NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF REINVESTMENT AND RECOVERY

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American Recovery and Reinvestment ActBenefits
and Investment in New Mexico

• NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF REINVESTMENT AND RECOVERY
• OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
• May 4, 2009

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Welcome

• Rick Homans
• Cabinet Secretary, NM Taxation and Revenue
  Department
• Chairman, Governor Richardsons Competitive Grant
  Advisory Team

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Introductions

• CGAT Members
• NM Recovery and Reinvestment Team
• Federal officials
• State officials

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Special Thanks

• Council of Governments
• New Mexico Association of Counties
• New Mexico Municipal League

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Agenda

• Status of federal stimulus in NM, and in your
  region
• Competitive grants, financing packages and key
  tax incentives
• Questions and answers

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Purpose of Meeting

• Governor Richardsons Executive Order
• Timely, fair, transparent 
• Extensive outreach to communities
• Bring every possible federal dollar to New Mexico
  to create jobs, revitalize our economy
• Many competitive grants, financing packages and
  tax incentives require local initiative we want
  to ensure that you are aware of these programs,
  and that you have time to apply
• Responsibility to go after these programs rests
  at the local level, and the Council of
  Governments will assist

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Where is your money going?

• Direct allocations and awards to state programs
• Estimated more than 2.8 billion to New Mexico
• Benefits to individuals and businesses in the
  form of tax relief
• 288 billion available nationwide for tax relief
  (37 of the total stimulus)
• Benefits to businesses and communities through
  loans and several new tax-exempt and tax credit
  bond programs
• More than 30 billion of bond authority available
  nationwide
• Direct expenditures by federal entities (e.g.,
  EPA, BLM, NPS)
• 550 million of spending in New Mexico already
  identified
• Competitive grants
• 74 billion through state, local, or private
  application to federal agencies

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Direct allocations and awards to New Mexico
Includes 550 million of direct expenditures in
New Mexico by federal agencies for purposes such
as water infrastructure, wildlife and forest
projects, and infrastructure at federal facilities
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Direct allocations to your community

• Recovery Act funds will be distributed to every
  community in New Mexico and will
• Soften the anticipated cuts in school budgets and
  assist student in being able to afford higher
  education
• 471 million distributed to all school districts
  and charter schools
• 191 million for Pell Grants and work study
• Provide direct infusions into local economies
• 545 million for Medicaid
• 174 million for increased caseload and
  expanded benefits in the Food Stamp Program
  (20 increase in caseload)
• 58 million to extend the period of unemployment
  compensation and to increase the benefit
• 12 million distributed to local workforce
  boards
• Support investments for long-term growth through
  infrastructure projects

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Direct allocations to your community

• Shovel-ready infrastructure projects have been
  identified through existing state and federal
  processes
• 264 million in highway and transit projects have
  been awarded to projects identified in the STIP
  and MPO TIP process
• 43 million in rural water and wastewater
  projects have been awarded by USDA
• Shovel-ready drinking water and clean water were
  identified from the existing backlog of priority
  projects and noticed for public comment 40
  million in awards will be made soon
• 3.8 million in additional CDBG projects were
  awarded in the latest funding round
• The first phase of funding for the State Energy
  Plan will be allocated to project proposals that
  were not funded in previous years subsequent
  funds will be distributed through a competitive
  process
• 11 million from the Energy Efficiency Community
  Block Grant has been awarded to the state and
  specific communities

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Direct allocations to your community
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Direct allocations to your community
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Direct allocations to your community
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Direct allocations to your community
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Direct allocations to your community
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Upcoming opportunities for communities

• Assist individuals and businesses in taking
  advantage of
• Individual Tax Relief - e.g., Making Work Pay
  Tax Credit, First-Time Homebuyers, Earned Income
  and Child Tax Credit
• Housing Programs including weatherization and
  Tax Credit Assistance
• Business Tax Relief - changes in treatment of
  bonus depreciation, capital expensing, and
  operating losses and
• Small Business Loan Programs
• Pursue bond and loan program opportunities for
  economic development, education, energy, and
  other local investments
• Collaborate on applications for competitive grant
  funding administered by state or federal entities

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Competitive grant opportunities
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Competitive grant opportunities

• Approximately 74 billion was appropriated for
  national competitive grant opportunities
• Graph shows remaining funds available and some of
  the most significant state and federal
  opportunities are outlined in the following
  presentations
• State opportunities will be listed on
  www.recovery.state.nm.us with links to agency
  program contacts or information
• New Mexico Office of Recovery and Reinvestment
• Former Governor Toney Anaya, Director
• Dona Cook, Bill Dunbar and Matt Ruybal, points of
  contact
• 476-0078
• Federal opportunities are listed on
  www.grants.gov and described on federal agency
  web pages www.recovery.gov (links to agency
  pages)

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Competitive grant opportunities

• Communities should
• Monitor information from state and federal
  counterparts new opportunities are being
  announced almost daily
• Learn about the match and loan requirements for
  the specific funding programs
• Register for federal grant applications
• go to http//www07.grants.gov/applicants/get_regis
  tered.jsp to register 
• Entities that have not registered in advance of
  making an application cannot apply
• It can take anywhere from three days to two weeks
  to register
• Be prepared to comply with the reporting
  requirements and other accountability and
  transparency provisions of the Recovery (see FAQs
  on www.recovery.gov)

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Competitive grant opportunities

• Communities should
• Identify projects or phases that are shovel-ready
  and/or will create jobs
• Work within existing funding processes to ensure
  state and federal entities understand your
  priorities and the readiness of your projects
  (e.g., ICIP, uniform application for water
  projects, etc.)
• Use the NMORR website form to facilitate
  connecting your project with potential funders
  this is not an application process, your project
  will be referred to potential funders by NMORR

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Competitive Grants, Loans and Bonds

• Energy Programs
• State Energy Program
• Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant
• Clean Cities

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State Energy Program

• Program Funding for projects that adopt
  emerging renewable energy and energy efficiency
  technologies
• Recovery Act Amount 31.8 million
• Status and Distribution
• The first financial assistance award for 10 has
  been received
• Phase I awards to large, shovel-ready projects
  already in EMNRD-ECMDs pipeline
• Phase II funding will be awarded through a
  competitive selection process to projects that
  can be completed within the ARRA timelines
• 100 of first allocation from DOE (10 of total)
  must be obligated by 6/17/09
• Second allocation of 40 of total funds is
  expected within 60 days of submittal of
  comprehensive application to DOE (must be
  submitted by 5/12/09) allocation expected by
  6/11/09
• The first and second allocations, or 50 of the
  total funding award, must be deployed by 12/31/09

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State Energy Program

• Impact and Investments
• Funding opportunities will be available in both
  the public and private sectors -examples of
  eligible public entities include state agencies,
  cities, counties, universities, school districts,
  tribes, pueblos, and governmental subdivisions
• What Local Communities Can Do
• Form partnerships to structure cost-effective,
  shovel-ready projects that address one or more of
  the following market areas buildings, energy
  education, transportation, public policy,
  industry, and renewable energy
• Submit project applications to EMNRD-ECMD once
  solicitations are issued at a yet-to-be
  determined date, pending U.S. DOE approval of the
  states plan
• Solicitations will be posted in newspapers
  statewide and on EMNRD-ECMDs website
  www.CleanEnergyNM.org

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Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant

• Program Funding to assists states and local
  governments to save energy, reduce emissions of
  greenhouse gases, increase renewable energy
  production and save money while leveraging
  private and other public funds
• Recovery Act Amount 20.6 million
• 11.4 million available directly for eligible
  local governments (10 most populous cities and 10
  most populous counties) and tribes that apply to
  US DOE
• 5.8 million in competitive grants to smaller
  municipalities and counties
• 3.8 million in competitive grants

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Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant

• Status and Distribution
• Funds have not been awarded to date
• No less than 60 of funding will be awarded to
  projects selected through a competitive
  solicitation/application process from smaller
  municipalities and counties activities funded
  with no more than 40 of the program will feature
  shovel-ready projects with already-defined
  benefits
• Deploy half the money no later than December 31,
  2009 and all the money no later than September
  30, 2010
• Measure the results according to already-defined
  criteria
• Timelines
• For local governments, tribes and pueblos
  eligible to receive direct set aside funds,
  applications to DOE are due by June 25
• EMNRD-ECMDs comprehensive application is due to
  DOE by May 26
• Smaller municipalities and counties can compete
  for block grant funding (5.8 million) during a
  May-June 2009 period to be determined
• Solicitations in the public and private sectors
  for the remaining 3.8 million will be issued in
  July

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Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant

• What Local Communities Can Do
• Attend a webinar training to be held in May
  (details coming soon)
• Work with the Council of Governments to
  coordinate strategies
• Collaborate with neighboring jurisdictions,
  school districts, and the private sector on
  potential project partnerships
• Submit project applications to EMNRD-ECMD once
  solicitations are issued at a yet-to-be
  determined date pending U.S. DOE approval of the
  states plan
• Solicitations will be posted in newspapers
  statewide and on EMNRD-ECMDs website at
  www.CleanEnergyNM.org

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EMNRD-ECMD Contact Information

• State Energy Program
• Susie Marbury
• [phone]
• Susie.marbury_at_state.nm.us
• Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant
• Ken Hughes
• [phone]
• Ken.hughes_at_state.nm.us
• To be added to an email contact list for RFP
  issuance notification
• Jane Tabor
• [phone]
• Jane.tabor_at_state.nm.us

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Clean Cities

• Program Funding from the Alternative Fuel and
  Advanced Technology Vehicles Pilot Program (DOE
  Clean Cities Program) is available to state and
  local governments, metropolitan transportation
  authorities, air pollution control districts and
  private or nonprofit entities to acquire
  alternative fueled, fuel cell or hybrid vehicles.
  Funding for related infrastructure is also
  available.
• Recovery Act Amount 300 million (30 grants from
  5 million minimum to 15M million maximum)
• Status and Distribution Department of Energy
  Competitive Grant Program
• 1st Round of Funding Applications due May 29th,
  2009
• 2nd Round of Funding Applications due September
  30th, 2009

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Clean Cities

• Impact and Investments Period of Performance for
  the total project is 4 years, with the final 2
  years available for data collection, after alt
  fuel vehicle deployment and supporting
  infrastructure development has been completed
• 50 Cost Match Required for funding.
• What Can Local Communities Do Entities eligible
  to apply include state governments, local
  governments, and metropolitan transportation
  authorities in partnership with the Land of
  Enchantment Clean Cities Coalition (active
  membership required)
• Contact Information Frank Burcham Land of
  Enchantment Clean Cities Coalition Executive
  Director (loecleancities_at_comcast.net or
  505-856-8585)

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Competitive Grants, Loans and Bonds

• Public Safety Programs
• Edward Byrne Competitive Grant
• Assistance to Firefighters

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Edward Byrne Competitive Grant Program

• Program Funding available to state and local
  police forces to help prevent, fight and
  prosecute crime. Targeted use for law
  enforcement, planning, evaluation and technology
  improvement programs.
• Recovery Act Amount 11.1 million
• Status and Distribution Funding will be awarded
  according to formula requirements. Eligible
  applicants are any unit of local government.
• Applications are due to the Department of Public
  Safety (DPS), Grants Management Bureau (GMB),
  postmarked or received no later than 500 pm on
  May 15, 2009
• The Drug Enforcement Advisory Council (DEAC) has
  appointed a panel to review applications the
  target date for deliberations is June 08 through
  June 12, 2009
• Awards should go out to all successful applicants
  the first week of July this will allow for
  fifteen (15) days in which an unsuccessful
  applicant may appeal to the Cabinet Secretary of
  DPS

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Edward Byrne Competitive Grant Program

• What Can Local Communities Do Applications are
  available on the Departments website
  www.dps.nm.org or by calling the GMB directly at
  827-9112
• Contact Information
• Evelyn Romero, Grants Management Bureau Chief
• evelyn.romero_at_state.nm.us
• Heather Monarski, Management Analyst
• heather.monarski_at_state.nm.us

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Assistance to Firefighters Grant

• Program Grants available to enable local fire
  departments and emergency medical services to
  purchase or receive training, conduct first
  responder health and safety programs, and buy
  equipment and response vehicles
• Recovery Act Amount 210 million
• Status and Distribution
• FY09 grant application period begins on April 15,
  2009
• Applications must be received by May 20, 2009
• Impact and Investments AFG awards aim to enhance
  response capabilities and to more effectively
  protect the health and safety of the public with
  respect to fire and other hazards
• What Can Local Communities Do Communities are
  encouraged to apply for funding an applicant
  tutorial is now available
• Contact Information Federal Emergency Management
  Agency's Grant Programs Directorate AFG Program
  staff at 1-866-274-0960 (Help Desk) or E-mail
  firegrants_at_dhs.gov

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Competitive Grants, Loans and Bonds

• Education

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Fiscal Stabilization Innovation Funds

• Program Investing in What Works and
  Innovation
• Recovery Act Amount 650 million nation wide
• Status and Distribution 2010 grant awards will
  be made in two rounds late Fall 2009, Summer
  2010
• Eligible Entities are
• A local education agency (LEA) also known as a
  public school district
• Or a partnership between a nonprofit organization
  and one or more LEAs or a consortium of schools.
• Nonprofits that have met certain requirements
  (contact PED for details)
• What Can Local Communities Do Competitive grants
  will be given to states that apply in consortia.
  New Mexico is a partner in various state
  consortia around various initiatives. PED will
  set up stakeholder advisory groups.
• Contact Information For more information about
  collaborative efforts to apply for this funding
  contact Bill Dunbar at 476-0070
  http//www.recovery.state.nm.us/agencies/ped.html

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Competitive Grants, Loans and Bonds

• Housing Programs
• Overview of HUD programs
• Neighborhood Stabilization Stimulus Program
  NMMFA
• Homeless Prevention NMMFA
• Weatherization - NMMFA

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Housing and Urban Development Programs

• Programs
• Two important programs the Neighborhood
  Stabilization Stimulus Program and the National
  Homeless Prevention Fund will be discussed in
  more detail by the NMMFA
• Recovery Rural Housing and Economic Development
  (RHED) FY09- Competitive grants for capacity
  building and innovative housing and economic
  development activities in rural areas
• Eligible applicants are local rural non-profits,
  community development corporations (CDCs),
  federally recognized Indian tribes, state housing
  finance agencies (HFAs), and state community
  and/or economic development agencies
• Recovery Act Amount 26.0 million nationally
• Status and Distribution NOFA for FY09 available
  online. Application deadline date for RHEDs is
  May 29, 2009

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Housing and Urban Development Programs

• What Can Local Communities Do
• NSP state, local governments and nonprofits
  may apply for funding
• Homeless Prevention local governments may
  apply for funding
• RHED nonprofits, community organizations and
  housing agencies monitor NOFA
• Participate in the Albuquerque Field Offices
  Grant Writing Training
• June 9, 10, 11, 2009
•   Embassy Suites Albuquerque Hotel Spa
• 1000 Woodward Pl. N.E.
• Sandia Ballroom VI VII
• Albuquerque, NM 87102
• 505-245-7100 (Main Number) / 505-353-5389 (Fax
  Number)
• Register online at http//www.hud.gov/emarc/index
  .cfm?fuseactionemar.registerEventeventId16upda
  teN

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Housing and Urban Development Programs

• Contact Information
• Frank Padilla, Director of Community Planning and
  Development
• Phone [phone]
• Email frank.padilla_at_hud.gov
• Monica Gonzales, Financial Analyst
• Phone [phone]
• Email monica.m.gonzales_at_hud.gov
• HUD Websites
• http//www.hud.gov/recovery/nspg.cfm
• http//www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/economicdevelopmen
  t/programs/rhed/ http//www.hud.gov/office
  s/cpd/economicdevelopment/programs/rhed/funding09/
  index.cfm

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Neighborhood Stabilization Program

• Program Neighborhood Stabilization Program
• Funding to acquire and redevelop foreclosed upon
  and/or abandoned residential properties in order
  to stabilize property values in areas with high
  foreclosure rates
• Recovery Act Amount 2 billion nationally
• Status and Distribution
• HUD will issue Notice of Funding Availability
  (NOFA) on May 3
• Eligible applicants include states, units of
  local government, non-profits, and consortia of
  non-profits and for-profits
• Rating factors will include capacity to execute
  projects, leveraging potential, and concentration
  of investment to achieve neighborhood
  stabilization

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Neighborhood Stabilization Program

• Impact and Investments
• MFA estimates that for every 1 million used to
  rehab 20 homes
• Estimated state and local tax revenue generated
  105,000
• Estimated jobs created (direct and indirect) 11
• What Can Local Communities Do
• Units of local government may apply directly to
  HUD for funding (review NOFA after it is released
  for further details)
• Local communities are encouraged to collaborate
  with non-profits
• Contact Information www.hud.gov/recovery/nspg.cf
  m
• Frank Padilla, Director of Community Planning and
  Development, NM HUD Office
• Phone [phone]
• Email frank.padilla_at_hud.gov
• Monica Gonzales, Financial Analyst, NM HUD Office
• Phone [phone]
• Email monica.m.gonzales_at_hud.gov

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Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing

• Program Homelessness Prevention and Rapid
  Re-Housing (HPRP)
• Assistance to low-income households who are
  precariously housed and at risk of becoming
  homeless as well as those currently homeless
• Recovery Act Amount 8,585,909 for New Mexico
• MFA will administer 6,778,653
• City of Albuquerque will administer 1,807,256
• Status and Distribution
• HUD will make funding available September 1
• MFA drafted HPRP plan public comment period
  closes May 4
• RFP will be published in May, anticipate making
  awards in August
• Impact and Investments Anticipate HPRP will
  serve an estimated 800 households outside
  Albuquerque approximately 10 jobs
  created/retained

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Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing

• What Can Local Communities Do
• Units of local government may apply to MFA for
  funding
• RFP will be available May 21 on MFAs website
  www.housingnm.org
• Proposals will be due to MFA no earlier than June
  19
• MFAs Board of Directors will determine the
  successful awardees on or about August 19
• MFA will award funds to one lead agency in a
  service area
• Service area one or more counties
• Successful applications will demonstrate the
  following
• Capacity to provide broad spectrum of housing and
  services
• Local collaboration with agencies serving
  specific target populations
• Local partnerships to provide services
• Local communities are encouraged to collaborate
  with social service providers
• Contact Information www.housingnm.org

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Weatherization Assistance Program

• NM Energymart (Weatherization Assistance
  Program) 26.8 million
• Status and Distribution MFA will execute
  contracts with service providers on or about June
  1
• Impact and Investments
• NM Energymart benefits low-income households (
  200 of poverty)
• NM Energymart will serve an estimated 2,800
  households throughout the state
• Average household energy cost savings 400
  annually
• Estimated jobs created 210
• What Can Local Communities Do
• Contact service providers to collaborate on
  educational opportunities and awareness campaigns
• Refer prospective weatherization clients to
  service providers
• Contact Information www.housingnm.org

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Competitive Grants, Loans and Bonds

• Employment Programs
• Dislocated Worker National Reserve
• Green Jobs Training

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Dislocated Worker National Reserve

• Program Funds will be utilized to respond to
  plant closings, mass layoffs, and other worker
  dislocations
• Recovery Act Amount 200 million
• Status and Distribution No deadlines for
  submissions consideration is based on need that
  exceeds formula dislocated worker funds
• Impact and Investments Provides retraining and
  allowances for some support payments to
  dislocated workers. This will most likely
  benefit towns adjacent to closed/downsized mining
  operations such as Silver City and Taos.
• What Can Communities Do Communities can identify
  specific evidence of needs and participate with
  the State to determine appropriate training for
  dislocated workers.
• http//wia.state.nm.us/dws-mainoffice.html
• www.dol.gov.recovery

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Green Jobs Training

• Program Funds will be utilized to support
  training programs/apprenticeship programs for
  green construction, energy efficiency and
  renewable energy installations
• Recovery Act Amount 500 million
• Status and Distribution Specific application
  criteria are currently being developed by the
  federal Department of Labor
• Impact and Investments Hire and train local
  workers for existing and emerging green jobs
  based on area needs
• What Can Local Communities Do For more
  information about collaborative efforts to apply
  for this funding contact Bill Dunbar at 476-0070
• NMDWS Contact Information www.dws.state.nm.us
• Deputy Cabinet Secretary, Teresa Gomez
  [phone]
• Chief of Staff, Jason Lewis
  [phone]

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Competitive Grants, Loans and Bonds

• Rural and Economic Development Programs and Small
  Business Incentives
• Economic Development Assistance Program
• Rural Business Enterprise Grant
• Other USDA Funding Opportunities
• Small Business Incentives

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Economic Development Assistance

• Program Economic Development Assistance for
  planning, technical and infrastructure assistance
  for communities who have severe job loss EDA has
  funding for
• (1) public works
• (2) planning
• (3) local technical assistance and
• (4) economic adjustment assistance
• Recovery Act Amount 100 million
• Status and Distribution Applications being
  accepted as of March 10, 2009 applications are
  accepted on a continuing basis and processed as
  received
• Impact and Investments Communities throughout
  the State benefit from
• Enhancing infrastructure/facilities that help in
  job creation
• Gaining additional resources for economic
  planning
• Assisting communities react to adverse and sudden
  economic changes

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Economic Development Administration

• What Can Local Communities Do
• Work with local governments (COGs) and other
  organizations to identify priority projects and
  submit applications to EDA
• Contact Information
• Pedro Garza, Austin Regional Director
  pgarza_at_eda.doc.gov
• Mathew Woodlee, New Mexico Economic Development
  Department Mathew.Woodlee_at_state.nm.us 827-0278
• Websites
• www.eda.gov
• www.grants.gov

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Rural Business Enterprise Grant

• Program Funds to support the development of
  small and emerging businesses. The RBEG program
  may fund projects as varied as business revolving
  loan funds, business district infrastructure
  projects, capital improvement projects, business
  incubators and downtown revitalization projects
  (http//www.rurdev.usda.gov/arra/recovery-program.
  htm).
• Recovery Act Amount 20 million nationally
• Status and Distribution All submissions must be
  made to the New Mexico USDA Rural Development
  State Office and received by May 22, 2009.
• It is anticipated that funding awarded to
  successful applicants will be received six to
  eight weeks following the May 22, 2009 deadline.
• Impact and Investments The goals of the RBEG
  program is to create jobs and economic
  opportunities for small and emerging businesses
  in rural areas statewide. Rural areas are
  communities with populations of less than 50,000.
  (http//www.rurdev.usda.gov/arra/recovery-program.
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Rural Business Enterprise Grant

• What Can Local Communities Do Eligible
  applicants are public bodies and private
  nonprofit corporations including States,
  counties, cities, districts and Indian tribes on
  Federal and State reservations that serve rural
  areas. Entities that are interested in applying,
  or that are in need of further assistance, should
  contact the New Mexico USDA Rural Development
  State Office. Applications must be received by
  May 22, 2009.
• Contact Information
• New Mexico USDA Rural Development State Office
• 6200 Jefferson Street NE, Room 255
• Albuquerque NM 87109
• [phone]
• http//www.rurdev.usda.gov/arra/recovery-program/h
  tm
• Elizabeth Holmes
• EHolmes_at_nmda.nmsu.edu
• [phone]

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Opportunities for Competitive Loan/Grant Funding
Through USDA Rural Development

• Program "To increase economic opportunity and
  improve the quality of life for all rural
  Americans"
• Recovery Act Amount Three times normal
  apportionment to New Mexico approximately 240
  million for all programs
• Status and Distribution Distribution of funds
  will be through regular funding process through
  business, community and housing programs
• Impact and Investments Local impact will include
  the creation saving of jobs, providing clean
  water and the construction or purchase of homes
  funds will be distributed in rural communities
• What Can Local Communities Do Local communities
  need to contact Rural Development areas offices
  for information
• Contact Information www.rurdev.usda.gov

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Small Business Incentives

• Small Business Administration Incentives
  Available IMMEDIATELY
• Upfront Borrower Guarantee Fees on SBA Loans are
  Temporarily Eliminated
• Effective Dates 2/17/09 thru date of funding
  exhaustion
• All 7(a) loans
• Exceptions - Loans of 12 months or less and ARRA
  Prohibited Uses
• 504 loans
• Specific prohibited uses, but if otherwise
  eligible, may still work under other SBA programs
• Up to 90 Guaranty on SBA Loans, Temporarily
• Effective Dates 3/16/2009 thru date of funding
  exhaustion
• All 7(a) and Pilot Loan Programs (Except SBA
  Express)
• Specific prohibited uses, but if otherwise
  eligible, may still work under other SBA programs
• Prohibited Uses
• States or local governments not eligible
• No casinos, gambling establishments, aquariums,
  zoos, golf courses or swimming pools

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Small Business Incentives

• Secondary Market Thaw
• Treasury to purchase up to 15 billion in loans
  sold by banks to encourage more lending to small
  businesses
• More Micro-loan Money Available to SBA
  Micro-lenders
• Intermediary microlenders designated by SBA can
  make more loans up to 35,000 to small businesses
• WESST is NMs Microlender www.wesst.org
• Surety Bond Program Expansion
• Raised Maximum Amount for Contracts that qualify
  for surety bonds up to 5 million
• Up to 10 million on certain fed contracts
• Future SBA-related ARRA Incentives to be
  Announced
• Refinancing under 504
• Americas Recovery Capital Program (ARC) -
  Business Stabilization Loans
• For Information on other Recovery Act Incentives
• SBA Website for ARRA Info www.sba.gov/recovery/
• General Website www.recovery.gov/

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Your SBA New Mexico District Office

• General Questions?
• SBA New Mexico District Office
• 625 Silver SW, Suite 320
• Albuquerque, NM 87102
• www.sba.gov/nm
• 505-248-8225
• Toll Free NM Small Business Hotline
• 1-800-726-3632,
• select Option 2, followed by selection of Option 3

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Competitive Grants, Loans and Bonds

• New and Enhanced Bond Programs
• Build America Bonds
• Clean Renewable Energy Bonds
• Energy Conservation Bonds
• Recovery Zone Facility Bonds
• Recovery Zone Economic Development Bonds
• Qualified School Construction Bonds
• Qualified Zone Academy Bonds

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New and Enhanced Bond Programs

• Program Purpose and Recovery Act Amounts
• American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009
  expands the investor base for municipal debt to
  help lower the overall interest paid on bonds
• creates new types of tax-exempt bonds and
  expanding existing uses
• creates several new types of tax-credits bonds
• modifies existing tax regulations and eases
  restrictions
• Status and Distribution
• Not grant programs
• The funds needed for construction projects will
  be generated by the issuance of these tax-exempt
  or tax-credit bonds
• Regardless of the bond program, only projects
  that are able to demonstrate ability to repay the
  debt will qualify
• NMFA has requisite statutory authority to issue
  bonds on behalf of local governments as well as
  private entities, but will need to establish
  policies to implement their use
• All bonds must be issued by December 31, 2010

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New and Enhanced Bond Programs

• Build America Bonds
• New program created by ARRA
• No volume limitation
• Only governmental purpose and use including
  universities
• State and local governments may elect to issue
  taxable Build America Bonds in lieu of tax-exempt
  governmental bonds
• The issuer receives a rebate from the IRS in the
  amount of 35 of the interest paid on the bonds
• Bonds issued through traditional methods
• Clean Renewable Energy Bonds
• Increases 800 million to 2.4 billion
  (nationally)
• Interest-free financing for renewable energy
  projects that generate electricity from a clean
  process, including clean coal, wind and solar

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New and Enhanced Bond Programs

• Energy Conservation Bonds
• 800 million to 2.4 billion (nationally) for
  calendar years 2009 and 2010
• ARRA expands the use of Energy Conservation Bonds
• Created in 2008, allows governments to issue
  bonds to finance
• improvements that reduce energy consumption in
  publicly owned buildings
• implementation of green community programs
• electricity production form renewable energy
  resources for rural areas
• the construction of research facilities
• grants to support development of green
  technologies, reduce pollution from mass commuter
  vehicles and
• advance other green technologies and
  infrastructure
• The 2009 Stimulus Package expands the use of
  QECBs to allow governments to make loans to
  individuals for green community programs e.g.,
  loans for homeowners to retrofit their homes with
  energy conservation products

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New and Enhanced Bond Programs

• Recovery Zone Facility Bonds
• New category of tax-exempt private activity bonds
• 15 billion limitation will be allocated to
  states in proportion to their respective 2008 job
  losses and then sub-allocated to large counties
  and municipalities (population of more than
  100,000) on the basis of relative job losses
• An estimated 155.8 million for New Mexico
• Bond proceeds fund capital projects in recovery
  zones for businesses that typically would not
  qualify for tax-exempt financing (distribution
  centers, hotels, research parks-virtually any
  trade or business, except residential rental
  facilities or sin businesses) volume cap not
  required.
• Recovery Zones designated by state and local
  governments as having significant poverty,
  unemployment, home foreclosure rates, general
  distress or military base re-alignment

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New and Enhanced Bond Programs

• Recovery Zone Economic Development Bonds
• New category of tax-credit bonds (similar to
  Build American Bonds)
• 10 billion limitation will be allocated to
  states in proportion to their respective 2008 job
  losses and then sub-allocated to large counties
  and municipalities (population of more than
  100,000) on the basis of relative job losses
• An estimated 103.87 million for New Mexico
• Governmental bonds used for governmental purpose
• Finances development within a Recovery Zone,
  including construction of public facilities as
  well as for job training or education programs
• Recovery Zones designated by municipalities and
  counties based upon poverty, unemployment, home
  foreclosure, general distress or military base
  re-alignment
• The federal government will provide issuers of
  Recovery Zone Economic Development Bonds with a
  tax credit equal to 45 of the interest on the
  bonds

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New and Enhanced Bond Programs

• Qualified School Construction Bonds
• New category of tax credit bonds
• In calendar years 2009 and 2010, 11 billion
  available annually with
• 60 allocated to states based upon their
  respective amounts of local educational grants
  received under the Elementary and Secondary
  Education Act and
• 40 allocated to large local education agencies
  that serve low income children
• Issued by State and Local Governments funded
  construction, rehabilitation or repair of public
  school facilities or acquisition of land for a
  public school to be construction with proceeds of
  these bonds
• Qualified Zone Academy Bonds
• ARRA extends and expands QZABs, which are
  tax-credit bonds issued for the benefit of
  certain public school programs and improvements
• QZABs increased from 400 million to 1.4 billion
  nationally in each 2009 2010

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Competitive Grants, Loans and Bonds

• Arts Programs

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Arts Jobs Funding in New Mexico

• 247,000 available in grants from New Mexico
  Arts, Department of Cultural Affairs
• About fifteen to twenty competitive Arts Jobs
  grants available
• Funding from the National Endowment of the Arts
  (NEA) under the American Recovery and
  Reinvestment Act
• Must apply online to New Mexico Arts by June 5,
  2009
• Must be nonprofit, 501(c)3, arts organization and
  regular arts grantee in FY07, FY08, FY09, or FY10

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Arts Jobs Funding in New Mexico

• Eligible nonprofit arts organization may either
  apply for
• Up to 20,000 in salary support for one staff
  position critical to artistic mission
• or up to 7,500 for artist/contractor fees for
  previously engaged artists and/or contractual
  personnel
• Must demonstrate position or artist/contractor
  fees are in jeopardy or eliminated due to economy
  
• Full time development and fundraising positions
  are not eligible under NEA rules
• Government entities are not eligible unless they
  are a local arts council or based in rural New
  Mexico and a key provider of arts services
• For more information www.nmarts.org
• Contact Ann Weisman at [phone] or
  1-800-879-4278, instate
• ann.weisman_at_state.nm.us

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Collaboration to Bring Dollars to New Mexico

• Broadband
• Green Grid
• Health Information and Technology

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Broadband

• The Broadband initiative provides an opportunity
  to implement high speed network infrastructures
  to un-served or underserved communities
• High speed network access provides benefits to
  business, education, health, government, and the
  individual
• Broadband provides access to web based business
  operation services such as sales, service,
  purchasing, call centers, information exchange,
  and many others
• Broadband services such as integrated
  voice/data/video can reduce business costs,
  improve customer services, and reduce the impact
  of remotely located business offices
• Distance learning assists schools in providing
  access to high quality instruction filling in the
  gaps in teacher/skills availability
• Tele-health provides medical assistance without
  the need to travel to population centers
• Broadband should have a positive impact on job
  creation, business advancement, and productivity

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Broadband

• The Federal package includes several areas for
  investment in state high speed (broadband)
  networks
• Agriculture Department, Rural Utilities (loan or
  grant) 2.5 billion nationally
• Commerce Department, NTIA (competitive grant)
  4.7 billion national
• Multiple technology distributions that may
  include IT infrastructure
• Grants may come to states, companies, nonprofits
  or other entities
• Funds would be distributed based upon the winning
  proposals
• NM is guaranteed at least one grant
• The anticipated size of the NM grant could be
  from 30-100 million
• Grants require 20 non-federal match
• Included in the state application will be all
  high schools, public libraries, universities,
  tele-health centers, state offices, and super
  computer locations

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Broadband Community Involvement

• Assistance can be provided by
• Providing a letter of support
• Identifying benefits to the community
• Describing need, contacts and pending initiatives
• Providing copies of proposals, grant applications
  etc.
• Sample copies of correspondence can be obtained
  from our grant contact person
• Contact Richard Lowenberg at
• 505-603-5200
• lowenberg_at_designnine.com
• Information is needed by May 20, 2009

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Green Grid

• Since the summer of 2008, the State has been
  coordinating the efforts of nine working groups
  comprised of both national labs, the States
  universities and colleges, the PRC, RETA, State
  Government departments and others to design a
  master project of integrated clean energy power
  generation (the Green of the Green Grid)
  combined with intelligent systems and controls
  for energy management (the smart component of
  the Green Grid).
• The original project was to model, simulate,
  test, design and build two microgrid
  demonstration installations, located in a rural
  and urban location.
• When the DOE announced that ARRA funding for the
  smart grid (aka. GreenGrid) would be
  possible, the working groups scaled up the
  project to upwards of 10 microgrid installations
  that would include other clean energy sources
  (geothermal, biomass, etc.) as well as mixed
  use (residential, commercial, industrial,
  municipal use, etc.) in a sub-station and
  distributive energy situation. The idea was to
  mirror usage of a more diverse set of needs that
  reflected those the entire Nation.

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Green Grid

• On April 16th, the DOE guidelines for smart grid
  installations radically changed the project
  parameters.
• Once thought to be in favor of larger projects in
  the hundreds of millions, of dollars, the DOE
  issued stringent guidelines favoring smaller
  projects AND instituted a 50 local funding
  requirement. In addition, they split up the
  single project into three parts and prohibited
  one company (or entity) from bidding on all three
  parts.
• This new reality meant that an integrated,
  interoperable solution to Americas future grid
  would be nearly impossible.

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Green Grid

• On April 18th, the Governors Team devised a
  strategy to influence the DOE to change the
  guidelines and on April 28th, the Governor pushed
  back.
• In a letter to DOE Secretary Chu (and to the NM
  Congressional Delegation), Governor Richardson
  addressed the flaws of the DOEs argument that
  strongly encouraged several major revisions
• 1. To increase the project size
• 2. To reduce the onerous 50
  local funding match
• 3. To integrate the projects,
  allowing single companies
• or entities to bid on the entire project

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Green Grid

• In order to build a consensus for the States
  position, a series of Green Grid Regional
  Discussions with New Mexico municipalities and
  utility companies were scheduled throughout the
  State beginning on April 22nd.
• Discussion meetings were held in Albuquerque, Las
  Cruces, Clovis, Roswell, Gallup, Farmington,
  Espanola and Tucumcari. In addition to
  participation of nearly 100 persons from
  concerned towns, cities and utilities,
  representatives of the Tribal communities were
  also present.
• A massive letter-writing campaign was put in
  place. Mayors, utilities, energy companies and
  non-profit energy-related organizations were
  encouraged to write to the DOE and to the NM
  Congressional Delegation expressing their
  agreement with the States objections and
  supporting the new proposals.

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Green Grid

• The State must be prepared to submit proposals
  by the expected June 17th deadline whether the
  projects are of the larger, integrated variety or
  the smaller microgrid projects. This means that
  the proposal writing teams must be ready to begin
  their work and adapt their information to the
  winning architecture.
• The State has its teams in place, and they
  include experienced proposal-writers from both
  national labs Sandia and Los Alamos. Project
  Leader, Stephan Helgesen of the EDD is working
  with the Governors Science Advisor, Tom Bowles,
  both labs and the NMGGI working groups to prepare
  the proposals and meet DOEs deadlines.
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Green Grid

• The DOEs comment period on the guidelines for
  the smart grid grants ends on May 6th.
• Companies, municipalities, utilities, energy
  organizations or citizens can support the States
  position and make their voices heard by sending
  in a letter to the DOEs email address before May
  6th.
• Send to smart-grid.noicomments_at_hq.doe.gov
• A sample letter can be found on
  www.greengridnewmexico.org
• Help New Mexico build
• Americas 21st century clean energy Green Grid
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Health Information Technology Grants

• Program
• Health Information Technology Grants (HITECH) 2
  billion
• Status and Distribution (Awaiting guidance due
  May 18)
• Impact and Investments
• Rural areas, critical access hospitals, FQHCs,
  providers serving underserved and uninsured
  populations
• Health Information Exchange (HIE)
• Electronic Health Records (EHR)
• Research and Development
• Workforce training and credentialing
• What Can Local Communities Do
• Explore local collaboration on HIE, Regional
  Centers, Broadband, Telehealth, IHS, VA, Higher
  Education Institutions
• Contact Information www.grants.gov

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Resources

• New Mexico Office of Recovery and Reinvestment
• Dona Cook
• Phone [phone]
• www.recovery.state.nm.us
• Recovery.gov
• A site to help citizens track the spending of
  funds allocated by the American Recovery and
  Reinvestment Act
• www.recovery.gov
• Grants.gov
• A complete listing of federal grants
• www.grants.gov
• National Governors Association
• Analysis of the American Recovery and
  Reinvestment Act
• http//www.nga.org/Files/pdf/ARRAANALYSIS.PDF

• New Mexico Congressional Delegation
• An Integrated Guide to the American Recovery and
  Reinvestment Act
• http//nmlegis.gov/lcs/lcsdocs/ARRP20Guide20200
  9.pdf
• National Congress of American Indians
• A Summary of Benefits for Native American
  Communities in the Stimulus Bill
• www.indiancountryworks.org
• Staterecovery.gov
• A service of the Council of Governments to help
  states identify potential funding opportunities
  and share best practices
• http//www.staterecovery.org/

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