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N.M. Delegation Welcomes $21 Million to Tackle Crime, Keep Communities Safe

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are welcoming $20,706,897 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to help New Mexico’s law enforcement solve crimes, support survivor services, improve violence prevention, and keep communities safe.

The grants will be distributed through the DOJ’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) and the Office of Justice Programs (OJP).

“I’m proud to announce over $20 million to better equip New Mexico’s law enforcement with the tools and resources needed to keep our communities safe. This significant investment will help tackle crime, hold dangerous criminals accountable, and deliver justice and support for survivors,” said Heinrich. “A safer New Mexico depends on solving crimes and supporting survivors, and I will continue to fight for the resources we need for both.”

“This nearly $21 million in federal funding will deliver critical resources to help law enforcement solve crimes, support victims of violent crime, and boost violence prevention across New Mexico,” said Luján. “I’m proud to welcome this federal funding and I will keep fighting for federal resources to keep New Mexico communities safe.”

“1 in 4 women have been beaten by an intimate partner in their lifetime. This funding from the Department of Justice focuses on providing more services to the survivors of domestic violence  survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking,” said Leger Fernández. “To effectively investigate and prosecute these crimes, the grants also increase the resources going to law enforcement.  I’m pleased that the funding benefits communities across my district, from the Pueblos to Santa Fe to Hobbs to our state agencies. Together we keep New Mexico safe.”

“This almost $21 million investment into our communities is crucial in making New Mexico a safer place for everyone,” said Stansbury. “Victims of crimes deserve justice, and law enforcement needs the tools to give victims that justice. This funding is pivotal in achieving that goal.”

“I’m proud to welcome over $20 million for law enforcement organizations across our state and Tribal communities. This funding will support law enforcement’s ability to reduce crime, make our neighborhoods safer and ensure justice for victims,” said Vasquez. “Our law enforcement officers and community organizations are working tirelessly, and this investment will help them continue to protect and serve New Mexicans. I’m committed to fighting for more federal resources to keep us safe.”

 

Recipient

City

Project Title

Grant

Award Amount

Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women

Albuquerque

OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Grants to Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Invitation to Apply

OVW

$414,147

County of Bernalillo

Albuquerque

Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office CAST Unit Expansion Project

OJP

$376,078

Enlace Comunitario

Albuquerque

OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking Program

OJP

$450,000

New Mexico Asian Family Center

Albuquerque

OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking Program

OJP

$475,000

New Mexico Asian Family Center

Albuquerque

OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Legal Assistance for Victims

OVW

$600,000

New Mexico Immigrant Law Center

Albuquerque

OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Legal Assistance for Victims

OVW

$750,000

City of Albuquerque

Albuquerque

BJA FY24 Formula DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR)

OJP

$490,190

La Casa

Las Cruces

OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program

OVW

$500,000

Mescalero Apache Tribe

Mescalero

SMART FY 2024 Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program

OJP

$288,368

New Mexico Department of Public Safety

Santa Fe

New Mexico FY24 NCHIP

 

$2,224,200

New Mexico Department of Public Safety

Santa Fe

BJA FY24 Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program Formula Solicitation

OJP

$1,633,050

NM Department of Public Safety

Santa Fe

BJS FY24 National Criminal History Improvement Program

OJP

$2,224,200

Santa Fe Dreamers Project

Santa Fe

OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Legal Assistance for Victims

OVW

$750,000

New Mexico Department of Public Safety

Santa Fe

BJA FY24 Project Safe Neighborhoods Formula Grant Program

OJP

$167,378

New Mexico Department of Public Safety

Santa Fe

BJA FY24 Formula DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR)

OJP

$300,437

New Mexico Department of Public Safety

Santa Fe

BJA FY24 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program- Formula

OJP

$294,696

Pueblo of Acoma

Pueblo of Acoma

FY 2024 CTAS Purpose Area 6 Award: Pueblo of Acoma

OJP

$450,000

Pueblo of Acoma

Pueblo of Acoma

FY24 U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation

OJP

$450,000

Pueblo of Acoma

Pueblo of Acoma

OVC FY24 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program - Invited to Apply

OJP

$254,413

Pueblo of Acoma

Pueblo of Acoma

FY24 U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation

OJP

$900,000

Pueblo of Isleta

Isleta

FY24 U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation

OJP

$900,000

Pueblo of Isleta

Isleta

BJA FY24 Rural and Small Department Violent Crime Reduction Program

OJP

$300,000

Pueblo of Jemez

Jemez Pueblo

FY24 U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation

OJP

$900,000

Pueblo of San Felipe

Algodones

OVC FY24 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program - Invited to Apply

OJP

$229,973

Pueblo of Taos

Taos

OVC FY24 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program - Invited to Apply

OJP

$229,973

Pueblo of Zuni

Zuni

Empowering Tribal Resilience: Enhancing Zuni Tribal Justice Systems (Tribal Youth Programs)

OJP

$76,000

Pueblo of Zuni

Zuni

FY24 U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation

OJP

$76,000

Pueblo of Zuni

Zuni

FY24 U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation

OJP

$394,498

Pueblo of Zuni

Zuni

OVC FY24 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program - Invited to Apply

OJP

$282,632

Pueblo of Zuni

Zuni

FY24 U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation

OJP

$885,691

Santo Domingo Pueblo

Santo Domingo

OVC FY24 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program - Invited to Apply

OJP

$229,973

Sexual Assault Services of Northwest New Mexico

Farmington

OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program

OVW

$700,000

Sexual Assault Services of Northwest New Mexico

Farmington

OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program

OVW

$610,000

Sheris House of Hope

Hobbs

OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking Program

OVW

$400,000

Valencia Shelter Services

Los Lunas

OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program

OVW

$500,000

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