New Mexico Clean and Beautiful Grant Program (NM)

The New Mexico Clean and Beautiful Grant Program, administered by the New Mexico Tourism Department, aims to foster community beautification, reduce waste, and eliminate litter across the state. This initiative supports municipalities, counties, and Tribal Governments by providing financial assistance and technical guidance to promote litter control and enhance recycling efforts. The program empowers local organizations, aiming to create a cleaner and more beautiful environment for all New Mexicans.

NOTE: Eligible entities include nongovernmental organizations with a fiscal agent that is a political subdivision of the state.
The Tourism Department partners with communities to Keep New Mexico True by providing funding and technical assistance to municipalities, counties, Tribal Governments, and units of government on litter eradication, waste reduction, and community beautification initiatives.
Purpose
The purpose of the New Mexico “Litter Control and Beautification Act,” NMSA 1978, § 67-16-1 et seq., is to accomplish litter control by vesting in the New Mexico Tourism Department (Department) the authority to eliminate litter from the state to the maximum practical extent. The Department shall aid in establishing a statewide Keep America Beautiful Program through the New Mexico Clean and Beautiful Grant Program to end littering, improve recycling, and beautify New Mexico communities.
Goals
Goal #1 - End LitteringGoal #2 – Reduce WasteGoal #3 - Beautify CommunitiesGoal #4 – Empower YouthGoal #5 – Increase Program Capacity