STATE News:

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the Department of Finance and Administration announced today $150 million in CARES Act grants to local governments across New Mexico to cover the cost of necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency.

The governor announced that Los Alamos County will receive a $1,065,000 grant award for small businesses via local governments and a direct local government grant award of $656,250.

“The pandemic has been devastating for all of us, not least local governments and small businesses across our state,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said. “My administration will continue to deliver whatever resources we have and can make available to help our communities maintain essential services and respond to the public health emergency. Every applicant received funding. No one gets left behind. There is still more to do, and together we will continue fighting this virus with everything we’ve got.”

The Department of Finance and Administration received 83 local government applications for $100 million made available for local governments and 66 applications for $50 million made available for small business grants via local governments.

Applications were open to almost all of New Mexico’s local governments, excluding only the city of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County, which received CARES Act funds directly from the federal government.

The Department of Finance and Administration scored applications based on criteria related to local government revenue lost due to expenses made responding directly to the health crisis.

The total amount requested exceeded the funds made available by the federal government; awards were therefore prorated based on need as articulated by the entity’s application. All requests for amounts less than $50,000 for direct local government grants were awarded in full.

“DFA has vast experience in scoring applications and scoring them fairly,” said Acting Finance and Administration Secretary Debbie Romero. “We were able to complete an expeditious and equitable process, and we’ll keep working with local governments all across the state to make sure these essential funds get out the door.”

The awards for direct local government grants are as follows:

Entity – Award Amount

• Incorporated County of Los Alamos – $656,250
• City of Alamogordo – $486,726
• Village of Angel Fire – $447,932
• City of Anthony – $50,000
• City of Artesia – $2,661,982
• City of Aztec – $218,750
• City of Bayard – $556,661
• City of Belen – $67,500
• Town of Bernalillo – $2,233,332
• City of Bloomfield – $284,375
• City of Carlsbad – $90,113
• Catron County – $67,500
• Chaves County – $537,500
• Cibola County (joint application, City of Grants, Village of Milan) – $403,125
• Village of Cimarron – $8,500
• Town of Clayton / Union County (joint application) – $958,456
• City of Clovis – $240,061
• Colfax County – $50,000
• Village of Columbus – $126,692
• Village of Corrales – $350,000
• Village of Cuba – $35,000
• Curry County – $157,717
• City of Deming – $148,500
• Dona Ana County – $1,400,000
• Village of Eagle Nest – $86,000
• Eddy County – $50,000
• Town of Edgewood – $50,000
• City of Elephant Butte – $50,000
• City of Española – $1,197,517
• Town of Estancia – $19,429
• City of Farmington – $1,181,250
• City of Gallup – $918,581
• Grant County – $118,125
• Guadalupe County (joint: City of Santa Rosa, Town of Vaughn) – $109,375
• Harding County – $50,000
• City of Hobbs – $928,125
• Town of Hurley – $20,000
• Town of Kirtland – $1,000
• City of Las Cruces – $7,104,802
• City of Las Vegas – $2,401,443
• Lea County – $50,000
• Lincoln County – $63,334
• City of Lordsburg – $16,894
• illage of Los Lunas – $53,750
• Village of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque – $50,000
• City of Lovington – $176,341
• Luna County – $173,051
• Village of Maxwell – $11,000
• McKinley County – $16,125,000
• Mora County – $10,000
• Town of Mountainair – $50,000
• Otero County – $168,750
• Village of Pecos – $16,000
• City of Portales – $109,375
• Quay County – $152,550
• Village of Questa – $67,500
• City of Raton – $655,075
• Town of Red River – $50,000
• Rio Arriba County – $1,131,511
• City of Rio Rancho – $11,931,686
• Roosevelt County – $50,000
• City of Roswell, City of – $5,556,250
• City of Ruidoso Downs – $9,700
• Village of Ruidoso – $2,787,792
• San Juan County – $2,042,500
• San Miguel County – $214,463
• Sandoval County – $253,125
• Village of Santa Clara – $50,000
• Santa Fe County – $10,506,939
• City of Santa Fe – $17,580,958
• Sierra County – $50,625
• Town of Silver City – $489,375
• Socorro County – $45,000
• City of Socorro – $242,061
• Sunland Park – $77,656
• Taos County – $525,000
• Village of Taos Ski Valley – $97,875
• Town of Taos – $1,023,223
• Village of Tijeras – $67,500
• Torrance County – $116,594
• Town of Springer – $8,808
• City of Tucumcari – $13,221
• Valencia County – $437,500

Total: $99,830,299

The grant awards for small businesses via local governments are as follows:

Entity – Award Amount

• Los Alamos County, Incorporated – $1,065,000
• City of Artesia – $1,065,000
• City of Aztec – $1,198,125
• City of Bayard – $93,188
• City of Belen – $117,150
• Town of Bernalillo – $1,128,900
• City of Bloomfield – $153,573
• City of Carlsbad – $1,151,798
• Catron County – $74,550
• Chaves County – $337,750
• Cibola County, City of Grants, Village of Milan – $2,023,500
• Village of Cimarron – $18,638
• Town of Clayton / Union County – Joint application – $639,000
• City of Clovis – $4,260,000
• Colfax County – $117,150
• Village of Columbus – $186,375
• Village of Corrales – $255,600
• Village of Cuba – $32,802
• Curry County – $322,163
• City of Deming – $186,375
• Dona Ana County – $3,039,750
• Village of Eagle Nest – $78,278
• Eddy County – $931,875
• City of Espanola – $426,000
• City of Farmington – $1,447,500
• City of Gallup – $2,130,000
• Grant County – $93,188
• Guadalupe County, City of Santa Rosa, Town of Vaughn – $1,351,963
• Harding County – $22,365
• City of Hobbs – $658,969
• Town of Hurley – $27,956
• Town of Kirtland – $93,188
• City of Las Cruces – $5,440,188
• City of Las Vegas – $323,920
• Lea County – $530,750
• Lincoln County – $18,638
• City of Lordsburg – $335,394
• Viillage of Los Lunas – $335,475
• Los Ranchos de Albuquerque – $1,006,425
• City of Lovington – $131,794
• Luna County – $239,625
• McKinley County – $2,412,500
• Mora County – $11,183
• Town of Mountainair – $74,273
• Otero County – $1,688,750
• Village of Pecos – $13,792
• Quay County – $372,750
• Village of Questa – $47,925
• City of Raton – $718,875
• Town of Red River – $213,000
• City of Rio Rancho – $465,733
• Roosevelt County – $239,625
• City of Roswell – $1,351,000
• Village of Ruidoso – $1,171,500
• San Juan County – $1,061,500
• Sandoval County – $965,000
• Santa Fe County, City of Santa Fe, Edgewood – $3,799,688
• Sierra County – $292,875
• Town of Silver City – $359,438
• Socorro County – $26,093
• City of Socorro – $198,090
• Taos County – $292,875
• Town of Taos – $479,250
• Village of Tijeras – $11,183
• City of Tucumcari – $27,956
• Valencia County – $579,000

Total: $49,963,725

Expenses were outlined explicitly in the application process to ensure they matched CARES Act requirements dictated by the federal government. New Mexico would be held liable for refund payment to the federal government should an expense not fit the specific requirements. The Department of Finance and Administration developed application questions to help ensure such repayment is not necessary.

The following are eligible expenses for local government grants:

• Small business continuity grants
• Child care assistance
• Purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE) required to conduct government business
• Expenses incurred to mitigate the spread—sanitizing, public service announcements
• Public health and safety personnel costs
  • Senior programs, corrections, police, fire and EMS

The following are eligible expenses for small business grants:

• Business continuity:
  • Non-owner employee payroll
  • Rent
  • Scheduled mortgage payments
  • Insurance
  • Utilities
  • Marketing
• Business redesign:
  • Reconfiguring physical space
  • Installing plexiglass barriers
  • Purchasing web-conferencing or other technology to facilitate work-at-home
  • PPE for employees
  • Temporary structures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19