[1st-mile-nm] Fwd: NMEDD is Calling for Economic Development Proposals for Funding Opportunities

[Richard Lowenberg]

The NM EDD FUNDIT program is interested in possible broadband related 
submissions.    RL

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NMEDD, FUNDING AGENCIES CALL ON COMMUNITIES TO SUBMIT ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PROPOSALS FOR FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Deadline for communities to submit a project for consideration is August
11.

SANTA FE, NM - The New Mexico Economic Development Department will host
the next FUNDIT meeting August 22nd  to help local leaders identify
funding for economic development projects. New Mexico FUNDIT, is a
streamlined approach to help communities identify funding opportunities
in one centralized location by bringing local, state and federal funding
agencies together to analyze and compare proposals for capital projects.
The state is calling on communities to submit project proposals by
August 11th for review during its upcoming meeting.

New Mexico FUNDIT is an informal group of funding agencies that meets
regularly to review potential projects. Over 13 Federal and State
entities are represented in the group. Their goal is to improve the
effectiveness of project review and support, while ensuring communities
have the information they need to obtain full funding for projects.

Projects should be of public interest; projects from commercial
businesses are not eligible for this program. The types of projects to
be considered include:

	* Business Development
	* Community Development
	* Infrastructure Development
	* Housing Projects
	* Downtown Redevelopment

The meeting will take place from 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. The meeting is on
August 22nd at the WESST Enterprise Center, 609 Broadway Blvd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87102. For more information, to submit a project
application or to RSVP contact Johanna Nelson at
Johanna.Nelson at state.nm.us, 505-827-0264.


Visit the New Mexico Economic Development Department online at
gonm.biz

New Mexico Economic Development Department, 1100 St. Francis Dr. ,
Joseph M. Montoya Building, Santa Fe, NM 87505-4147


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Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director
1st-Mile Institute     505-603-5200
Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504,
rl at 1st-mile.org     www.1st-mile.org
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