The $1.25 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307) will fund the creation of a training facility in Española, New Mexico managed by Rio Arriba County. The facility will provide job training services to 50 workers displaced by COVID-19 outbreaks in a region with historically high unemployment, partnering with the Pipe Fitters Union to train residents for positions in...
The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant to Bernalillo County, New Mexico under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant will support the county's efforts to build infrastructure to attract a major employer that is expected to generate 2,400 jobs and $190 million in private investment. Specifically, the funding will help develop more resilient industrial and warehousing positions to restart the local economy...
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...
The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1 million Project Grant to UNM Rainforest Innovations (UNM RI) on March 31, 2022 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. UNM RI will provide training, mentoring, and strategy development services to mitigate barriers that have prevented tribal entrepreneurs from starting and growing resilient businesses on reservations and throughout New Mexico. The program aims to help tribal regions recover...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $3.5 million under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program to support infrastructure development at the McKinley County Industrial Park in Gallup, New Mexico. Specifically, the Project Grant will fund the construction of water utility infrastructure including extending water mains and developing new groundwater wells to service the industrial park and support the growth of healthcare product manufacturing. This...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded New Mexico State University (NMSU) a $487,500 project grant under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300) on September 12, 2022. The funding will support critical infrastructure improvements at NMSU's Arrowhead Park in Las Cruces, New Mexico to attract businesses in media, healthcare, and aerospace industries. Specifically, the university will use the grant to construct...
The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,500,000.00 Project Grant under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) to the Northwest New Mexico Council of Government (Nwnmcog), a U.S. local government entity and council of governments. The grant funding will provide technical assistance, planning resources, and infrastructure initiatives to support Nwnmcog's role as a regional planning and development...
The North Central New Mexico Economic Development District was awarded $300,000 under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program by the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for its eight-county region through December 2024. As part of CFDA 11.302, the District will lead a collaborative public-private sector process to create an economic roadmap to diversify and...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) to New Mexico Community Capital (NMCC), a minority-owned, woman-owned, Native American-owned non-profit organization. The grant, awarded on February 1, 2024, will enable NMCC to deliver digital media and marketing training to at least 100 Native-owned businesses, facilitate access to the IndigiExchange...
Federal Grant Award Summary The State of New Mexico Workforce Solutions Department received a formula grant award of $5.5 million from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) for the Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities program (CFDA 17.207), effective July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. This universal access program delivers employment exchange services and labor market information products to all job seekers and employers in New Mexico...
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. This will involve mirroring Arizona's clinical education consortium model to streamline student pathways into on-the-job clinical training. WIN will also partner with the Regional Development Corporation and construction employers such as Arpad Builders, Northern Rio Arriba Electric Cooperative, and Bradbury Stamm Construction to deploy a mobile classroom. This will provide high-quality classroom training and apprenticeships to hard-to-reach populations in northern New Mexico's construction sector.