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Federal grants to New Mexico Department of Public Safety

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New Mexico Department of Public Safety in Santa Fe, New Mexico received $61.3 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 58 awards. Its largest program was Motor Carrier Safety Assistance, with $30.4 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $9.7 million.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to New Mexico Department of Public Safety by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 202113$8.2 million
FY 202215$11.7 million
FY 202313$13.3 million
FY 202415$18.4 million
FY 20254$9.7 million

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund New Mexico Department of Public Safety

The 10 largest programs, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance 20.2185$30.4 million
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program 16.7387$9.3 million
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program 95.0017$5.8 million
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements 20.2378$4.2 million
Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants 16.7102$2.4 million
National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) 16.5541$2.2 million
DNA Backlog Reduction Program 16.7414$1.7 million
Congressionally Recommended Awards 16.7533$1.5 million
Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program 16.7425$1.4 million
Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners 16.5935$1.2 million

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Transportation13$34.7 million
Department of Justice38$20.9 million
Executive Office of the President7$5.8 million

Largest awards

The 10 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Award purpose: the purpose of the motor carrier safety assistance program (MCSAP) is to ensure the federal motor carrier safety administration (FMCSA) and states work in partnership to establish programs to improve motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle (CMV), and driver safety to support a safe and
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Motor Carrier Safety AssistanceApril 25, 2025$7.0 million
The purpose of the motor carrier safety assistance program (MCSAP) is to ensure the federal motor carrier safety administration (FMCSA) and states work in partnership to establish programs to improve motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle (CMV), and driver safety to support a safe and efficient tra
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Motor Carrier Safety AssistanceJune 12, 2024$7.0 million
FY2023 mcsap grant program
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Motor Carrier Safety AssistanceJune 6, 2023$6.7 million
FY2022 mcsap grant program
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Motor Carrier Safety AssistanceJune 21, 2022$6.4 million
FY2021 mcsap grant program
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Motor Carrier Safety AssistanceApril 22, 2021$4.1 million
The New Mexico department of public safety, together with the city of albuquerque, the albuquerque police department(APD), and the albuquerque city clerk's office propose to use nchip funding for a dual initiative composed of a paper records digitization project in addition to an automated fingerpri
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National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)September 23, 2024$2.2 million
New Mexico sexual assault kit initiative
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National Sexual Assault Kit InitiativeOctober 22, 2020$2.1 million
The New Mexico department of public safety (NMDPS), as state administering agency (SAA) is seeking $2,107,023.00 from the bureau of justice assistance's (BJA) 2023 edward byrne memorial justice assistance grant (JAG) to support its FY23 strategic priorities. As the saa, the nmdps facilitates coordin
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Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant ProgramSeptember 22, 2023$2.1 million
The purpose of this award to the New Mexico department of public safety is the real time data access analytics project, which will benefit the motor carrier industry by enabling improved safety standards, efficient compliance monitoring, prevention of fraudulent practices and enhanced collaboration
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Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative AgreementsSeptember 20, 2024$2.0 million
The edward byrne memorial justice assistance grant (JAG) program allows states to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own state and local needs and conditions. Grant funds can be used for state and local initiatives, technical assistance, training, personn
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Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant ProgramSeptember 16, 2022$2.0 million

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does New Mexico Department of Public Safety get?

$61.3 million in 58 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives New Mexico Department of Public Safety the most?

The Department of Transportation, with $34.7 million in 13 awards. The Department of Justice and the Executive Office of the President follow.

What is New Mexico Department of Public Safety's largest federal grant?

$7.0 million under Motor Carrier Safety Assistance, with its first action in the period on April 25, 2025. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund New Mexico Department of Public Safety?

Its largest are Motor Carrier Safety Assistance, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program and High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program.

Other grant recipients in Santa Fe

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