To be considered, completed applications must be received by mail or hand delivered by 5:00 PM, Friday, April 6, 2012.  Post-marked applications will not be accepted later than the deadline.  Faxed or emailed applications will not be accepted.

A municipality, county, Indian nation, pueblo or tribe, land grant community, cooperative association or solid waste authority that meets eligibility requirements established by the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board may apply.  Because this is a reimbursement fund, land grant communities that have no financial structure (checking account, fees, etc.) are encouraged to partner with the county in which they are located.                                                                               

• 1st week of May – Applications will be reviewed, scored, and evaluated by the review committee.  The committee will make recommendations for awards.
• 2nd week of May – Offer letters mailed to proposed grant recipients.
• May 24, 8:00 - 5:00, Toney Anaya Building (Rio Grande Room) 2550 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe  – MANDATORY, full day training about the procurement code and grant administration - to be attended by BOTH the primary grant contact person and the responsible financial officer.
• May 24th, grant contracts will be handed out at training.
• June 29th signed contracts are due by grant recipient (please ensure you get on your city council / county commission agenda if need be to meet this deadline)
• Signed contracts by both parties become effective after July 1st, once the purchase order has been issued.

Tire grant agreements will expire no later than June 30, 2013.

• 2012-2013 Scrap Tire Grant Instruction
• 2012-2013 Scrap Tire Grant Application

For more information, contact Toni Duggan at 505-827-0559 or toni.duggan@state.nm.us

Non-Tire Grants:  Accepting Application for Non-Tire Grants until 5:00 PM, Friday, April 6, 2012

To be considered, completed applications must be received by mail or hand delivered by 5:00 PM, Friday, April 6, 2012.  Post-marked applications will not be accepted later than the deadline.  Faxed or emailed applications will not be accepted.

Grants are awarded on an annual basis.  Grant applications will be accepted from January 2012 through April 6, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.  Grant applications will be reviewed by the Recycling and Illegal Dumping Alliance in the beginning of May and awarded by the New Mexico Environment Department in mid-May. The awarded grants are for the period July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013.  Successfully funded grant projects must be completed by June 30, 2013.  A project timeline with milestones will be required if the proposed project is successfully funded.

• 1st week of May – Applications will be reviewed, scored, and evaluated by the review committee.  The committee will make recommendations for awards.
• 2nd week of May – Offer letters mailed to proposed grant recipients
• May 24, 8:00 - 5:00, Toney Anaya Building (Rio Grande Room) 2550 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe  – MANDATORY, full day training about the procurement code and grant administration - to be attended by BOTH the primary grant contact person and the responsible financial officer
• May 24th, grant contracts will be handed out at training
• June 29th signed contracts are due by grant recipient (please ensure you get on your city council / county commission agenda if need be to meet this deadline)
• Signed contracts by both parties become effective after July 1st, once the purchase order has been issued.

• 2012 Grant Instructions 
• 2012 Recycling Grant Application Form  
• 2012 Illegal Dumping Grant Application Form

For more information, Tim Gray at 505-827-0129 or tim.gray@state.nm.us

• Successful 2011 applicants have been notified.

HISTORY of the Solid Waste Facility Grant Fund Program
The Solid Waste Facility Grant Fund Program was created by Section 74-9-41 NMSA 1978. The New Mexico Legislature authorized issuance of $10,000,000 in bonds in 1995, and an additional $7,500,000 in bonds in 1996 to fund grants for the program. Bond funding is no longer available.  In accordance with the Solid Waste Act penalties are deposited into this fund to generate additional revenue for use to award grants to eligible entities.  The purpose of the fund is to make grants to counties and municipalities, individually or jointly, for the establishment or modification of solid waste facilities.

TYPE OF FUNDS
The funds available for grants are State funds.

ELIGIBLE ENTITIES
Grant funding assistance is available on a competitive basis to qualified municipalities and counties, individually or jointly as specified in the Solid Waste Act §20.9.3.200.  Joint applications will be allowed when two or more eligible municipalities and/or counties have a joint powers agreement, have established a solid waste authority or if the entities are located within reasonable proximity of each other and they propose to address a common solid waste problem

OTHER INFORMATION

Construction Program Bureau is no longer involved with this grant program.  All inquiries, plans, specifications or other information must be directed to the Solid Waste Bureau.

If you have any questions, please send e-mail Auralie Ashley-Marx at auralie.ashley-marx@state.nm.us or call telephone number 505-827-0197 and ask for Auralie Ashley-Marx.