Deadline: October 31, 2025
Award Amount: Unspecified
Match: None
Eligible Entities: State, City, Township, County or Tribal Governments,
Description: Provides funding to municipalities, counties, and other political subdivisions in New Mexico for the purchase and installation of commercial-grade 150 kW DC fast charging stations. Projects must be publicly accessible 24/7, with priority given to locations in underserved areas, well-planned projects with clear budgets and timelines, cost transparency, project readiness within one month, and local funding contributions.
EMNRD – Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund
Deadline: Rolling
Award Amount: $250,000 to $1,000,000
Match: Yes
Eligible Entities: Businesses and Nonprofits
Description: Provides low-interest loans to eligible commercial entities for energy efficiency upgrades. The loan proceeds can be used for energy efficiency audits, upgrades, and retrofits that improve overall energy consumption. Loans are offered at a fixed interest rate of 2% and may range from $250,000 to $1,000,000, with terms not exceeding the useful life of the project or 15 years. Applicants must demonstrate that more than 50% of their revenue is earned in New Mexico or that more than 50% of their services are provided in the state.
Healthcare Connect Fund Program
Deadline: Rolling
Award Amount: 65% discount on eligible broadband connectivity expenses for eligible rural health care providers (HCPs)
Match: None
Eligible Entities: Nonprofits, Higher Education, State, City, Township, County or Tribal Health Department/Agency
Description: The Healthcare Connect Fund (HCF) Program provides a 65% discount on eligible broadband connectivity expenses for eligible rural health care providers (HCPs). You can apply as an individual health care provider or as a consortium, i.e., a group of HCPs that can be both rural and non-rural.
CDEC Charitable Requests
Deadline: Rolling
Award Amount: Unspecified amount
Match: None
Eligible Entities: K-12 Education, Higher Education, and organizations seeking to promote energy efficiency, the environment, and economic development.
Description: Continental Divide aims to serve the following counties in New Mexico: Bernalillo County, Cibola County, McKinley County, Sandoval County, Valencia County.
Continental Divide aims to support organizations that: Promote the efficient use of energy, such as weatherization or toward the planning, development or building of a renewable energy source, promote projects or activities that benefit the environment, promote projects or activities that create economic development, and/or projects or activities that benefit students in grades K-12 or students enrolled at an accredited New Mexico college or university within Continental Divide’s service territory.
NMFA – Drinking Water Loan Fund
Deadline: Ongoing
Amount: Loans of up to 30 years at a fixed, below-market interest ratesĀ
Eligible Entities: Municipal and Community Water Systems
Description: For water projects that are shovel ready, local government agencies can access to millions of dollars in low interest loans and even get some grant funding depending on median household income levels.