New Mexico awards $3.2 million for outdoor recreation projects
The New Mexico Economic Development Department announced $3.2 million in grants for 18 outdoor infrastructure projects across 13 counties and three tribal communities, according to Source New Mexico.
The Trails+ Grants program will fund projects including bike parks, trail restoration and new campgrounds. The Navajo Townsite Community Development Corporation received $33,000 to build a kids’ bike pump track in McKinley County. The Zuni Youth Enrichment Project received nearly $100,000 to renovate nine trailheads and add cultural signage. Pueblo de San Ildefonso, in partnership with Rio Arriba County, received $85,534 to hire Indigenous youth to maintain trails near Fishing Lake.
According to EDD Secretary Rob Black, the projects will support 105 jobs and improve more than 700 miles of trails statewide.
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