This EDA investment supports the town of bernalillo with creating a tourism strategy to attract new visitors to the region and build a tourism industry in bernalillo, new mexico

The Town of Bernalillo, New Mexico received a $250,490 Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program on April 11, 2022. The funding will support the creation of a tourism strategy and planning process to attract new visitors, build a tourism industry, and advance economic resiliency in Bernalillo. Specifically, the Town will build relationships with Tribal cultural councils and local businesses to support area artists in preserving important historic and cultural traditions. Once completed, the project will result in a plan to develop collaborative tourism products and grant-ready projects, with the goals of increasing employment opportunities, saving jobs, spurring private investment throughout the region. The EAA program provides technical, planning, and infrastructure assistance to regions experiencing adverse economic changes, consistent with the goals of this award to the Town of Bernalillo.

The project aims to build relationships with tribal cultural councils and local businesses to support area artists in their continuous preservation of important historic and cultural traditions. Once completed, the project will support a planning process to build collaborative tourism products and grant-ready projects, which will help increase employment opportunities, save jobs, spur private investment, and advance economic resiliency throughout the region.