Open. Rolling monthly submissions and NMFA Board review. No fixed annual deadline published.
New Mexico — Local Government Planning Fund (LGPF) Monthly Grants — Up to $100,000
FundingGenerally up to $100,000 per qualifying planning document and up to $100,000 per entity in a 24-month period. NMFA Board exceptions may apply; additional $100,000 per 24 months may be available for certain Metropolitan Redevelopment Act or Affordable Housing Act plans. Individual award depends on project and applicant financial need; statewide pool not published.
DeadlineRolling monthly application review. Applications accepted monthly; no universal date, clock time or time zone provided in current official guidelines. Confirm enrollment and the next board review window with NMFA.
Last verifiedOctober 27, 2026
Required next actionSee official program https://www.nmfinance.com/project/local-government-planning-fund/ . Download and complete the LGPF EnABLE Enrollment Form and submit it to LGPF@nmfa.net for online application access. Complete separate online applications per proposed planning project; upload relevant attachments, budget and signed certification. The authorized Primary Contact must submit the completed application. Review published LGPF Application Overview and FAQs, Rules and Policies.
Broad Eligibility
New Mexico state entities or institutions; New Mexico counties, municipalities, school districts, special districts, community water associations, Indian nations, tribes or pueblos located wholly or partly in New Mexico; eligible tribal political subdivisions and wholly owned enterprises. Funding is for specified public planning documents, not general commercial construction procurement. Local match generally applies under sliding financial-need scale, with 100 percent grant funding or waiver available for specific qualifying circumstances.
Atlas Analysis
Official NMFA Local Government Planning Fund program webpage and the LGPF Application Overview and FAQs reviewed October 27, 2026. The official resource identifies rolling monthly acceptance, EnABLE enrollment and online submission, and reimbursement grant financing. Maximum grant per planning document generally $100,000, and overall grant ceiling per entity $100,000 over 24 months unless waiver applies, plus a separately permitted $100,000 for qualifying redevelopment or affordable housing plans. Match set by financial means and unmet need, with possible full grant for urgent, regulatory, economic development or housing planning, not a uniform fixed rate. Award payments typically reimburse the entity or pay consulting vendor after approvals and agreement close; semiannual grantee reporting required. Current FAQs enumerate eligible entities, planning types, application prerequisites, signed certification and board reviews; a specific monthly cutoff date is not published. This is financial-assistance planning grant funding, not vendor procurement. No single applicant award guaranteed, and no statewide funding pool is advertised.
Currently accepting monthly applications for planning grants. The New Mexico Finance Authority Local Government Planning Fund provides financial assistance for eligible public entities to prepare planning documents for important infrastructure, water, environmental, economic development and community projects. The program accepts applications monthly; the official guidance does not specify a universal calendar deadline or cutoff time for each monthly meeting.
Applicant-level funding: Grants are generally limited to $100,000 per planning document and $100,000 total per entity in any 24-month period. The NMFA Board can waive restrictions when resources or critical need justify it. Eligible entities may receive an additional $100,000 in the same 24-month period for qualifying Metropolitan Redevelopment Act or Affordable Housing Act plans. The published limits are applicant-specific and are not a statewide program funding pool.
Eligible applicants: The State of New Mexico and its agencies or institutions; counties, municipalities, school districts, special districts, community water associations, Indian nations, tribes and pueblos located wholly or partly within New Mexico, their political subdivisions and wholly owned enterprises. This is a public-entity grant and is not a general private business funding program.
Eligible planning work: Examples include preliminary engineering reports, long-term master plans, water conservation and development plans, asset management, economic development feasibility studies, affordable housing plans, Metropolitan Redevelopment Act plans, environmental information documents, flood inundation maps, archaeological clearances and energy audits. The grant pays for qualified planning documents, not general construction purchases or ordinary government vendor contracting.
Match, payment and requirements: Local matching contributions normally apply based on financial capacity and unmet need under an NMFA sliding scale. Eligible urgent-need, regulatory-compliance, economic-development and affordable-housing planning may qualify for 100 percent grant funding or a waiver. There is no single published match percentage for all applicants. Assistance is generally paid by reimbursing the grantee or paying a planning consultant after the grant agreement and required readiness and document approvals; recipients provide at least semiannual status reports.
How to apply: Obtain the official LGPF EnABLE Enrollment Form from the New Mexico Finance Authority program page, complete it and email it to LGPF@nmfa.net to obtain access to the EnABLE application portal. The designated Primary Contact must submit one completed online application for each planning project, including all applicable attachments and signed certifications. Applications are reviewed at monthly NMFA Board meetings. Review the current program guidelines, rules, policies and Application Overview and FAQs before applying: https://www.nmfinance.com/project/local-government-planning-fund/ .
Source verificationReferenced source · www.nmfinance.comAtlas last verified this record October 27, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
