REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS
FOR GRID MODERNIZATION PROJECTS
ISSUED BY
THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO,
ENERGY, MINERALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT,
ENERGY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT DIVISION

The State of New Mexico, Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) Energy Conservation and Management Division (ECMD) is requesting applications pursuant to 17.9.588 New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC), Grid Modernization Grant Program (Program), from government entities for grid modernization projects to assist New Mexico in developing a modern electric grid that transitions the state to 100-percent zero-carbon electricity resources.

Eligible Applicants include municipalities and county governments; state agencies; state universities; public schools; post-secondary education institutions; and Indian nations, tribes, and pueblos.  All projects must take place within New Mexico. 

Applicants shall submit one application to the contact email listed below.  ECMD will begin reviewing proposals after May 3, 2024, for funding in fiscal year 2025.  ECMD may award multiple agreements under this RFA.  To be considered for funding, applications must be complete and must demonstrate that the project will meet all of the stipulated evaluation criteria.

Questions must be submitted in writing to the email listed below and answers will be posted at: www.emnrd.nm.gov/ecmd/about-us/requests-for-proposals-applications

Chadette Pfaff
EMNRD, ECMD
chadette.pfaff@emnrd.nm.gov

REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS
FOR LONG DURATION ENERGY STORAGE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
ISSUED BY
THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO,
ENERGY, MINERALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT,
ENERGY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT DIVISION

The State of New Mexico, Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, Energy Conservation and Management Division (ECMD) is accepting applications from public higher education institutions and other public research institutions working in partnership with a utility and long duration energy storage (LDES) technology developer or component provider or manufacturer for advanced energy technology research and demonstration pilot projects that provide LDES solutions for the electric grid.  ECMD requires that potential Offerors demonstrate these relationships in their application packages.

Applicants shall submit one application to the contact email listed below.  ECMD will begin reviewing proposals after May 7, 2024, for funding in fiscal year 2025.  ECMD may award multiple agreements under this RFA.  To be considered for funding, applications must be complete and must demonstrate that the project will meet all of the stipulated evaluation criteria.

Questions must be submitted in writing to the email listed below and answers will be posted at: www.emnrd.nm.gov/ecmd/about-us/requests-for-proposals-applications

Chadette Pfaff
EMNRD, ECMD
chadette.pfaff@emnrd.nm.gov