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Rep. Stansbury Joins Delegation to Welcome $21 Million to Tackle Crime, Keep Communities Safe

October 2, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. —  Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) joined U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), and  Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) and Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) are welcoming $20,706,897 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to help New Mexico’s law enforcement solve crimes, support survivor services, improve violence prevention, and keep communities safe. 

The grants will be distributed through the DOJ’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) and the Office of Justice Programs (OJP).  

“This almost $21 million investment into our communities is crucial in making New Mexico a safer place for everyone,” said Rep. Stansbury. “Victims of crimes deserve justice, and law enforcement needs the tools to give victims that justice. This funding is pivotal in achieving that goal.”  

“I’m proud to announce over $20 million to better equip New Mexico’s law enforcement with the tools and resources needed to keep our communities safe. This significant investment will help tackle crime, hold dangerous criminals accountable, and deliver justice and support for survivors,” said Sen. Heinrich. “A safer New Mexico depends on solving crimes and supporting survivors, and I will continue to fight for the resources we need for both.”  

“This nearly $21 million in federal funding will deliver critical resources to help law enforcement solve crimes, support victims of violent crime, and boost violence prevention across New Mexico,” said Sen. Luján. “I’m proud to welcome this federal funding and I will keep fighting for federal resources to keep New Mexico communities safe.”  

“1 in 4 women have been beaten by an intimate partner in their lifetime. This funding from the Department of Justice focuses on providing more services to the survivors of domestic violence survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking,” said Rep. Leger Fernández. “To effectively investigate and prosecute these crimes, the grants also increase the resources going to law enforcement.  I’m pleased that the funding benefits communities across my district, from the Pueblos to Santa Fe to Hobbs to our state agencies. Together we keep New Mexico safe.”  

“I’m proud to welcome over $20 million for law enforcement organizations across our state and Tribal communities. This funding will support law enforcement’s ability to reduce crime, make our neighborhoods safer and ensure justice for victims,” said Rep. Vasquez. “Our law enforcement officers and community organizations are working tirelessly, and this investment will help them continue to protect and serve New Mexicans. I’m committed to fighting for more federal resources to keep us safe.” 

Recipient 

City 

Project Title 

Grant 

Award Amount 

Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women 

Albuquerque 

OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Grants to Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Invitation to Apply 

OVW 

$414,147 

County of Bernalillo 

Albuquerque 

Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office CAST Unit Expansion Project 

OJP 

$376,078 

Enlace Comunitario 

Albuquerque 

OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking Program 

OJP 

$450,000 

New Mexico Asian Family Center 

Albuquerque 

OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking Program 

OJP 

$475,000 

New Mexico Asian Family Center 

Albuquerque 

OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Legal Assistance for Victims 

OVW 

$600,000 

New Mexico Immigrant Law Center 

Albuquerque 

OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Legal Assistance for Victims 

OVW 

$750,000 

City of Albuquerque 

Albuquerque 

BJA FY24 Formula DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) 

OJP 

$490,190 

La Casa 

Las Cruces 

OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program 

OVW 

$500,000 

Mescalero Apache Tribe 

Mescalero 

SMART FY 2024 Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program 

OJP 

$288,368 

New Mexico Department of Public Safety 

Santa Fe 

New Mexico FY24 NCHIP 

  

$2,224,200 

New Mexico Department of Public Safety 

Santa Fe 

BJA FY24 Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program Formula Solicitation 

OJP 

$1,633,050 

NM Department of Public Safety 

Santa Fe 

BJS FY24 National Criminal History Improvement Program 

OJP 

$2,224,200 

Santa Fe Dreamers Project 

Santa Fe 

OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Legal Assistance for Victims 

OVW 

$750,000 

New Mexico Department of Public Safety 

Santa Fe 

BJA FY24 Project Safe Neighborhoods Formula Grant Program 

OJP 

$167,378 

New Mexico Department of Public Safety 

Santa Fe 

BJA FY24 Formula DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) 

OJP 

$300,437 

New Mexico Department of Public Safety 

Santa Fe 

BJA FY24 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program- Formula 

OJP 

$294,696 

Pueblo of Acoma 

Pueblo of Acoma 

FY 2024 CTAS Purpose Area 6 Award: Pueblo of Acoma 

OJP 

$450,000 

Pueblo of Acoma 

Pueblo of Acoma 

FY24 U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation 

OJP 

$450,000 

Pueblo of Acoma 

Pueblo of Acoma 

OVC FY24 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program - Invited to Apply 

OJP 

$254,413 

Pueblo of Acoma 

Pueblo of Acoma 

FY24 U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation 

OJP 

$900,000 

Pueblo of Isleta 

Isleta 

FY24 U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation 

OJP 

$900,000 

Pueblo of Isleta 

Isleta 

BJA FY24 Rural and Small Department Violent Crime Reduction Program 

OJP 

$300,000 

Pueblo of Jemez 

Jemez Pueblo 

FY24 U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation 

OJP 

$900,000 

Pueblo of San Felipe 

Algodones 

OVC FY24 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program - Invited to Apply 

OJP 

$229,973 

Pueblo of Taos 

Taos 

OVC FY24 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program - Invited to Apply 

OJP 

$229,973 

Pueblo of Zuni 

Zuni 

Empowering Tribal Resilience: Enhancing Zuni Tribal Justice Systems (Tribal Youth Programs) 

OJP 

$76,000 

Pueblo of Zuni 

Zuni 

FY24 U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation 

OJP 

$76,000 

Pueblo of Zuni 

Zuni 

FY24 U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation 

OJP 

$394,498 

Pueblo of Zuni 

Zuni 

OVC FY24 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program - Invited to Apply 

OJP 

$282,632 

Pueblo of Zuni 

Zuni 

FY24 U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation 

OJP 

$885,691 

Santo Domingo Pueblo 

Santo Domingo 

OVC FY24 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program - Invited to Apply 

OJP 

$229,973 

Sexual Assault Services of Northwest New Mexico 

Farmington 

OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program 

OVW 

$700,000 

Sexual Assault Services of Northwest New Mexico 

Farmington 

OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program 

OVW 

$610,000 

Sheris House of Hope 

Hobbs 

OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking Program 

OVW 

$400,000 

Valencia Shelter Services 

Los Lunas 

OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program 

OVW 

$500,000 

 

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