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Grant Programs

• Economic Development Administration
  This agency makes a variety of grants available to nonprofit and public entities for economic development projects. The area office for New Mexico is in Austin, Texas. The local representative is Joe Fuka at the University of New Mexico Data Bank : (505) 277-3541

• Rural Development Administration (formerly Farmers Home Administration):
  This agency is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Economic development grants are available to specific entities such as utility and telecommunication companies, Indian tribes and nonprofits. There is an office in Albuquerque.

• The Small Business Innovation Research Program
  Small businesses with innovative R&D projects can receive grants through the SBIR program to fund exploratory research that otherwise could not be undertaken. Entrepreneurs can use the seed capital provided by SBIR to develop new technologies that will eventually be commercialized and brought to the marketplace.

  Small Business Innovation and Research
  UNM-Los Alamos Small Business Development Center
  P.O. Bo 715
  Los Alamos, NM 87544
  (505) 662-0001

• Cooperative Research and Development Agreements
  The Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAS) are joint ventures between NIST and private entities including both for-profit companies and also non-profit educational institutions. Any and all companies can participate in a CRADA. Each party provides staff, equipment, and facilities to undertake joint research with potential for commercialization. Research normally takes place at one of the national laboratories.

• New Mexico Funding Directory:
  The University of New Mexico compiles a comprehensive listing of organizations that make grants in New Mexico. The "Public Domain Search" under the MIDAS database of funding sources is one of the most useful guides in the State for grant information.

• Links to Funding Organizations:
  The University of New Mexico maintains this site that contains links to funding data. The "Private/Corporate Foundations" section may be particularly useful.

• U.S Government Grants:
  The EZ/EC "Community Toolbox" page allows searches of notices of funding applications (nofas) from the federal government according to specific key words and federal agencies.

• Equity Grants State Economic Development Department -
  Energizing Your Local Economy Guide:
  A comprehensive listing of Grant Programs and contacts including: The Milagro Fund; The New Mexico Community Foundation; The Cibola Foundation; numerous housing programs; Rural Development Administration Programs; Economic Development Administration Programs; and Native American Programs.

• The New Mexico Community Foundation
  The New Mexico Community Foundation makes specific grants available for community and economic development.

• Federal Welfare to Work initiative
  The Federal Government is implementing various grant programs for this Initiative

• Brownfields
  Brownfields is a federal program to help communities clean-up and develop environmentally damaged sites. The program brings together community groups, investors, lenders, developers, and other affected parties to address the issues of cleaning up sites contaminated with hazardous substances and returning them to appropriate, productive use.

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