Past Community Project Requests
Projects Requested for Fiscal Year 2022
NOTE: The projects are listed alphabetically by Subcommittee.
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Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies/Agriculture/ReConnect Program
Project Name: Broadband for Española
Recipient: City of Española
Address: 405 N. Paseo de Oñate, Española, New Mexico 87532
Amount Requested: $1,172,675
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for installing 30, five-gigahertz signal distribution points—antennas that will send and receive wireless signal—at nine sites to provide highspeed, fixed wireless service to Española residents and businesses. The establishment of this network of antennas will make highspeed, wireless Internet available to at least 5,000 homes and 380 businesses in our community.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies/Agriculture/Community Facilities Grants
Project Name: Gallinas River Park
Recipient: Hermit’s Peak Watershed Alliance
Address: 289 County Road A2, Sapello, New Mexico 87745
Amount Requested: $969,580.38
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for the revitalization of Gallinas park. The project would create climate change solutions with carbon sequestration, flood mitigation and community resilience to drought. Moreover, it would promote a healthy environment that enlivens our rural community with a strong connection to the land. A revitalized Park would feed our communities’ spirit with outdoor recreation opportunities accessible to all. This nature-based park would demonstrate green infrastructure to treat stormwater and reduce urban temperatures. Finally, it would spur our economy with sustainable rural development that honors our history and culture.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies/Agriculture/Community Facilities Grants
Project Name: San Felipe Community Center
Recipient: Pueblo of San Felipe
Address: 127 Hagen Road, San Felipe, New Mexico 87001
Amount Requested: $1,500,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for the construction of a new community center. This center would be used for several community functions. For example, it would provide WIFI for students on the Pueblo who often broadband connectivity. In addition, the new facility would include classrooms where youth and elders take part in intergenerational cultural sessions to preserve the Keresan language. Finally, the new Council Chambers will help to provide a more efficient government with space big enough to accommodate administrative staff.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Energy and Water/Interior/Bureau of Reclamation
Project Name: Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project
Recipient: Bureau of Reclamation (non-federal sponsors: New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, City of Gallup)
Address: 1235 La Plata Highway, Farmington, NM 87401
Amount Requested: $11 million
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for supporting the operations, maintenance, and continued development of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project (NGWSP). The NGWSP was authorized by Congress in 2009 to provide sustainable potable water to the rural communities within and around the Navajo Nation, the Jicarilla Apache Nation, and the City of Gallup in northwestern New Mexico. In the 21st century, nobody should live without access to running water.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies/Education/Elementary and Secondary Education
Project Name: Big Brothers, Big Sisters (BBBS) and Boys and Girls Clubs (BGC) mentoring services and social programs
Recipient: Big Brothers, Big Sisters (BBBS) and Boys and Girls Clubs (BGC)
Address: BBBS of Central New Mexico located at 308 N. Locke Ave., Farmington, New Mexico 87401; BBBS of the Mountain Region located at 1229 S. ST Francis DR # C, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505; and the BGC of Central New Mexico located at 4600 Sundt RD NE, Rio Rancho, New Mexico 87124.
Amount Requested: $215,660
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used to provide group and one-to-one mentoring services and programs that promote social-emotional learning to at-risk K-12 youth in Sandoval, San Juan, and Santa Fe counties. BBBS would recruit and screen high school-aged and adult volunteer mentors to engage youth in programs that cultivate the skills they need to excel in school and later in life.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies/Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration
Project Name: Roosevelt Special Hospital Expansion
Recipient: Roosevelt Special Hospital
Address: 42121 W. Hwy 70 in Portales, NM 88130
Amount Requested: $930,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for purchasing land and funding construction of a clinic expansion. This would allow Roosevelt General Hospital and Clinics to expand primary and specialty care services in the rural and underserved area of Clovis, New Mexico. It would also include constructing a facility to house lab and X-ray diagnostics. Funding would also support monthly visits for behavioral health and pediatric services from the Portales, New Mexico clinic into Clovis, New Mexico.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies/Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration
Recipient: San Juan College
Address: 4601 College Blvd., Farmington, NM 87402
Amount Requested: $1,080,250
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for the establishment of an on-site student health center that would provide medical and mental health care and support. A Student Health Center would bring preventative and immediate care, as well as counseling, health education and outreach to the College’s students. Students learn better when they are healthy and are more likely to persist and succeed.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies/Department of Housing and Urban Development/Economic Development Initiative (EDI)
Project Name: Broadband Expansion for the Curry County Fairgrounds
Recipient: Curry County
Address: 417 Gidding Street, Suite 100, Clovis, NM 88101
Amount Requested: $250,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used to design, purchase, and install an expanded WiFi network at the Curry County Fairgrounds. This expansion would provide broadband connectivity to underserved families and children in the community. Further, it would allow the fairgrounds to host more events and livestream those events to reach more people. This project would help to spur growth in the region.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies/Department of Housing and Urban Development/Economic Development Initiative (EDI)
Project Name: Historic Taos County Courthouse
Recipient: Taos County
Address: 105 Albright Street, Suite I, Taos, NM 87571
Amount Requested: $1,263,973
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used to rehabilitate the Historic Taos County Courthouse. It would encompass numerous elements from stabilizing the building shell to providing ADA access to installing energy-efficient equipment. Further, the rehabilitation would make the building, including its WPA murals, more accessible to the local businesses and residents for educational activities, meetings, and events.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies/Department of Housing and Urban Development/Economic Development Initiative (EDI)
Project Name: Santa Fe Public Housing Re-Roofing Project
Recipient: Santa Fe County - Housing Authority
Address: 52 Camino de Jacobo Santa Fe, NM 87507
Amount Requested: $1,044,172.80
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for a re-roofing project for Public Housing rental units and facilities owned and operated by the Santa Fe County Housing Authority. This project is critical to ensure the structural integrity and safety of our public housing rental units, and to further promote the Housing Authority’s mission statement of providing safe and decent housing for the low-income residents of Santa Fe County. The benefits of this project include providing safety for our residents, increased emergency efficiency for our units, and access to affordable housing for the residents of Santa Fe County.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here