New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, NM
- UEI
- N9GLBGC6U6M1
- CAGE
- 0XUL7
- Primary NAICS
- 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- U.S. Government Entity
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 800 W National Ave, Las Vegas, NM 87701, USA
- Website
- nmhu.edu
- Founded
- 1893
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Education Services
- Education
- SIC code
- 82 Educational Services
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $150,000 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Agriculture | $150,000 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Of Texas At Austin | H79TI087725 | $65,171 | |
| University Of New Mexico | 20247704043087 | $77,917 | |
| New Mexico State University | 2408898 | $66,132 | |
| New Mexico State University | P20GM103451 | $1,282,264 | |
| New Mexico Department Of Homeland Security And Emergency Management | 4529DRNMP00000001 | $44,012 |
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About the company
New Mexico Highlands University, a public Hispanic-serving institution headquartered in Las Vegas, New Mexico, serves as a federal grant recipient (96% of recent awards are prime grants) conducting research and workforce development across natural resources management, materials science, STEM education, and forest restoration. The university operates as a prime recipient under multiple federal research and educational grant programs administered by the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Department of Education, and the Department of the Interior, with ancillary subcontract and sub-grant participation in workforce and conservation programs.
NMHU's federal funding portfolio concentrates on research grants and cooperative agreements rather than federal contracts. The top customer agencies by award count are the National Science Foundation (22 awards), the Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 3–Southwestern Region (13 awards, $267 thousand combined potential value), the Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education (13 awards), and the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Albuquerque Acquisition Office (8 awards, $226 thousand combined potential value), accounting for 46% of total awards. The university recently awarded a sole federal contract: a $150,000 purchase order from USDA Forest Service for cone processing and seed procurement supporting National Forests in the Southwestern Region, with performance through September 13, 2027.
NMHU's active research footprint spans materials chemistry, earth sciences, environmental health, and forest management. Current grants include a $1.0 million Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention award (CFDA 10.694) running through June 30, 2027, positioning the university as one of three congressionally designated Southwest Ecological Restoration Institutes under Public Law 108-317; a $250,000 Bipartisan Infrastructure Act Nursery Vegetation grant (CFDA 10.736) for reforestation center seed operations expansion through November 30, 2026; collaborative NSF funding for data-driven prediction of hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite structures with Air Force Research Laboratory and National Renewable Energy Laboratory partners; and NSF support for a single-crystal X-ray diffractometer acquisition (awarded September 2023, completing August 2026). NMHU also participates as sub-recipient in USDA and NSF-funded workforce initiatives, including the LISTOS project (Leadership in Science Training and Outdoor Stewardship) under University of New Mexico prime stewardship and an NM-INBRE biomedical research network capacity-building grant administered through New Mexico State University.
Award activity peaked at nine grants in 2022 and has moderated to two awards in 2026. Six awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $150 thousand. The university's federal engagement model emphasizes research translation and community-facing workforce development in underrepresented and underserved populations across northern New Mexico, leveraging its designation as the only four-year college in a region with 78% Hispanic heritage and 28% poverty rates.
Quick answers
Is New Mexico Highlands University registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. New Mexico Highlands University's SAM.gov registration is active through September 23, 2027.
How much has New Mexico Highlands University received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $150,000 to New Mexico Highlands University in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
What is New Mexico Highlands University's most recent federal award?
New Mexico Highlands University's most recent federal contract award is This project is to process cone and procure seeds for national forests in the southwestern region (R3) (127EAV26P0027), from Forest Service, on September 14, 2026.
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