Snapshot
During the month of April, there were four grant applications submitted for $2,450,030. There were five awards accepted by Council. Currently, three grants are in development, totaling $5,452,500, with planned submissions over the next three months. Additionally, Grants Administration is processing seven grant agreements to be presented in May 2019 to City Council.
Submitted Grant Applications:
Parks & Recreation – Keep Las Cruces Beautiful: NM Department of Tourism – NM Clean & Beautiful
Anticipated Request Amount: $41,030
Cost Share: 20% ‐‐ $8,206
Expected Submission date: April 4, 2019
Type: Competitive Grant Opportunity
Expected Date of Notification: June 2019
Scope: Fund operating expenses for the Keep Las Cruces Beautiful program
Quality of Life – Senior Programs: NM Aging and Long‐Term Services Department
Anticipated Request Amount: $930,000
Cost Share: None Required
Submission date: April 12, 2019
Type: Competitive Grant Opportunity
Expected Date of Notification: October 31, 2019 – Funding to be received Summer 2021
Scope: NM Capital Outlay for Senior Pr3grams: Sage Café expansion to include multi‐use room for Seniors
Quality of Life – Senior Programs: NM Aging and Long‐Term Services Department
Anticipated Request Amount: $974,000
Cost Share: None Required
Expected Submission date: April 12, 2019
Type: Competitive Grant Opportunity
Expected Date of Notification: October 31, 2019 – Funding to be received Summer 2021
Scope: NM Capital Outlay for Senior Programs: Munson Center expansion to include exercise room for Seniors
Fire: New Mexico Office of Substance Abuse Prevention, SAMHSA/CARA
Anticipated Request Amount: $505,000
Cost Share: None Required
Expected Submission date: April 19, 2019
Type: Competitive Grant Opportunity
Expected Date of Notification: July 2019
Scope: To be a subrecipient of the State of New Mexico application for the First Responders‐Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act grant in support of the Fire Department’s Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH).
Grants in Development
Quality of Life – Senior Programs: Meals on Wheels America Loves Pets Grant
Anticipated Request Amount: $2,500
Cost Share: $2,500
Expected Submission date: May 31, 2019
Type: Competitive Grant Opportunity
Expected Date of Notification: June 30, 2019
Scope: Provide pet food, supplies, and veterinary care for pets of qualified seniors
Community Development: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission – FFY19 Pool Safely
Anticipated Request Amount: $250,000
Cost Share: None Required
Expected Submission date: June 5, 2019
Type: Competitive Grant Opportunity
Expected Date of Notification: July 24, 2019
Scope: Hire building inspectors specializing in residential and commercial pool safety and provide pool safety educational outreach
Public Works – Traffic Management: U.S. Department of Transportation – FFY19 BUILD
Anticipated Request Amount: $5,200,000
Cost Share: $1,300,000
Expected Submission date: July 15, 2019
Type: Competitive Grant Opportunity
Expected Date of Notification: December 31, 2019
Scope: Intelligent Traffic System Project for 4 Major Street Corridors
Grant Award Acceptance – April 2019 City Council Actions
Department Name: Economic Development – Las Cruces International Airport
Funding Agency: New Mexico Department of Transportation – Aviation Division
Award Amount: $180,000
Required Match: $20,000
Type: Non‐Competitive Funding
Scope: Funding to provide for a drainage master plan for the Airport property
Period of Performance: 3/26/2019‐6/30/2019
Department Name: HIDTA, as Fiscal Agent
Funding Agency: Executive Office of the President/Office of National Drug Control Policy – Grant Amendment
Award Amount: ‐$100,280.00
Required Match: None Required
Type: Non‐Competitive Recurring
Scope: City of Las Cruces is the fiscal agent for HIDTA, which funds multiple law enforcement agencies throughout southern New Mexico, the modification will decrease funding due to personnel changes for the Regional Inter‐Agency Task Force for the FFY18 grant funding – Modification #8
Period of Performance: 1/1/2018 – 12/31/2019
Fire Department: NM Dept of Homeland Security & Emergency Management – FFY2018 HazMat Challenge
Anticipated Request Amount: $6,106.00
Cash Match: $1,526.50
Type: Competitive Grant Opportunity
Scope: Funding for Training expenses (Hazmat IQ) and Planning (Hazmat Challenge)
Period of Performance: 10/1/2018 – 7/31/2019
Department Name: Quality of Life – RoadRUNNER Transit
Funding Agency: Federal Transit Administration and New Mexico Department of Transportation – Transit and Rail Division
Award Amount: $2,274,487
Required Match: $486,673
Type: Combination of Competitive and Non‐Competitive Funding
Scope: An FTA “Super Grant” which combines funding from six FTA and NMDOT grant awards into one grant to purchase a total of 5 electric buses, project management, and related infrastructure improvements
Period of Performance: 3/13/2019 – 8/31/2022
Department Name: Police
Funding Agency: New Mexico State University (NMSU) Foundation, Inc. – Stan Fulton Chair for Improvement of Border & Rural School Fund
Award Amount: $7,000
Required Match: $0
Type: Non‐Competitive Funding
Scope: Youth Leadership Academy – provides funding for materials and supplies for activities and workshops at three one‐week leadership academies for young people during summer 2019
Period of Performance: 1/15/2019 – 12/16/2019