Federal grants in Otero County, New Mexico
Federal grants for work carried out in Otero County, New Mexico totaled $166 million across 173 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $45.4 million. Mescalero Apache Tribe received the most, $45.2 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$166 million
- Awards173
- Awarded in FY 2025$25.2 million
- Share of New Mexico's total0.3%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The New Mexico page and recipient pages count by the recipient's address instead. A university based in one county that runs a project in another shows up here under the county where the project runs.
Grants for statewide or multi-county work name no county. In New Mexico that came to $45 billion of $60 billion, so county totals add up to less than the state total.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 56 | $13.8 million |
| FY 2022 | 67 | $59.6 million |
| FY 2023 | 49 | $16.2 million |
| FY 2024 | 50 | $51.2 million |
| FY 2025 | 28 | $25.2 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mescalero Apache Tribe | Tribal governments and organizations | 22 | $45.2 million |
| New Mexico Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 46 | $44.9 million |
| Mescalero Apache Telecom Inc. | Businesses | 1 | $43.9 million |
| City of Alamogordo | Other | 10 | $6.5 million |
| Alamogordo Public Schools | State and local governments | 7 | $4.6 million |
| Mescalero Apache Tribe | Other | 7 | $4.6 million |
| Tularosa Municipal Schools | State and local governments | 11 | $3.3 million |
| New Mexico State University Alamogordo | Colleges and universities | 1 | $2.4 million |
| New Mexico State University | Colleges and universities | 6 | $1.7 million |
| City of Alamogordo | State and local governments | 7 | $1.5 million |
| Mescalero Apache School | State and local governments | 6 | $1.3 million |
| La Clinica de Familia Inc | Other | 1 | $863,616 |
| Land Office New Mexico State | State and local governments | 2 | $850,000 |
| Otero Soil & Water Conservation District | State and local governments | 3 | $824,833 |
| District Attorneys, New Mexico Administrative Office | State and local governments | 4 | $788,454 |
| County of Otero | State and local governments | 3 | $738,933 |
| Conservation Legacy | Nonprofits | 3 | $639,900 |
| Department of Military Wyoming | State and local governments | 2 | $420,661 |
| Got Wood NM LLC | Businesses | 1 | $300,000 |
| The Student Conservation Association, Inc. | Nonprofits | 5 | $283,725 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Otero County, New Mexico?
$166 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 173 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Otero County, New Mexico?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $45.4 million in 47 awards.
Why is this different from the New Mexico total?
The New Mexico page counts grants by where the recipient is based. This page counts where the work is done, and grants for statewide or multi-county work count in no single county.