Welcome! Below you will see all of the opportunities currently available from the New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA).
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The Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund grant application period opens on Friday, March 1, 2024 at 12 p.m. (NOON) Mountain Standard Time. Applications must be submitted by 12 p.m. (NOON) Mountain Standard Time on May 3, 2024. No late applications will be accepted.
If you have any questions or technical difficulties, contact your NMDA district specialist, or reach out to us at LOE@nmda.nmsu.edu.
NMDA's Healthy Soil Program grants fund projects that occur between August 1, 2024, and May 24, 2025. Individual Applicants can apply for up to $22,000 to implement an on-the-ground project that directly improves their soil health. Learn more at NMDA's Healthy Soil Program website.
NMDA's Healthy Soil Program grants fund projects that occur between August 1, 2024, and May 24, 2025.
An Eligible Entity can apply for funding to implement an on-the-ground project that directly improves their soil health.
Eligible Entities include New Mexico pueblos, tribes, and nations; acequias; land grants; soil and water conservation districts (SWCDs); New Mexico State University--Cooperative Extension Service; and other "local governmental [entities] with proven land management capacity to support healthy soil".
Learn more at NMDA's Healthy Soil Program website.
The Conservation Planning Opportunity was designed specifically for Individual Applicants that are unable to complete conservation planning with USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) as required to apply for a grant of up to $22,000.
The Conservation Planning Opportunity is not a grant, but rather an opportunity to conduct NRCS-certified conservation planning in preparation for applying for project-level funding in a future grant application cycle.
Learn more about the Conservation Planning Opportunity at NMDA's Healthy Soil Program website.
