Project Grant AM200100XXXXG106

This $4.7 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE program funds the Scale Up New Mexico project led by New Mexico State University's Arrowhead Center. The grant supports expanding the Center's existing innovation and commercialization programming for New Mexico startups over three years from November 2022 to October 2025. Key services include accelerators to help technology startups with commercial potential through activities...

The New Mexico Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NMMex) received a $400,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program (CFDA 11.611) to provide supply chain optimization services and establish a supply chain intelligence network from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2025. Under the award, NMMex will enhance existing capabilities by recruiting a supply chain specialist,...

The New Mexico Department of Agriculture will use a $565,724.95 block grant award from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in New Mexico through September 2025. As part of the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, the Department will leverage resources to strategically improve various agricultural sectors via research and development, sustainability efforts, and increased education and marketing. New Mexico State University will oversee program...

The Northern New Mexico Workforce Integration Network (WIN) will provide workforce development services totaling $12.7 million through September 2025 under an Economic Adjustment Assistance Project Grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration. WIN and its healthcare partner, Santa Fe Community College, will expand existing sector partnerships with local healthcare employers including Holy Cross Hospital, Santa Fe Recovery Center, and Presbyterian Hospital Espanola....

The Rio Grande Local Foods Logistic and Distribution Program (RGLDP) will provide technical assistance and capacity building services to local farmers, ranchers, food producers, and intermediaries in New Mexico to increase sales to retailers, food manufacturers, and institutions along the I-25 corridor from Taos to Las Cruces. Led by the Rio Grande Community Development Corporation and partner organizations, the RGLDP will deliver training and online resources, including food safety...

The New Mexico Department of Agriculture was awarded a $794,444.58 Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill (CFDA #10.170) for the period of September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2025. The funding will support efforts to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in New Mexico through activities such as marketing and promotion, research and development assistance, expanding availability...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) awarded New Mexico State University $611,032.51 under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (CFDA 10.170) effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2028. This three-year block grant supports the New Mexico Department of Agriculture's efforts to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops across the state through a coordinated portfolio of seven sub-awarded projects: one research initiative, five education and...

The Regents of New Mexico State University and New Mexico Department of Agriculture were awarded a $598,925.57 block grant from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill (SCBGP-FB, CFDA 10.170) for the period of September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2024. The grant will enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through leveraging efforts to market and promote specialty crops, assist producers with research and development relevant to...

The Economic Development Department New Mexico was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Small Business Administration Office of International Trade under the State Trade Expansion Program. The grant will support the department's efforts to increase the number of small businesses in New Mexico that are exporting and to increase the value of exports for small businesses in the state that currently export. The grant period is from September 30, 2022 through September 29, 2024. As the...

New Mexico Community Capital (NMCC) will leverage partnerships to provide technology training and access to online markets for Native-owned enterprises in central and northern New Mexico under a $1,391,374.60 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA). Specifically, NMCC will implement a three-tier entrepreneurial support strategy utilizing $1.39 million in EDA funding provided under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. Over an 18-month...