Deadline for communities to submit a project for consideration is February 17
Santa Fe, NM - The New Mexico Economic Development Department will host the next FUNDIT meeting February 28 to help local leaders identify funding for economic development projects. New Mexico FUNDIT, is a streamlined approach to help communities identify funding opportunities in one centralized location by bringing local, state and federal funding agencies together to analyze and compare proposals for capital projects. The state is calling on communities to submit project proposals by February 17 for review during its upcoming meeting.
New Mexico FUNDIT is an informal group of funding agencies that meets regularly to review potential projects. Over 13 Federal and State entities are represented in the group. Their goal is to improve the effectiveness of project review and support, while ensuring communities have the information they need to obtain full funding for projects.
The types of projects to be considered include:
Business Development
Community Development
Infrastructure Development
Housing Projects
Downtown Redevelopment
The meeting will take place from 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 28, at New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions located at 501 Mountain Road, NE, in Albuquerque. For more information, to submit a project application or to RSVP contact Johanna Nelson at Johanna.Nelson@state.nm.us, 505-827-0264.