Past Award Recipients

In 2016, NMGC’s parent company, Emera, created a $5 million economic development fund that runs through 2020. Taking a broad-based approach, each year a diverse group of recipients was chosen including educational and innovation labs and business incubators and economic development groups throughout the state, as well as groups that promote economic development through non-traditional economic development programs that are critical to the culture and lifestyle that makes New Mexico unique. 

As set forth below, we have awarded to the following groups and organizations across New Mexico.  

2019 Economic Development Recipients

Albuquerque Economic Development

Albuquerque Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Border Industrial Association

CNM Ingenuity

Creative Startups

Deming Public Schools

Downtown Albuquerque Arts & Cultural District

Dr. Daniel Fine (San Juan Basin oil and gas promotion/College project)

NMSU Engineering Technology & Survey Engineering Department -- Geomatics Program

Explora!

Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce

Greater Gallup Economic Development Corporation

Greater Raton Economic Development Corporation

Healthy Futures

Home Builders Association of Central New Mexico

Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

International District Economic Development

Leadership New Mexico

Meals on Wheels Albuquerque

Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance

Microgrid Systems Laboratory

Middle Rio Grande Economic Development Association

MIX Santa Fe

National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation

New Mexico Energy Manufacturing Consortium

New Mexico First

New Mexico Horse Council

New Mexico IDEA

New Mexico Partnership

New Mexico Philharmonic

New Mexico State University Arrowhead Center

New Mexico Tech Office of Innovation Commercialization

New Mexico Tech Works

New Mexico United soccer team

New Space New Mexico

Prosperity Works Equitable Energy Transition Project

ReadWest

Rio Grande Community Development Corporation

Sandoval Economic Alliance

Santa Fe Business Incubator Sustain and Grow Programs & Services

Silver City Better City Project

STEAMing Ahead for Success

Tender Love Community Center

University of New Mexico Anderson School of Business

University of New Mexico Innovation Academy

WESST

2018 Economic Development Recipients

New Mexico State University – Arrowhead Center
CNM Ingenuity – Fuse Makerspace
Explora – STEM Education & Workforce Development Center
New Mexico Tech University – Technology Commercialization Center 
University of New Mexico - Innovation Academy
Four Corners Economic Development
New Mexico MainStreet
Dr. Daniel Fine (San Juan Basin Oil and Gas promotion/College project)
Santa Fe Business Incubator
Community Economics Lab
Sandoval Economic Alliance
Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce
Border Industrial Association
Leadership New Mexico
National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation
New Mexico Partnership
Otero County Economic Development Council
WESST
WESST / ABQid Joint Project
2019 National Senior Games
Albuquerque Economic Development
Aztec Community & Economic Development
Clovis Industrial Development Corp.
Downtown Albuquerque Arts & Cultural District
Fat Pipe Rio Rancho
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
New Space New Mexico
NM Philharmonic
Sandoval Health Collaborative
Kaune Learning Center  
Healthy Futures
Meals on Wheels of Albuquerque
NM Professional Surveyors
ReadWest, Inc.
Women Rise

2017 Economic Development Recipients

New Mexico State University – Arrowhead Center                      
Innovate ABQ                                       
New Mexico Tech                                    
Santa Fe Business Incubator                                 
San Juan Community College                             
University of New Mexico -- STC.UNM                         
University of New Mexico -- Innovation Academy            
All Pueblo Council of Governors                             
National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation                     
Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce                 
New Mexico Partnership                                 
Bio-Science Center                                     
Central New Mexico CC/National Hispanic Cultural Center             
Border Industrial Association                             
Creative Startups                                      
Greater Gallup Economic Development Corp                     
ABQid                                              
Albuquerque Economic Development                                     
Eastern Plains Council of Governments
Keshet Ideas and Innovation Community                         
La Ristra Project – North Central Council of Governments             
Middle Rio Grande Economic Development Association             
Sandoval Economic Alliance                              
SINC NM                                         
WESST                                                    
Las Vegas-San Miguel County Economic Development Corp         
Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance                 
NM Idea    
 

2016 Economic Development Recipients

Innovate ABQ                                          
New Mexico State University – Arrowhead Center             
UNM Innovation Academy                                        
NM Technology Collaborative                                                        
New Mexico Partnership                                             
WESST                                                     
The Border Industrial Association                             
Middle Rio Grande Economic Development Association                   
Albuquerque Economic Development                                                    
Hispano Chamber of Commerce                                        
Sandoval Economic Alliance                                                
Regional Development Corporation of Northern New Mexico                         
Greater Gallup Economic Development Corporation                    
Four Corners Economic Development                                                    
American Indian Chamber of Commerce of New Mexico                 
Northeast Economic Development Organization                                        
South Eastern NM Economic Development District                                         
MainStreet Historic Theatre Initiative                                       
MainStreet Frontier Communities Initiative