The New Mexico Department of Transportation is encouraging municipal, county, and tribal governments to join efforts to enhance the state’s natural beauty through the agency’s ¡Que Linda! beautification grant program.
[Above photo by NMDOT]
The program offers funding to help local governments develop and implement community beautification initiatives that align with the state’s ongoing efforts to improve and preserve New Mexico’s landscape. The deadline for local governments to apply for grant funds is June 30.
The agency noted in a statement that there are several program requirements for localities seeking these grants.
They must provide a full-time coordinator position dedicated to the local beautification program; participate in the statewide ¡Que Linda! cohort meetings and technical assistance meetings; develop a formal local beautification program plan; and organize at least three events and two contracts connected to ¡Que Linda! strategies.
The NMDOT is also involved in several state-level beautification efforts as well.
For example, in November 2024, the agency joined with the New Mexico Department of Tourism and New Mexico Department of the Environment to award a total of $4.7 million in grants to 97 local entities to support litter removal and community cleanup projects as part of the “Breaking Bad Habits” anti-littering campaign.
That effort seeks to encourage state residents to preserve New Mexico’s “unparalleled landscape” by removing litter, preventing illegal dumping, and other related efforts.
Public outreach for this campaign is accompanied by public service announcements by Emmy Award-winning actor Bryan Cranston, reprising his iconic role as Walter White from the “Breaking Bad’ cable television series, to encourage state residents to “break bad habits” and keep the state clean.
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