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FY26 GRANT APPLICATION IMPORTANT DATES - Application Open

Application Training Webinar: Watch recording of webinar here!

Application Opens: 8:00 a.m. on May 30, 2025

Application Closes: 5:00 p.m. on June 30, 2025

Anticipated Award Announcements: End of July 2025

Que Linda Grant Program

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Que Linda is a new resource at the Department of Transportation (NMDOT) to support local governments to build local beautification programs that encompass the eleven strategies of the statewide Que Linda beautification toolkit.

QUE LINDA REQUIREMENTS

Have a full-time coordinator position focused on a local beautification program.
Participate in the statewide Que Linda Cohort Meetings, and Que Linda beautification program technical assistance meetings.
Develop a formal local beautification program plan.
Organize, at minimum, 3 events and 2 contracts connected to the Que Linda strategies.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Applicants should familiarize themselves with the Que Linda Strategies to understand the eleven activities encouraged in the development of a local beautification program. Not all eleven activities must be included, but ALL activities funded by Que Linda must be connected to a Que Linda strategy.

All items of the application require responses. If items are left blank it will be considered an incomplete application and will not be reviewed by the selection committee.

Application must include the following to be considered complete:

Grant narrative responses,
Budget Proposal, and
Letter of Support and Sponsorship from the governing body.

This is a one-time solicitation, and all applicable procurement laws will apply. The funds will be disbursed and must be fully expended by June 30, 2026.

APPLICATION SCORING

Applications will be scored by an NMDOT selection committee. The committee will score the applications on the following criteria focusing on building the capacity of the community to create a sustainable, formal program that will last beyond receiving funding from Que Linda and that the proposed activities and budget show connection to the Que Linda strategies and requirements.

Community Need	25 points
Commitment to Sustainable Beautification Program	25 points
Willingness and Ability to Meet Requirements	25 points
Connection to the Que Linda Strategies	25 points

FY25 grantees in good standing applying for a second year of funding will receive priority through completion of an additional application question.

Connection to Implement Formal Beautification Plan

15 points

Download the Budget Sheet here

This budget sheet must be submitted with your application.

Draft Budget

Complete the budget schedule. List the funding line item, expected expense, and connection to which of the eleven strategies of the Que Linda Beautification program. This is a draft budget and can be revisited, if awarded. Budget must include a Program Coordinator position. Maximum award = $200,000.

Eleven Strategies of the Que Linda Beautification Program

Establish a Local Beautification Program
Student Service Learning
Litter Abatement Alternatives to Penalty Fines
Use of Corrections Contractors
County Inmate Litter Abatement Program
Anti-Litter Education Campaign
Business Corridor Adoption Program
Reporting Illegal Trash Dumping
Secure Loads Establishment and Enforcement
Increasing Access to Collection Centers
Community Trash Pick-up Events

Budget Example

Expense	Expected Expenditure	Connection to Que Beautification Strategies
Program Coordinator Salary and Benefits	$90,000	Establish a Local Beautification Program
Community Event Supplies and Marketing	$15,000	Community Trash Pick-up Events
Mini-Grants to High School Classes	$30,000	Student Service Learning
Hotline for Illegal Trash Dumping	$35,000	Reporting Illegal Trash Dumping
Collection Center MOU for Reduced Fees	$30,000	Increasing Access to Collection Centers

SFY '26 Que Linda Application

Legal Name of Entity(Required)

Legal Name of Entity

Type of Entity, choose one:(Required)

County

Municipality

Tribe, Pueblo, or Nation Government

Regional Organization Supporting Government Entities or Unincorporated Communities

NM Business Tax ID(Required)

Employer Identification Number (EIN):(Required)

Primary Contact

Name(Required)

First Last

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

Signature Authority Contact

Name(Required)

First Last

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

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Statement of Need(Required)

Provide in 250 words or less the need in your community for a local beautification program. Share details or statistics that you have on the current state of litter, graffiti, roadside litter or waste, etc. in your community. Share the need and/or interest your community has in developing a formal beautification plan or coordination of an existing plan.

Entity Capacity(Required)

Provide in 250 words or less your commitment to build a local beautification program that encompasses the Que Linda toolkit activities. Provide details on how your entity has the capacity to hire a coordinator for these efforts and implement the program over the year. Share details on how you will support the coordinator in connection to community and government resources.

Activities(Required)

Please share in 250 words or less activities and purchases that you are planning with funding from Que Linda and how they are connected to the Que Linda strategies.

Draft Budget Proposal(Required)

Complete the budget schedule. List the funding line item, expected expense, and connection to which of the eleven strategies of the Que Linda program. This is a draft budget proposal and can be revised, if awarded. Budget Proposal must include a program coordinator position. Maximum grant award = $200,000.00

Max. file size: 20 MB.

Are you a current (FY25) grantee in good standing(Required)

Yes

If yes, please respond to the question below to earn up to an additional 15 points.(Required)

Agreements(Required)

We understand that if awarded a Que Linda grant, we will be required to have a full-time coordinator for the position funded by the grant.

We understand that if awarded a Que Linda grant, we will be required to participate in the statewide Que Linda Cohort Meetings and Que Linda beautification program technical assistance meetings.

We understand that if awarded a Que Linda grant, we will be required to develop a formal beautification plan using the eleven strategies of the Que Linda Beautification toolkit.

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