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New Mexico grants for nonprofits & individuals

Open federal and state grants New Mexico organizations and individuals can apply for — with who qualifies, how much, the deadline, and exactly what each one requires.

Federal grant funding to New Mexico (FY2025)
$12.7B
#31 of 50 states
Per resident
$5,998
federal grants per capita

New Mexico state grant programs

State-administered programs open now.

Research and Development (RAD) Directed Energy (RD) University Assistance InstrumentsMariah Salazar Contracting and Grants Officer · $49,000,000 · due 2029-07-18

Which federal programs actually fund New Mexico

Competitively awarded federal grant dollars that went to New Mexico recipients in FY2025 — project grants and cooperative agreements only. Formula and block funding (Medicaid, highways) is excluded because it is allocated to state government, not won by applicants.

ProgramAssistance listingAwarded in New Mexico
Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters)97.036$265.3M
Highway Planning and Construction20.205$158.5M
Impact Aid84.041$106.8M
Head Start93.600$96.3M
Health Center Program (Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care)93.224$77.3M
Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief15.514$77.0M
Fossil Energy Research and Development81.089$62.0M
New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program10.758$57.8M

Who won competitive federal grants in New Mexico

The largest New Mexico recipients of competitive federal grant awards in FY2025. Useful for two things: seeing who your likely co-applicants and partners are, and seeing which programs have a track record of paying out in this state.

RecipientAwarded
NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT$308.5M
PUEBLO OF ACOMA$106.2M
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO$106.2M
NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$98.4M
ENERGY MINERALS & NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT$94.2M
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO$91.4M
STATE ENGINEER, NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF THE$65.0M
KIT CARSON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.$58.3M

Open federal grants for New Mexico applicants

A sample of the 2,243 federal opportunities open now — each links to a full breakdown of eligibility, required documents, and deadlines. Listed first: the 12 whose program has a record of awarding money in New Mexico.

Fiscal Year 2027 Expanding Nutrition ServicesHealth Resources and Services Administration · $350,000 – $350,000 · due 2026-09-09 · funded in New MexicoWaterSMART Drought Response ProgramBureau of Reclamation · $25,000 – $1,500,000 · funded in New MexicoImproved Oil and Gas Recovery and Produced Water Management TechnologiesNational Energy Technology Laboratory · $1 – $150,000,000 · due 2026-09-08 · funded in New MexicoAdvancing Oil and Natural Gas Production and DeliveryNational Energy Technology Laboratory · $1 – $28,000,000 · due 2026-09-22 · funded in New MexicoNational Institute of General Medical Sciences Predoctoral Basic Biomedical Sciences Research Training Program (T32)National Institutes of Health · due 2026-09-25 · funded in New MexicoTribal Undergraduate to Graduate Research Training and Leadership Experiences (TURTLE) Program (UE5/T32)National Institutes of Health · due 2027-01-25 · funded in New MexicoMedical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) (T32)National Institutes of Health · due 2027-01-25 · funded in New MexicoNational Centers for Cryo-electron Tomography (cryoET) (R24 -Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · due 2027-01-26 · funded in New MexicoTribal Institutional Review Board Establishment and Enhancement (TIRBEE) (R24 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · due 2027-01-27 · funded in New MexicoNIGMS National and Regional Resources (R24 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · due 2027-06-14 · funded in New MexicoFocused Technology Research and Development (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · due 2028-01-07 · funded in New MexicoMaximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) (R35 - Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of Health · due 2028-05-26 · funded in New Mexico
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This report compiles and structures publicly available grant information from official federal and state sources. It is not legal, financial, or grant-writing advice, is not an endorsement by any grantor, and does not replace reading the official grant solicitation or consulting a grants professional. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines are current as of the source’s publication date — always confirm against the official notice of funding opportunity before you apply. Many federal grants are not available to for-profit businesses or individuals; where that applies, the report says so.