/Eastern New Mexico University Street Improvement
- $1,666,279 for Village of Questa Convention Facility
- $562,500 for El Valle Community Center in Villanueva
- $84,150 for New Mexico Food Bank Expansion with Casita de Comida in Española
- $335,750 for Los Alamos YMCA Rehabilitation
- $850,000 for Red Rock Park Improvements in McKinley County
- $963,000 for San Juan County Sheriff’s Office Mobile Command Unit
- $1,000,000 for Navajo Nation Animal Shelter
- $959,752 for Pueblo of Tesuque for Wastewater Treatment Plant
- $963,000 for Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office Equipment
- $500,000 for Sandoval County for Repair of Navajo Road 474
- $500,000 for Sante Fe County Public Housing Units Electrical System Upgrades
- $1,000,000 for Town of Taos’ Filemon Sanchez Park Revitalization
This page includes information on community projects supported by Congresswoman Leger Fernández. The projects are listed alphabetically by Subcommittee.
Subcommittee: Commerce, Justice, Science / DOJ / Byrne JAG
Project Name: Crime Victim Trauma Intervention Project
Recipient: Chaves County CASA
Address: 500 North Main Street, #310, Roswell, New Mexico 88201
Amount Requested: $1.21 million
Project Description: The funding would be used for an innovative Trauma Intervention Project to serve both the child victims of crime who experience trauma and the team that serves them. This project has the potential to serve over 1,000 people a year. This innovative model provides an opportunity to stop cycles of abuse and the costs associated with them once and for all.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee: Commerce, Justice, and Science / DOJ / COPS Equipment and Technology
Project Name: Rio Arriba County Law Enforcement Equipment
Recipient: Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Office
Address: 1122 Industrial Park Road, Espanola, New Mexico 87532
Amount Requested: $1 million
Project Description: The funding would be used to purchase police units, transport vehicles and license plate recognition systems. This project would improve public safety while increasing the quality of life for community members.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee: Commerce, Justice, Science / DOJ / COPS – Technology and Equipment
Project Name: San Juan County Sheriff’s Office Mobile Command Unit
Recipient: San Juan County Sheriff’s Office
Address: 211 S. Oliver Dr., Aztec, New Mexico 87410
Amount Requested: $1.2 million
Project Description: The funding would be used to purchase a Mobile Command Center that will improve “on scene” capabilities for the Sheriff’s Office.This new purpose-built unit would replace a 17-year-old retrofitted camper currently being used as the Sheriff's Office mobile command center. The project would help improve public safety for all in the community.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee: Department of Agriculture - Community Facilities Grants
Project Name: El Valle Community Center
Recipient: El Valle Community Center
Address: 11 Lost Pueblos Road Box 61 Villanueva, New Mexico 87583
Amount Requested: $750,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for critical repairs and improvements to the El Valle Community Center in Villanueva, New Mexico. These include repair or replacement of roof, windows, insulation, and upgrades to infrastructure systems. These repairs would allow the community center to reliably continue its operations and expand staff and services.
The center’s location in an unincorporated region prevents it from receiving financial support from a municipality. That is the standard source of funding for local libraries. Without community institutions like the El Valle Community Center, small rural towns such as Villanueva will further struggle to retain their residents and lose their rural way of life.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee: Department of Agriculture - Community Facilities Grants
Project Name: Navajo Nation Animal Shelter
Recipient: Navajo Nation Division of Natural Resources
Address: Indian Route #100, Building #1, Room 2636, Window Rock, AZ 86515
Amount Requested: $1,632,224
Project Description: The funding would be used for construction of a new animal shelter in Crownpoint, New Mexico to house animals under impoundment or quarantine; provide for animal vaccinations and microchips; spay/neuter; and facilitate animal adoption. This shelter is necessary for public safety and would replace the shelter that was built approximately fifty years ago and has been condemned and closed for at least six years now. It would save taxpayers an estimated $1,623,000 that is used to treat dog bite cases on the Navajo Nation each year.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee: Department of Agriculture - Community Facilities Grants
Project Name: Rural Northern NM Food Bank Expansion (Casita de Comida)
Recipient: The Food Depot (https://thefooddepot.org/)
Address: 1222 A Siler Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507
Amount Requested: $153,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for building improvements, equipment materials, warehousing, and transportation for a food bank in Espanola, NM. The food bank is designed to provide access to free, nutritious foods and connections to additional social services in the local community. These actions to reduce barriers to healthy food will improve short- and mid-term food security.
This project can help prevent further government spending to address public health dilemmas brought on by food insecurity. Research shows that adults who are food insecure are at an increased risk for a variety of negative health outcomes and health disparities such as obesity and chronic disease. Food-insecure children are also at an increased risk for a variety of negative health outcomes, including obesity and developmental problems
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee: Energy and Water / Army Corps of Engineers / Construction
Project Name: Lovington Water/Wastewater Improvements
Recipient: City of Lovington
Address: 214 South Love, Lovington, New Mexico 88260
Amount Requested: $2.5 million
Project Description: The funding would be used to upgrade the infrastructure and equipment of the City of Lovington’s wastewater treatment facility. The project would update failing infrastructure at the facility, which would increase productivity, water conservation, and environmental safety.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee: Interior/STAG/Clean Water Revolving Fund
Project Name: Pueblo of Tesuque Wastewater Treatment Plant
Recipient: Pueblo of Tesuque
Address: 20 TP828 in Santa Fe, New Mexico 87506
Amount Requested: $3,425,600
Project Description: The funding would be used for a new wastewater treatment system to better treat the Tribe’s wastewater and protect public health. The Tribe’s current wastewater treatment plant is over 20 years old and the Indian Health Service has said it is “at the end of its useful life.” A new wastewater treatment plant will improve energy efficiency, water conservation, and advanced nutrient removal. This also creates the potential to provide revenue from lower operation costs and fewer emergency callouts.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee: Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development
Project Name: Filemon Sanchez Park Revitalization (Taos)
Recipient: Town of Taos
Address: 400 Camino de la Placita Taos, New Mexico 87571
Amount Requested: $1 million
Project Description: The funding would be used for the revitalization of a park that has
been in a major state of disrepair. This project would be an asset for economic development and serve the outdoor recreation needs of the community. The revitalization of the park at a high altitude would provide revenue to the Town of Taos by giving it the ability to host soccer, baseball, and softball tournaments with teams around the region. At the same time, it would provide healthy outlets for youth and adult sports enthusiasts. The latest US Census data indicates 18.6 percent of Taos County residents live in poverty. As a rural community, this project would be especially meaningful for Taos and sustaining its way of life.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee: Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development
Project Name: Los Alamos, NM YMCA Rehabilitation
Recipient: The Family YMCA
Address: 1450 Iris St. Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544
Amount Requested: $335,750
Project Description: The funding would be used to replace the aging roof and gym floor
at the YMCA facility in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The YMCA meets the vital needs of after school childcare care and summer camp for elementary age youth. It provides sports and recreational programs to more than 1,100 youth and teens in Los Alamos and Rio Arriba County. It also serves 2,800 adults and seniors through facility and wellness programs. This project would ensure the safety of the children, teens and seniors who utilize the community center.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee: Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development
Project Name: Repair of Navajo Road 474 (Sandoval County)
Recipient: Sandoval County
Address: 1500 Idalia Rd, P.O. Box 40, Bernalillo, New Mexico 87004
Amount Requested: $500,000
Project Description: The funding would be used to rejuvenate approximately 1.3 miles of Navajo Road 474, which is located in NM-03. The road has become almost undrivable due to potholes, high traffic count and other problems, and it serves as an important access point to schools, stores, medical facilities, and public safety.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee: Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development
Project Name: Village of Questa Convention Facility
Recipient: Village of Questa
Address: 2500 Old State Road 3 Questa, New Mexico 87556
Amount Requested: $2,500,000
Project Description: The funding would be used to construct a convention facility. The project would allow Questa and surrounding rural communities to host events locally and provide a community gathering place. Community members must travel to the closest municipalities, which includes travel through mountain roads or a 25-mile drive. This project can enhance economic development for the community, support the growth of the Village of Questa, and support surrounding rural communities whose nearest municipality is Questa.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee: Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development / Department of Transportation – Highway Infrastructure Projects
Project Name: City of Portales/Eastern New Mexico University Street Improvement
Recipient: City of Portales
Address: 100 W 1st Street, Portales New Mexico 88130
Amount Requested: $2,608,954
Project Description: The funding would be used to improve several streets around Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU). This vital project would provide for major improvements for pavement rehabilitation and reconstruction. This includes the removal of existing surface and upgrades to cement concrete paving as well as ADA, signage, striping and related improvements. The improvements will create a safer environment for pedestrians and drivers in this rural community and at ENMU.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee: Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development / Housing and Urban Development / Economic Development Initiative
Project Name: Electrical System Upgrades for Santa Fe Public Housing Units
Recipient: Santa Fe County-Housing Authority
Address: 52 Camino de Jacobo Santa Fe, New Mexico 87207
Amount Requested: $1,116,000
Project Description: The funding would be used to replace and upgrade exterior and interior electrical service panels and breaker boxes for 183 low income rental units and three Boys and Girls Clubs facilities owned by Santa Fe County Housing Authority. The project would help provide decent and safe housing to current and future low-income tenants. At the same time, it will support three Boys and Girls Clubs to provide a safe gathering place for youth.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee: Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development / Housing and Urban Development / Economic Development Initiative
Project Name: McKinley County Red Rock Park Improvements
Recipient: McKinley County
Address: 207 West Hill Ave Gallup, New Mexico 87301
Amount Requested: $2 million
Project Description: The funding would be used for building and facility improvements in Red Rock Park. The project would improve a park that is fundamental to the economic and community development of the region. It serves a rural community that is over 51 percent low-to-moderate income and majority Native American. The proposed improvements to Red Rock Park are expected to increase visitation and support the local economy.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
The funding request process closed on March 12, 2023. Community project funding requests can no longer be made for Fiscal Year 2024. For past community project funding click here.
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PROJECTS REQUESTED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023
Subcommittee: Commerce, Justice, and Science
Project Name: Curry County Simulators.
Recipient: Curry County
Address: 417 Gidding St. STE 100 Clovis, NM. 88101
Amount Granted: $267,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used to purchase two virtual reality training simulators for the Curry County Sheriff's Office and the Adult Detention Center. Training content includes but is not limited to de-escalation, use of force, mental illness, high-risk entries, and crisis intervention. This can increase an officer's effectiveness, improve use of force decisions, and ensure sufficient hours spent training to prepare for real-world scenarios.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee: Interior-Enviro - EPA - State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG)
Project Name: Santa Clara - Riverside Water Conveyance, Water Treatment and Wastewater Facility.
Recipient: Santa Clara Pueblo
Address: P.O. Box 580 Espanola NM 87532
Amount Granted: $640,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used to design a new water conveyance, water treatment, and wastewater facility. This project will help provide clean drinking water to tribal properties and landowners.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee: Interior-Enviro - EPA - State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG)
Project Name: Santo Domingo Wastewater Distribution System.
Recipient: Santo Domingo Pueblo
Address: P.O. Box 99, Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM 87052
Amount Granted: $1,500,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used to replace or rehabilitate approximately 19 manholes, 3,300 linear feet (LF) of gravity sewer line, and 156 sewer connections within the Main Village wastewater collection system. This project will preserve housing and improve sanitary conditions within the Main Village where the majority of Pueblo members reside.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee: LHHSE - ED, Postsecondary Education / Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)
Project Name: Cybersecurity Shared Services Program for Community Colleges (CHESS)
Recipient: Collaborative for Higher Education Shared Services
Address: 6401 Richards Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87508
Amount Granted: $2,000,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used to develop a Cybersecurity Shared Services program for Clovis Community College, Mesalands Community College, Northern New Mexico College, San Juan College, and Santa Fe Community College. This project would create a shared services infrastructure to help protect New Mexico community colleges against cybersecurity threats, while promoting education and training to produce graduates who meet cybersecurity workforce needs.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee: LHHSE - DOL, Employment and Training Administration / Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Grant demonstration program
Project Name: Greater Gallup Industrial Workforce Program
Recipient: Northwest New Mexico Council of Governments
Address: 106 W Aztec Ave, Gallup, NM 87301
Amount Granted: $750,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for the operation of the Greater Gallup Industrial Workforce Program. This program was funded by the US Economic Development Administration for three years and was highly successful in training and placing workers with industrial employees. It is an efficient program that provides skills and stackable certifications that lead to real job placement and helps people transition and re-skill for jobs lost in coal, refinery, and other related industries that have closed.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee: LHHSE - ED, Postsecondary Education / Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)
Project Name: Highlands University School of Social Work Center of Excellence and Native American Social Studies Institute.
Recipient: NMHU Facundo Valdez School of Social Work (FVSSW)
Address: New Mexico Highlands University. PO Box 9000. Las Vegas, NM 87701
Amount Granted: $750,000.
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for a Center for Excellence in Social Work to expand training and professional development for students of the Facundo Valdez School of Social Work and Native American Social Work Studies Institute.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee: LHHSE - HRSA, Health Facilities Construction and Equipment
Project Name: Shiprock Home for Women & Children
Recipient: Navajo Nation Division of Social Services
Address: 296 Administration Building #2 Second Floor North, Window Rock, AZ 86515 (shelter will be built in Shiprock)
Amount Granted: $3,000,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used to expand Shiprock’s domestic violence shelter capacity to at least 30 people per day, or five families, by completing a domestic violence shelter to include the provision of mental health and substance use services.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee: LHHSE - HRSA - Health Facilities Construction and Equipment
Project Name: Taos County Detox. 9
Recipient: Taos County
Address: 105 Albright Street Suite I, Taos, NM 87571
Amount Granted: $2,200,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for the Taos County Detox Center to help address high levels of substance use and intergenerational trauma in Taos County, which lacks adequate access to care. At the same time, it will symptomatically lower the costs for medical treatments and for incarceration for both individuals and local governments, thus saving taxpayer monies.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee: Department of Housing and Urban Development - Economic Development Initiative (EDI)
Project Name: Chama Water Treatment Plant Improvements.
Recipient: Village of Chama
Address: PO Box 794 Chama, New Mexico
Amount Granted: $550,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used to make repairs, upgrades, engineering services, operations, and equipment to improve the village water treatment plant and keep the Village of Chama in compliance with the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee: Department of Housing and Urban Development - Economic Development Initiative (EDI)
Project Name: Cuba Health Center Workforce Housing.
Recipient: Presbyterian Medical Services
Address: 1422 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Amount Granted: $1,635,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used to build four modern apartments adjacent to the Cuba health center on PMS-owned land. This will help to address the lack of housing for health care providers and make employment more desirable.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee: THUD - Department of Housing and Urban Development - Economic Development Initiative (EDI)
Project Name: Homeownership Assistance Voucher Program (Homewise)
Recipient: Homewise, Inc.
Address: 1301 Siler Road, Santa Fe NM 87507
Amount Granted: $750,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used to provide a $30,000 Homeownership Assistance Voucher for 25 families in Northern New Mexico as a pilot project for a total request of $750,000.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee: Department of Housing and Urban Development - Economic Development Initiative (EDI)
Project Name: One Generation’s Indigenous Farm Hub.
Recipient: Tides Center (fiduciary agent for One Generation)
Address: 6370 Corrales Rd. Corrales, New Mexico 87048-8785
Amount Granted: $960,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for establishing a shared-use facility, an agricultural training facility, and business incubator operated out of Sandoval County primarily serving Indigenous people in northwest and central New Mexico. This program develops core farming and ranching production and business skills. It also preserves traditional Indigenous agricultural practices, known to be ecologically and environmentally sound, sustainable, and regenerative to damaged lands.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee: Department of Housing and Urban Development - Economic Development Initiative (EDI)
Project Name: Raton Film Studio and Education Center
Recipient: The City of Raton
Address: PO Box 910, 224 Savage Avenue, Raton, New Mexico 87740
Amount Granted: $3,000,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used to rehabilitate Kearny Elementary School into a film production and workforce development facility. The facility will provide training in all areas and trades associated with film production in partnership with Santa Fe Community College and El Raton Media Works. Funding is sought for facility renovation and studio-related equipment.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee: THUD, DOT - Highway Infrastructure Projects
Project Name: Taos Pueblo Spider Rock Road Improvement Project
Recipient: Taos Pueblo
Address: 1075 Veterans Highway/P. O. Box 1846, Taos, NM 87571
Amount Granted: $4,000,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used to provide grade, drain, and hot asphalt concrete pavement to a mostly dirt and gravel road. The users of the project include, but are not limited to, 2,600 tribal community members, 300 employees, 300 school children, thousands of Native American and others who obtain services from the Indian Health Service Taos-Picuris Health Center.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee: USDA - Community Facilities Grants
Project Name: Mora County Hub for Community-based Services (HELP NM)
Recipient: HELP New Mexico, Inc.
Address: 508 State Highway 518 Mora New Mexico 87732
Amount Granted: $750,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used to plan, design, construct, renovate, equip, and install capital improvements to the former Cleveland Alcohol Treatment Center to develop the Mora County Hub for Community-based Services.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
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PROJECTS REQUESTED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022
Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies/Agriculture/ReConnect Program
Project Name: Broadband for Española
Recipient: City of Española
Address: 405 N. Paseo de Oñate, Española, New Mexico 87532
Amount Granted: $879,506
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for installing 30, five-gigahertz signal distribution points—antennas that will send and receive wireless signal—at nine sites to provide highspeed, fixed wireless service to Española residents and businesses. The establishment of this network of antennas will make highspeed, wireless Internet available to at least 5,000 homes and 380 businesses in our community.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies/Agriculture/Community Facilities Grants
Project Name: Gallinas River Park
Recipient: Hermit’s Peak Watershed Alliance
Address: 289 County Road A2, Sapello, New Mexico 87745
Amount Requested: $969,580.38
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for the revitalization of Gallinas park. The project would create climate change solutions with carbon sequestration, flood mitigation and community resilience to drought. Moreover, it would promote a healthy environment that enlivens our rural community with a strong connection to the land. A revitalized Park would feed our communities’ spirit with outdoor recreation opportunities accessible to all. This nature-based park would demonstrate green infrastructure to treat stormwater and reduce urban temperatures. Finally, it would spur our economy with sustainable rural development that honors our history and culture.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies/Agriculture/Community Facilities Grants
Project Name: San Felipe Community Center
Recipient: Pueblo of San Felipe
Address: 127 Hagen Road, San Felipe, New Mexico 87001
Amount Granted: $1,500,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for the construction of a new community center. This center would be used for several community functions. For example, it would provide WIFI for students on the Pueblo who often broadband connectivity. In addition, the new facility would include classrooms where youth and elders take part in intergenerational cultural sessions to preserve the Keresan language. Finally, the new Council Chambers will help to provide a more efficient government with space big enough to accommodate administrative staff.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Energy and Water/Interior/Bureau of Reclamation
Project Name: Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project
Recipient: Bureau of Reclamation (non-federal sponsors: New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, City of Gallup)
Address: 1235 La Plata Highway, Farmington, NM 87401
Amount Granted: $67,342,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for supporting the operations, maintenance, and continued development of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project (NGWSP). The NGWSP was authorized by Congress in 2009 to provide sustainable potable water to the rural communities within and around the Navajo Nation, the Jicarilla Apache Nation, and the City of Gallup in northwestern New Mexico. In the 21st century, nobody should live without access to running water.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies/Education/Elementary and Secondary Education
Project Name: Big Brothers, Big Sisters (BBBS) and Boys and Girls Clubs (BGC) mentoring services and social programs
Recipient: Big Brothers, Big Sisters (BBBS) and Boys and Girls Clubs (BGC)
Address: BBBS of Central New Mexico located at 308 N. Locke Ave., Farmington, New Mexico 87401; BBBS of the Mountain Region located at 1229 S. ST Francis DR # C, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505; and the BGC of Central New Mexico located at 4600 Sundt RD NE, Rio Rancho, New Mexico 87124.
Amount Granted: $225,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used to provide group and one-to-one mentoring services and programs that promote social-emotional learning to at-risk K-12 youth in Sandoval, San Juan, and Santa Fe counties. BBBS would recruit and screen high school-aged and adult volunteer mentors to engage youth in programs that cultivate the skills they need to excel in school and later in life.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies/Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration
Project Name: Roosevelt Special Hospital Expansion
Recipient: Roosevelt Special Hospital
Address: 42121 W. Hwy 70 in Portales, NM 88130
Amount Granted: $600,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for purchasing land and funding construction of a clinic expansion. This would allow Roosevelt General Hospital and Clinics to expand primary and specialty care services in the rural and underserved area of Clovis, New Mexico. It would also include constructing a facility to house lab and X-ray diagnostics. Funding would also support monthly visits for behavioral health and pediatric services from the Portales, New Mexico clinic into Clovis, New Mexico.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies/Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration
Recipient: San Juan College
Address: 4601 College Blvd., Farmington, NM 87402
Amount Granted: $1,100,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for the establishment of an on-site student health center that would provide medical and mental health care and support. A Student Health Center would bring preventative and immediate care, as well as counseling, health education and outreach to the College’s students. Students learn better when they are healthy and are more likely to persist and succeed.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies/Department of Housing and Urban Development/Economic Development Initiative (EDI)
Project Name: Broadband Expansion for the Curry County Fairgrounds
Recipient: Curry County
Address: 417 Gidding Street, Suite 100, Clovis, NM 88101
Amount Granted: $250,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used to design, purchase, and install an expanded WiFi network at the Curry County Fairgrounds. This expansion would provide broadband connectivity to underserved families and children in the community. Further, it would allow the fairgrounds to host more events and livestream those events to reach more people. This project would help to spur growth in the region.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies/Department of Housing and Urban Development/Economic Development Initiative (EDI)
Project Name: Historic Taos County Courthouse
Recipient: Taos County
Address: 105 Albright Street, Suite I, Taos, NM 87571
Amount Granted: $1,263,973
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used to rehabilitate the Historic Taos County Courthouse. It would encompass numerous elements from stabilizing the building shell to providing ADA access to installing energy-efficient equipment. Further, the rehabilitation would make the building, including its WPA murals, more accessible to the local businesses and residents for educational activities, meetings, and events.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies/Department of Housing and Urban Development/Economic Development Initiative (EDI)
Project Name: Santa Fe Public Housing Re-Roofing Project
Recipient: Santa Fe County - Housing Authority
Address: 52 Camino de Jacobo Santa Fe, NM 87507
Amount Granted: $1,044,172
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for a re-roofing project for Public Housing rental units and facilities owned and operated by the Santa Fe County Housing Authority. This project is critical to ensure the structural integrity and safety of our public housing rental units, and to further promote the Housing Authority’s mission statement of providing safe and decent housing for the low-income residents of Santa Fe County. The benefits of this project include providing safety for our residents, increased emergency efficiency for our units, and access to affordable housing for the residents of Santa Fe County.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
