New Mexico Department Of Homeland Security And Emergency Management

New Mexico Department Of Homeland Security And Emergency Management, Emergency Management Division, is a U.S. state government agency that serves as the prime recipient of federal grants from disaster-assistance and emergency-preparedness programs, distributing funding to local governments, tribal entities, and nonprofit organizations across New Mexico. The division operates as part of the State of New Mexico and does not compete for federal contracts; its federal footprint consists entirely of federal grants under pass-through and direct-award mechanisms.

The division's grant work centers on FEMA-administered disaster recovery and preparedness programs. DHSEM has received 104 awards from FEMA Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards and 68 additional FEMA awards, spanning Disaster Assistance Projects (CFDA 97.088), Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (CFDA 97.039), Disaster Grants — Public Assistance (CFDA 97.036), Emergency Management Performance Grants (CFDA 97.042), Homeland Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.067), Nonprofit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.008), Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (CFDA 97.047), Emergency Operations Center grants (CFDA 97.052), State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (CFDA 97.137), and Community Assistance Program funding. Representative recent awards include a $38.2 million FEMA Disaster Grants — Public Assistance award (August 2025) for debris removal, emergency protective measures, and facility restoration in Santa Fe; a $7.04 million Homeland Security Grant Program formula grant (October 2025) supporting emergency planning, equipment acquisition, and critical infrastructure protection; a $2.14 million State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program award (September 2025) for governance and vulnerability assessments; and a $137.18 million HUD Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) and Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) allocation (September 2025) for long-term recovery and infrastructure restoration. The division also manages Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) grants (CFDA 20.703) supporting hazardous-materials response training and planning, with a $398,977.50 award received October 2025.

DHSEM's customer concentration is heavily weighted to FEMA; the agency accounts for 172 of 189 total awards. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community Planning and Development office has issued two large disaster-recovery block-grant allocations totaling $141.311 million combined (September 2025 and July 2025). The Department of Transportation's PHMSA accounts for 12 hazmat-preparedness formula grants. A small allocation from the Department of Veterans Affairs appears in the award data. DHSEM distributes sub-awards ranging from $10,000 to over $500,000 to county governments, municipalities, tribal entities, religious institutions, schools, community centers, and healthcare facilities across New Mexico to implement emergency management, hazard mitigation, cybersecurity, nonprofit security, and disaster recovery initiatives. The division has issued 23 awards facing ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, representing potential recompete or renewal activity.