NMTD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) has awarded $790,801 to 45 communities through the New Mexico Clean and Beautiful Grant Program for fiscal year 2023.
The Clean and Beautiful Grant Program funds projects and initiatives that contribute to the following goals and objectives:
- End littering;
- Reduce waste;
- Beautify communities;
- Empower youth; and
- Increase program capacity.
“It’s incredibly important for us at the Tourism Department to support local communities with the resources they need to protect and enhance our shared spaces and public lands,” Tourism Secretary Jen Paul Schroer said. “The Clean and Beautiful Grant Program really empowers local stakeholders to pursue and complete projects that intersect between community service, litter reduction and placemaking.”
Through this program, communities have used funds to enhance public space and support local wildlife and the ecosystem, among other projects.
Some recent examples of community projects supported by the Clean and Beautiful Grant Program include:
- A community mural at the Roswell Museum that acknowledges the natural landscape and the aura of mystery of the region;
- A parklet in Silver City, bringing a much-needed public space to the town’s arts and culture district;
- A tree seedling drive-thru giveaway in Rio Rancho to encourage residents to help build the city’s urban canopy; and
- A cleanup event in Las Cruces where youth groups gathered to clean and beautify ponds, parks, trails and other sites throughout the city.
Recipients of the New Mexico Clean & Beautiful Grant Program for FY23:
| New Mexico Clean & Beautiful Grant Recipients
Fiscal Year 2023 |
|
| Acoma Pueblo | $3,110 |
| Bernalillo County | $18,000 |
| Chavez County | $15,606.39 |
| City of Alamogordo | $30,081.40 |
| City of Albuquerque | $97,155.68 |
| City of Anthony | $2,950 |
| City of Artesia | $18,562.78 |
| City of Bayard | $8,375.50 |
| City of Bloomfield | $10,102.05 |
| City of Carlsbad | $19,470 |
| City of Clovis | $20,055 |
| City of Farmington | $16,935 |
| City of Gallup | $18,465 |
| City of Grants | $22,418.50 |
| City of Hobbs | $13,230 |
| City of Las Cruces | $29,037.74 |
| City of Las Vegas | $15,445.30 |
| City of Lovington | $2,250 |
| City of Portales | $12,650 |
| City of Rio Rancho | $31,837 |
| City of Roswell | $49,109.44 |
| City of Santa Fe | $33,345 |
| City of Sunland Park | $15,200 |
| City of Truth or Consequences | $1,678.25 |
| City of Tucumcari | $16,269 |
| Curry County | $9,064 |
| Doña Ana County | $17,325 |
| Los Alamos County | $16,692 |
| Luna County | $21,900 |
| Roosevelt County | $4,000 |
| Valencia County | $24,547.50 |
| Town of Bernalillo | $3,950 |
| Town of Mesilla | $11,635 |
| Town of Mountainair | $5,625 |
| Town of Red River | $4,000 |
| Town of Silver City | $12,578.61 |
| Town of Springer | $6,230 |
| Village of Angel Fire | $7,562.81 |
| Village of Cimarron | $7,725 |
| Village of Eagle Nest | $37,555.91 |
| Village of Maxwell | $3,300 |
| Village of Milan | $6,157 |
| Village of Roy | $11,969.49 |
| Village of Ruidoso | $45,435 |
| Zuni Pueblo |
$14,210 |
More information about the program is available here.
