The Tourism Department partners with communities to Keep New Mexico True by providing funding and technical assistance to municipalities, counties, and tribal governments on litter eradication, waste reduction, and community beautification initiatives.
Donor Name: New Mexico Tourism Department
State: New Mexico
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/15/2022
Details:
Purpose
The purpose of the New Mexico “Litter Control and Beautification Act,” NMSA 1978, § 67-16-1 et seq., is to accomplish litter control by vesting in the New Mexico Tourism Department (Department) the authority to eliminate litter from the state to the maximum practical extent. The Department shall aid in establishing a statewide Keep America Beautiful Program through the New Mexico Clean and Beautiful Grant Program to end littering, improve recycling, and beautify New Mexico communities.
Eligible Expenditure
Projects and initiatives that contribute to the following goals and objectives, as identified through Keep America Beautiful and the Litter Control and Beautification Act may be eligible for funding:
- Goal #1 – End Littering
- Objective 1.1 – Prevent littering.
- Objective 1.2 – Provide access to proper waste disposal.
- Objective 1.3 – Remove litter.
- Goal #2 – Reduce Waste
- Objective 2.1 – Reuse.
- Objective 2.2 – Repair.
- Objective 2.3 – Repurpose.
- Objective 2.4 – Improve composting and sustainable organics management.
- Objective 2.5 – Improve recycling and sustainable materials management.
- Goal #3 – Beautify Communities
- Objective 3.1 – Improve green spaces through sustainable park design.
- Objective 3.2 – Maximize sustainable landscaping throughout communities.
- Objective 3.3 – Prevent graffiti.
- Objective 3.4 – Eradicate graffiti.
- Goal #4 – Empower Youth
- Objective 4.1 – Educate students.
- Objective 4.2 – Provide service opportunities for youth groups.
- Objective 4.3 – Employ youth interns.
- Objective 4.4 – Provide youth leadership opportunities.
- Youth initiatives must directly contribute to at least one of the above-mentioned goals
- Applicants may either hire a youth group as a subcontractor or hire individual youths
- For individual youth interns:
- Individuals must be between 14 to 25 years of age
- Salary range = at least local minimum wage
- Youth Employment Verification forms are required for each youth employed
- Goal #5 – Increase Program Capacity
- Objective 5.1 – Recruit and engage volunteers.
- Objective 5.2 – Build coalitions through professional affiliations.
- Objective 5.3 – Increase knowledge through professional development.
- Activities must directly contribute to at least one of the above-mentioned goals
Eligibility Criteria
All New Mexico municipalities, counties, and Tribal Governments in good standing with New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department are eligible for funding (correct CRS numbers are required within the application process). Entities need not be Keep America Beautiful affiliates to apply.
For more information, visit New Mexico Clean and Beautiful Grant Program.
