SANTA FE, NM – The New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) has awarded $790,801 to 45 communities through the New Mexico Clean and Beautiful Grant Program for fiscal year 2023.

The Clean and Beautiful Grant Program funds projects and initiatives that contribute to the following goals and objectives: end littering, reduce waste, beautify communities, empower youth and increase program capacity.

“It’s incredibly important for us at the Tourism Department to support local communities with the resources they need to protect and enhance our shared spaces and public lands,” Tourism Secretary Jen Paul Schroer said. “The Clean and Beautiful Grant Program really empowers local stakeholders to pursue and complete projects that intersect between community service, litter reduction and placemaking.”

Through this program, communities have used funds to enhance public space and support local wildlife and the ecosystem, among other projects. Some recent examples of community projects supported by the Clean and Beautiful Grant Program include:

  • A community mural at the Roswell Museum that acknowledges the natural landscape and the aura of mystery of the region.
  • A parklet in Silver City, bringing a much-needed public space to the town’s arts and culture district.
  • A tree seedling drive-thru giveaway in Rio Rancho to encourage residents to help build the city’s urban canopy.
  • A cleanup event in Las Cruces where youth groups gathered to clean and beautify ponds, parks, trails and other sites throughout the city.

Recipients of the New Mexico Clean & Beautiful Grant Program for FY23:

New Mexico Clean & Beautiful Grant Recipients

Fiscal Year 2023

Acoma Pueblo

$3,110

Bernalillo County

$18,000

Chaves County

$15,606.39

City of Alamogordo

$30,081.40

City of Albuquerque

$97,155.68

City of Anthony

$2,950

City of Artesia

$18,562.78

City of Bayard

$8,375.50

City of Bloomfield

$10,102.05

City of Carlsbad

$19,470

City of Clovis

$20,055

City of Farmington

$16,935

City of Gallup

$18,465

City of Grants

$22,418.50

City of Hobbs

$13,230

City of Las Cruces

$29,037.74

City of Las Vegas

$15,445.30

City of Lovington

$2,250

City of Portales

$12,650

City of Rio Rancho

$31,837

City of Roswell

$49,109.44

City of Santa Fe

$33,345

City of Sunland Park

$15,200

City of Truth or Consequences

$1,678.25

City of Tucumcari

$16,269

Curry County

$9,064

Doña Ana County

$17,325

Los Alamos County

$16,692

Luna County

$21,900

Roosevelt County

$4,000

Valencia County

$24,547.50

Town of Bernalillo

$3,950

Town of Mesilla

$11,635

Town of Mountainair

$5,625

Town of Red River

$4,000

Town of Silver City

$12,578.61

Town of Springer

$6,230

Village of Angel Fire

$7,562.81

Village of Cimarron

$7,725

Village of Eagle Nest

$37,555.91

Village of Maxwell

$3,300

Village of Milan

$6,157

Village of Roy

$11,969.49

Village of Ruidoso

$45,435

Zuni Pueblo

$14,210

More information about the program is available at www.NewMexico.org/industry.