The Recycling and Illegal Dumping (RAID) Grant supports projects across New Mexico that improve recycling infrastructure, expand waste diversion, and address illegal dumping.
Donor Name: New Mexico Environment Department
State: New Mexico
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/01/2026
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The program provides funding to communities, local governments, tribes, and organizations working to strengthen responsible materials management and protect New Mexico’s environment.
Projects funded through RAID help communities reduce landfill waste, improve recycling access, clean up illegal dumping sites, and build long-term waste reduction capacity.
Funding Information
About $800,000 will be available for the 2026-2027 grant.
Eligible Expenses
- Offsetting the cost of scrap tire collection and recycling
- Establishing recycling and organics recycling (composting) facilities
- Purchasing equipment for recycling, organics recycling and scrap tire management
- Performing marketing regarding recycling, organics recycling, and scrap tire management
- Purchasing recycled products directly from the recycling facility that produces them and utilizes at least 95% of recycled material sourced in New Mexico
- Providing educational outreach regarding scrap tire management, recycling, organics recycling and illegal dumping
- Developing recycling and organics recycling infrastructure
- Contracting with vendors to promote recycling.
Eligibility Criteria
Only the following entities may apply for RAID grant funding:
- Municipalities
- Counties
- Pueblos, tribes, and nations
- Solid waste authorities
- Land grant communities
- Cooperative associations.
For more information, visit NMED.
