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New Mexico Clean & Beautiful FY09 (2008-2009) Grant Program
The New Mexico Clean & Beautiful program through the New Mexico Tourism Department is soliciting proposals for litter control and beautification FY09 (2008-2009) grants. The submission deadline date is Friday, March 14, 2008 (physically due into the New Mexico Clean & Beautiful office).
New Mexico Clean & Beautiful provides funding to incorporated municipalities, counties, and tribal governments in order to reduce litter by involving the public during local community and statewide events, programs and projects.
February 2008 Grant Workshops:
Tuesday, February 12 – Santa Fe - 1:30 p.m. - Location: Department of Public Safety - Auditorium, 4491 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe
Wednesday, February 13 – Albuquerque - 1:30 p.m. - Location: Solid Waste Management Department - Conference Room, 4600 Edith, NE, Albuquerque - corner of Edith and Griegos
Friday, February 15 – Clovis - 1:30 p.m. - Location: Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps, Clovis, NM - Esperanza Room
Tuesday, February 19 – Roswell - 10:00 a.m. - Location: City Hall conference room, 425 N. Richardson, Roswell
Wednesday, February 20 – Las Cruces - 10:00 a.m. - Location: Dona Ana County Office Building, 845 N. Motel Blvd, Las Cruces - Room 111
Please RSVP to (505) 827-6346 or (505) 827-4736 as to which workshop you will be attending please or email Joe Lobato at joe.lobato@state.nm.us or Marilyn Tubbs at marilyn.tubbs@state.nm.us.
Download the Application:
To download the 2007 application choose from either the PDF files or MS Office documents
Deadlines & Important Dates:
| Feb 12 - 20 |
February 12-20, 2008 - New Mexico Clean & Beautiful Workshops – includes review of the grant process, deadlines, application, forms and reports. Attendance at this workshop is worth 5 points; they are not bonus points and they will count towards the overall score. Therefore it is highly recommended that communities attend.
Please download the application and read through it prior to the workshop. |
| Mar 14 |
Friday, March 14, 2008 - Completed grant applications are physically due into the NM Clean & Beautiful office by 4:00 p.m., on Friday, March 14, 2008. |
| Jun 02 |
June 2, 2008 - Due date for receiving signed Contract Agreements due back into the NM Clean & Beautiful office. This date allows enough time to obtain the NM Tourism Department signature, which effectively starts the contract agreement so that work can begin (usually dated July 1). Please adhere to this deadline. |
| Jun 30 |
June 30, 2008 - Typically the termination date for the grant agreements. Grant agreements usually start on July 1 and terminate on June 30; grant money should be expended by the termination date. |
| Jul 01 |
July 1, 2008 - is usually the start date for grant agreements. Once a local government’s application has been evaluated and funding awarded, a grant agreement will be drafted for signature. Grant agreements must have appropriate signatures from the NM Tourism Department and the entity prior to a community beginning work.
**NOTE** Communities should not begin contract work until they have a signed, fully executed, copy of the contract in their possession. Reimbursement cannot be made on expenditures unless a contract is fully executed. |
| Jul 10 |
July 10, 2008 - Deadline to submit the following:
- A final request for reimbursement, and
- Accounting and performance reports.
Please note that request for reimbursements and reports may be submitted sooner than the September 30 deadline.
**NOTE** Communities will be penalized when applying for next year’s funding for failure to complete and submit performance and accounting reports. |
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