SANTA FE, NM – The New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) is awarding over $1 million in grant funding for beautification and litter reduction initiatives to a record 71 partners for fiscal year 2026.
Roughly 67 percent of grant funding in FY26 is dedicated towards the program goals of reducing waste, beautifying communities and eliminating litter. The remaining grant funding will be directed towards youth empowerment initiatives and increasing local program capacity.
“Observing the number of communities participating in this program continue to grow demonstrates there is a real need for cleanup and beautification efforts, and we’re grateful to contribute to those efforts through this program,” said Acting Secretary Lancing Adams.
A focus for the program in FY26 will be beautification and cleanup partnerships with educational institutions. NMTD is awarding six grants to educational institutions and school systems, totaling $91,969.
Pueblo of Acoma, Pueblo of Pojoaque and Pueblo of Santo Domingo were each selected as grant recipients, totaling $43,022 in grant funding for tribal partners in FY26.
One of the key features of the Clean and Beautiful Grant Program is how it provides space for grant recipients to embrace creativity while meeting the program’s mission to end littering, reduce waste, beautify communities, empower youth and increase program capacity.
One proposed FY26 project that demonstrates how this program empowers recipients to embrace creativity came from Luna County which plans to upcycle old wine barrels into waste receptacles. Another proposed project comes from the New Mexico Academy for the Media Arts which will orchestrate opportunities for students to beautify communities through the creation of Route 66-themed murals.
Recipients of the New Mexico Clean and Beautiful Grant Program for FY26:
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Clean and Beautiful Grant Program Recipients Fiscal Year 2026 by grant recipient
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Entity |
Grant Amount |
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City of Albuquerque |
$40,759.50 |
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City of Anthony |
$3,428.91 |
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City of Artesia |
$16,469.78 |
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City of Belen |
$10,785.00 |
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City of Bloomfield |
$24,179.00 |
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City of Carlsbad |
$24,953.00 |
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City of Clovis |
$20,289.50 |
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City of Deming |
$3,000.00 |
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City of Española |
$6,600.00 |
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City of Farmington |
$7,328.00 |
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City of Gallup |
$29,787.00 |
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City of Grants |
$43,388.18 |
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City of Hobbs |
$21,987.00 |
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City of Las Cruces |
$25,626.26 |
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City of Las Vegas |
$8,000.00 |
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City of Lovington |
$17,480.00 |
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City of Portales |
$7,587.50 |
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City of Raton |
$12,105.00 |
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City of Rio Rancho |
$26,740.00 |
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City of Roswell |
$22,077.31 |
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City of Santa Fe |
$19,500.99 |
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City of Santa Rosa |
$10,775.00 |
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City of Socorro |
$8,720.00 |
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City of Sunland Park |
$17,500.00 |
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City of Truth or Consequences |
$16,452.00 |
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City of Tucumcari |
$11,541.80 |
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County of Bernalillo |
$12,706.00 |
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County of Chaves |
$11,823.61 |
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County of Curry |
$4,450.00 |
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County of Doña Ana |
$5,440.00 |
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County of Eddy |
$9,786.00 |
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County of Luna |
$17,284.38 |
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County of Rio Arriba |
$10,000.00 |
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County of Roosevelt |
$3,600.00 |
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County of San Juan |
$8,000.00 |
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County of Socorro |
$1,980.00 |
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County of Valencia |
$30,034.47 |
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New Mexico Academy for the Media Arts |
$13,424.92 |
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Pueblo of Acoma |
$9,478.53 |
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Pueblo of Pojoaque |
$6,000.00 |
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Pueblo of Santo Domingo |
$27,543.92 |
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SCH - Albuquerque Sign Language Academy |
$20,000.00 |
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SCH - Clovis Community College |
$10,000.00 |
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SCH - Mark Armijo Academy Charter School |
$10,000.00 |
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SCH - Sandoval Academy of Bilingual Education |
$1,490.00 |
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SCH - Santa Fe Public Schools |
$37,054.50 |
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Town of Bernalillo |
$9,260.00 |
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Town of Edgewood |
$10,272.46 |
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Town of Elida |
$4,070.00 |
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Town of Estancia |
$10,025.00 |
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Town of Mesilla |
$38,280.61 |
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Town of Mountainair |
$17,600.00 |
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Town of Red River |
$22,566.00 |
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Town of Silver City |
$10,994.35 |
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Town of Springer |
$19,550.00 |
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Town of Tatum |
$15,350.00 |
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Village of Cimarron |
$21,100.00 |
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Village of Columbus |
$19,713.00 |
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Village of Eagle Nest |
$18,800.00 |
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Village of Encino |
$11,567.36 |
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Village of Folsom |
$5,690.00 |
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Village of Logan |
$4,500.00 |
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Village of Maxwell |
$13,880.00 |
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Village of Milan |
$5,785.56 |
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Village of Mosquero |
$3,050.00 |
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Village of Roy |
$10,390.00 |
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Village of Ruidoso |
$67,121.50 |
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Village of San Jon |
$3,000.00 |
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Village of Santa Clara |
$925.00 |
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Village of Tijeras |
$5,810.00 |
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Village of Tularosa |
$8,000.00 |
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Clean and Beautiful Grant Program Fiscal Year 2026 by program initiative |
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Program Initiative |
Grant Award Amount |
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End Littering |
$341,780 |
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Reduce Waste |
$117,414 |
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Beautify Communities |
$253,145 |
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Empower Youth |
$316,584 |
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Increase Program Capacity |
$35,536 |
NMTD issued $1 million in grant funding to 67 recipients in FY25. More information about the Clean and Beautiful Grant Program is available at www.NewMexico.org/industry.