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Congressionally Directed Spending: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education

Signed Disclosure Letter Available HERE.

PROJECTS REQUESTED

Project Name: Outdoor Leadership Degree Program

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[Education]/[Higher Education]/[Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)]

Project City/County: Statewide

Recipient: Western New Mexico University

Address: 1000 W. College Avenue Silver City, NM 88061

Amount Requested: $343,000

Project Description and Explanation: The Western New Mexico University will create an Outdoor Leadership Degree Program.


Project Name: Community Schools Strategy

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[Education]/[Innovation and Improvement]/[Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIE)

Project City/County: Statewide

Recipient: New Mexico Foundation

Address: 8 Calle Medico, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505

Amount Requested: $1,800,000

Project Description and Explanation: The New Mexico Foundation, through ABC Community School Partnership, will provide technical assistance to small and rural school districts to implement a Statewide Community Schools strategy.


Project Name: Expansion of the Carlsbad Family Health Center

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[HHS]/[Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)]/[Program Management]

Project City/County: Eddy County

Recipient: Presbyterian Medical Services (PMS)

Address: 1422 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501

Amount Requested: $1,000,000

Project Description and Explanation: Presbyterian Medical Services' Carlsbad Family Health Center will expand clinical space and health services to more than 3,200 additional patients a year in Eddy County, New Mexico.


Project Name: Underserved Child Abuse Work Group

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[HHS]/[Administration for Children and Families (ACF)]/[Children and Families Services Programs]

Project City/County: Statewide

Recipient: New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs, I

Address: 3909 Juan Tabo NE, Suite 6 Albuquerque, NM 87111

Amount Requested: $46,000

Project Description and Explanation: The New Mexico Children's Alliance will create an under-served Child Abuse Work Group to focus on the prevention, assessment, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect in New Mexico.


Project Name: Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors - Investing Families using Two-generation Approaches

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[HHS]/[Administration for Children and Families (ACF)]/[Children and Families Services Programs]

Project City/County: Statewide

Recipient: Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors

Address: 1000 N. Alameda St., Suite 240 Los Angeles, CA 90012

Amount Requested: $950,000

Project Description and Explanation: Abriendo Puertas will certify, train, and provide technical support to 130 facilitators who will work with approximately 5,000 families annually to develop parenting skills.


Project Name: Allied Health Expansion

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[DOL]/[Employment and Training Administration (ETA)]/[Training and Employment Services]

Project City/County: Clovis

Recipient: Clovis Community College

Address: 417 Schepps Blvd., Clovis, NM 88101

Amount Requested: $1,073,000

Project Description and Explanation: Clovis Community College will expand their Allied Health Program in high-need medical occupations including nursing, Emergency Medical Services, and respiratory therapists.


Project Name: Roots Conservatory Initiative

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[Education]/[Innovation and Improvement]/[Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIE)]

Project City/County: Albuquerque

Recipient: New Mexico Black Leadership Council

Address: 1258 Ortiz Drive SE, #304, Albuquerque, NM 87108

Amount Requested: $125,000

Project Description and Explanation: The Roots Conservatory Initiative will expand their Science, Technology, Engineer, Agriculture, Mathematics & Health (STEM-H) programs to be year-round in New Mexico.


Project Name: The Artificial Intelligence Educational Pipeline Project at New Mexico State University

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[Education]/[Innovation and Improvement]/[Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIE)]

Project City/County: Statewide

Recipient: New Mexico State University

Address: MSC 3GRD, PO Box 30001

Amount Requested: $400,000

Project Description and Explanation: The Artificial Intelligence Educational Pipeline project will develop practices, curricula, and initiatives to prepare and sustain interest in AI among students underrepresented in STEM fields.


Project Name: Renovation of Research Facilities

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[HHS]/[Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)]/[Program Management]

Project City/County: Albuquerque

Recipient: University of New Mexico (UNM)

Address: 110 Scholes Hall, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131

Amount Requested: $1,500,000

Project Description and Explanation: The University of New Mexico will renovate 12 wet lab spaces to state-of-the-art conditions for programmatic research.


Project Name: Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT)

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[HHS]/[Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)]/[Health Surveillance and Program Support]

Project City/County: Statewide

Recipient: New Mexico Behavioral Health Services Division

Address: 37 Plaza La Prensa, Santa Fe, NM 87504

Amount Requested: $450,000

Project Description and Explanation: The New Mexico Behavioral Health Services Division will serve 400 families while increasing the state’s treatment capacity by developing a New Mexico-based trainers in the Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) program.


Project Name: Vamos Niños

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[Education]/[Innovation and Improvement]/[Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIE)]

Project City/County: Doña Ana County

Recipient: Ngage New Mexico

Address: 3880 Foothills Rd STE A, Las Cruces, NM 88011

Amount Requested: $148,000

Project Description and Explanation: The Doña Ana County Early Childhood Education (ECE) Coalition will establish a mobile children's museum focused on early childhood educational development and connecting families to available childhood services in rural communities in Southern New Mexico.


Project Name: Collaborative for Higher Education Shared Services (CHESS)

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[Education]/[Higher Education]/[Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)]

Project City/County: Statewide

Recipient: Collaborative for Higher Education Shared Services

Address: 6401 Richards Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87508

Amount Requested: $5,000,000

Project Description and Explanation: The Collaborative for Higher Education Services will develop and expand the Enterprise Resources Planning and Student Information System (ERPSIS).


Project Name: New Mexico Longitudinal Data System Project

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[Education]/[Higher Education]/[Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)]

Project City/County: Statewide

Recipient: New Mexico Higher Education Department

Address: NM Higher Education Department 2044 Galisteo Street, Suite 4 Santa Fe, NM 87505

Amount Requested: $2,000,000

Project Description and Explanation: The New Mexico Longitudinal Data System Project will aggregate and make data available to help New Mexico close achievement gaps in education and the workforce. 


Project Name: Community Linking for Outcomes in Stroke (CLOS)

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[HHS]/[Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)]/[Program Management]

Project City/County: Statewide

Recipient: University of New Mexico (UNM)

Address: 110 Scholes Hall, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131

Amount Requested: $875,000

Project Description and Explanation: The University of New Mexico will develop a statewide initiative to bring early detection software (Rapid AI) to hospitals in New Mexico that may be treating stroke patients.


Project Name: Clean Energy Automotive Maintenance Technology Program Expansion

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[Education]/[Higher Education]/[Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)]

Project City/County: Roswell

Recipient: Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell

Address: 52 University Blvd, Roswell, NM 88203

Amount Requested: $190,000

Project Description and Explanation: Eastern New Mexico University at Roswell will purchase educational training equipment to prepare students to work as automotive technicians on clean energy vehicles.


Project Name: Rural Health - Health and Mobility Hubs

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education

Project City/County: Statewide

Recipient: University of New Mexico (UNM)

Address: Office for Community Health MSC09 5065 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131

Amount Requested: $256,000

Project Description and Explanation: The University of New Mexico's Health Sciences Center will develop “Health and Mobility Hubs" to serve veterans, elderly, and disabled people for whom access to adequate transportation to health, groceries, shopping, social services, and social interaction is a challenge.


Project Name: Supporting STEM Education at ENMU

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[Education]/[Higher Education]/[Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)]

Project City/County: Portales

Recipient: Eastern New Mexico University 

Address: Station 1, 1500 S Ave K, Portales, NM 88130

Amount Requested: $436,000

Project Description and Explanation: Eastern New Mexico University at Portales will purchase laboratory equipment to enhance STEM students' instructional opportunities and provide hands-on access to experiments and learning experiences.


Project Name: COVID-19 Survivor's Clinic

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[HHS]/[Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)]/[Program Management]

Project City/County: McKinley County

Recipient: Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services

Address: 1901 Redrock Dr, Gallup, NM 87301

Amount Requested: $293,000

Project Description and Explanation: Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services will create a COVID-19 Survivors Clinic, which will offer a holistic approach to caring for post-COVID-19 patients.


Project Name: Functional Family Therapy

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[HHS]/[Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)]/[Health Surveillance and Program Support]

Project City/County: Statewide

Recipient: New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Departmen

Address: 1120 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501

Amount Requested: $395,000

Project Description and Explanation: New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department will hire new staff to expand the Functional Family Therapy model to people ages 12-25 with or at risk of having substance abuse problems or co-occurring mental health disorders.


Project Name: Multisystemic Therapy

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[HHS]/[Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)]/[Health Surveillance and Program Support]

Project City/County: Statewide

Recipient: NM Children, Youth, and Families Department

Address: 1120 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501

Amount Requested: $817,000

Project Description and Explanation: The New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department will expand the use of Multisystemic Therapy (MST) intervention for adolescents.


Project Name: STEM Connected Communities (STEM-C2)

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[Education]/[Innovation and Improvement]/[Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIE)]

Project City/County: Las Cruces

Recipient: New Mexico State University 

Address: 1780 E University Ave., Las Cruces, NM 88003

Amount Requested: $1,200,000

Project Description and Explanation: New Mexico State University will implement the STEM Connected Communities (STEM-C2) project, which will establish statewide professional development in STEM for Hispanic and Native American students.


Project Name: Health Care Career Pathways

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[HHS]/[Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)]/[Program Management]

Project City/County: Statewide

Recipient: New Mexico Higher Education Department

Address: 2044 Galisteo Street, Suite 4, Santa Fe, NM 87505

Amount Requested: $1,000,000

Project Description and Explanation: The State of New Mexico will partner with a provider and college to establish a pilot project for a comprehensive certified nursing assistant training program.


Project Name: YDI Trauma-informed Parent/Child Demonstration Project

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[HHS]/[Administration for Children and Families (ACF)]/[Children and Families Services Programs]

Project City/County: Statewide

Recipient: Youth Development Inc. (YDI)

Address: 3416301 Central Ave NW, Albuquerque NM, 87105

Amount Requested: $850,000

Project Description and Explanation: Youth Development Inc. (YDI) will expand access to direct service programming for families in crisis and will serve those families with behavioral health needs by offering case management support services.


Project Name: High Fidelity Wraparound Services

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)]/[Health Surveillance and Program Support]

Project City/County: Statewide

Recipient: New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department

Address: 1120 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501

Amount Requested: $800,000

Project Description and Explanation: The New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department will expand the High-Fidelity Wraparound program statewide through hiring additional staff.


Project Name: Tucumcari Fire/EMS Ambulance

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[HHS]/[Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)]/[Program Management]

Project City/County: Quay County

Recipient: City of Tucumcari

Address: PO Box 1188, Tucumcari, NM 88401

Amount Requested: $290,000

Project Description and Explanation: The City of Tucumcari will purchase and equip a new ambulance to support fire and EMS services in Tucumcari and the surrounding area.


Project Name: Community Health Worker Initiatives

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[HHS]/[Administration for Community Living (ACL)]/[Aging and Disability Services Programs]

Project City/County: Statewide

Recipient: University of New Mexico (UNM)

Address: 1650 University Blvd. Albuquerque, NM 87103

Amount Requested: $1,591,000

Project Description and Explanation: The Community Health Worker Initiative, a partnership between the University of New Mexico and New Mexico's Aging and Long Term Service Department's Adult Protective Services (APS), will collaborate in a one-year pilot project in which APS clients, whose cases are closed, will receive transitional social and preventive services from community health workers or community health representatives.


Project Name: Vertically Integrated Capacity Building to Address Education and Workforce Needs in Cybersecurity and High Performance Computing (HPC)

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[Education]/[Higher Education]/[Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)]

Project City/County: Statewide

Recipient: University of New Mexico (UNM)

Address: 1 University of New Mexico, Scholes Hall, Rm. 110, Albuquerque, NM 87131

Amount Requested: $2,500,000

Project Description and Explanation: The University of New Mexico will increase state capacity and capability for education and workforce development in cybersecurity and high-performance computing.


Project Name: Youth Support Services

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[HHS]/[Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)]/[Health Surveillance and Program Support]

Project City/County: Statewide

Recipient: New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department

Address: 1120 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501

Amount Requested: $674,000

Project Description and Explanation: Youth Support Services will hire five new providers to support their mission of providing life skills coaching for persons ages 12-25 with or at risk of having substance use problems or co-occurring mental health disorders.


Project Name: 100% Community Youth Center

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[Education]/[Innovation and Improvement]/[Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIE)]

Project City/County: Las Vegas

Recipient: West Las Vegas School Based Health Center

Address: 1314 South Gonzales, Las Vegas, NM 87701

Amount Requested: $75,000

Project Description and Explanation: West Las Vegas School Based Health Center will purchase computer equipment to provide educational and social/emotional services to youth in West Las Vegas.


Project Name: Nursing Skills and Simulation Center Renovation

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[HHS]/[Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)]/[Program Management]

Project City/County: Las Cruces

Recipient: New Mexico State University 

Address: New Mexico State University, PO Box 30001, Msc 3grd, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001

Amount Requested: $1,000,000

Project Description and Explanation: Nursing Skills and Simulation Center Renovation


Project Name: Wind Energy and Construction/ Electrical Workforce Programs

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[Education]/[Higher Education]/[Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)]

Project City/County: Ruidoso

Recipient: Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso Branch

Address: Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso Branch Community College 709 Mechem Drive, Ruidoso, NM 88345-6906

Amount Requested: $319,000

Project Description and Explanation: Wind Energy and Construction/ Electrical Workforce Programs


Project Name: Santa Fe Parenting Center

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[HHS]/[Administration for Children and Families (ACF)]/[Children and Families Services Programs]

Project City/County: Santa Fe

Recipient: Many Mothers

Address: 1919 5th Street, Suite I Santa Fe, NM 87505-6012

Amount Requested: $160,000

Project Description and Explanation: Funding for a parenting and childbirth education and resource center.


Project Name: Using Experiences with Virtual Home Visiting during COVID to Improve Rural Home Visiting

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[HHS]/[Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)]/[Program Management]

Project City/County: Statewide

Recipient: University of New Mexico (UNM)

Address: University of New Mexico Prevention Research Center, MSC 11 6145, Albuquerque, NM 87131, Albuquerque, NM 87104

Amount Requested: $750,000

Project Description and Explanation: Using Experiences with Virtual Home Visiting during COVID to Improve Rural Home Visiting


Project Name: Outreach Campaign to Encourage the Seeking of Treatment for Behavioral Health

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[HHS]/[Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)]/[Health Surveillance and Program Support]

Project City/County: Santa Fe

Recipient: Santa Fe County

Address: Community Services Department, Santa Fe County, 100 Catron, Santa Fe, NM 87501

Amount Requested: $200,000

Project Description and Explanation: Outreach Campaign to Encourage the Seeking of Treatment for Behavioral Health


Project Name: Black Pearls Community Health

Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education/[HHS]/[Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)]/[Program Management]

Project City/County: Statewide

Recipient: NM State Office of African American Affairs

Address: 310 San Pedro Drive Northeast, Suite 230 Albuquerque, NM 87108-2812

Amount Requested: $776,000

Project Description and Explanation:  To support and expand the Black Pearls Community Health project.