The Resilient Communities Fund is the flagship program of the New Mexico Resiliency Alliance. Created in 2014 in partnership with the McCune Charitable Foundation and the New Mexico MainStreet Program of the New Mexico Economic Development Department, the Resilient Communities Fund provides small seed grants for locally-driven economic development projects in rural and underserved communities statewide. Funds awarded leverage local matching resources, build local capacity via project-specific technical assistance, and engage local community volunteers.
Funding Priorities:
Design & Planning / Placemaking
Entrepreneurship / Business Development
Organizational Capacity Building
Youth / Civic Engagement
Marketing / Promotions
2017 Resilient Communities Fund Awards
New Mexico MainStreet Awards
(in partnership with the McCune Charitable Foundation):
- Alamogordo MainStreet, Façade Improvements
- Barelas Community Coalition, Capacity Building
- Corrales MainStreet, Pocket Park Construction
- Deming MainStreet, Façade Improvements
- Farmington MainStreet, Pocket Park Construction
- Gallup MainStreet, Business Succession Planning
- Harding County MainStreet, Mural Restoration
- Downtown Las Cruces Partnership, Mural Project
- Lovington MainStreet, Façade Improvements
- Portales MainStreet, Capacity Building
- MainStreet Roswell, Façade Improvements
- Silver City MainStreet, Streetscape Enhancements
- South Valley MainStreet, Economic Development Planning
- Zuni Pueblo MainStreet, Capacity Building
General Resilient Communities Fund Awards
(in partnership with the NM Chapter of the American Planning Association, the Nusenda Foundation, the PNM Fund, and private donors):
- Doña Ana Communities United, Lisa Drive Connectivity Project Engagement in Chaparra
- Carrizozo Works, Inc., Carrizozo Heritage Greenway Trail Constrution
- Architecture for Everybody, Architecture of Acoma Pueblo Website & Learning Modules
- Chimayo Cultural Preservation Association, Plaza del Cerro / Casita Martina Restoration Project
- Deming Luna County Economic Development, Walkng Path Exercise Equipment