Home Recovery Program
New Mexico Home Recovery Program
The New Mexico Home Recovery Program is the largest program under the CDBG-DR grant because of the great need in the community for housing recovery support. This will provide repairs, reconstruction, or new construction of homes for disaster-impacted households in Lincoln and Chaves Counties.
Eligible Expenses
- Structural repairs
- Plumbing and electrical work
- Mold remediation
- Interior repair
- Home reconstruction
- Roofing repairs/replacement
- Elevation of homes
- Relocation assistance
- New home construction
- Garage repairs
*Note: Residents must apply and meet eligibility criteria below.
Ineligible Expenses
- Luxury/cosmetic improvements
- Property acquisition
- Construction for new owners
- Second homes
- Debt repayment
- Non-residential properties
- Rental assistance
- Construction of temporary housing
- Personal property replacement (clothes, furniture, vehicles, etc.)
- Fence repair
download the application
Submit your completed application
Do you need help with your Home Recovery Program Application?
State Disaster Case Managers are available to help you with this application. Call 505-670-4662 for assistance.
Get in person help in Chaves County:
Eligibility
To be eligible for the New Mexico Home Recovery Program, residents must:
- Be a U.S. citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident.
- Have owned a home in Chaves or Lincoln County and occupied that home at the time of the 2024 disasters.
- Currently own and occupy that same home as their primary residence.
- Meet household income requirements at or below 120% of the Area Median Income (AMI) (see Table 1).
- Have documented, unrepaired damage from the 2024 disasters.
- Be in good standing with any mortgage and property tax obligations.
Priority will be given to households with seniors (age 62+), individuals with a disability, households with a disabled household member, and/or households with children under the age of 18.
Table 1: HUD income limits for Lincoln and Chaves Counties, up to 120%
download the Tier 1 Environmental Assessment for Chaves county
download the Tier 1 Environmental Assessment for Lincoln county
This notice is to advise the public that DHSEM, as the Responsible Entity, has prepared an Environmental Assessment for proposed CDBG-DR funded New Mexico Home Recovery Program activities in Chaves County pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations at 24 CFR Part 58. Based on review and analysis, DHSEM has determined that the proposed action will not have significant impact on the environment. Therefore, a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) has been issued. DHSEM also intends to request a Release of Funds (RROF) from HUD to proceed with the project.
download the Final Floodplain notice for Chaves county
download the Final Floodplain notice for Lincoln county
Office of the State Auditor (OSA):
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- The OSA is an independent and nonpartisan oversight agency responsible for holding local and state government officials accountable in the use of public resources.
Special Audits and Investigations:
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- The Office of the State Auditor (OSA) in New Mexico has a Special Investigations Division that handles cases related to allegations of governmental fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement. They conduct thorough reviews and investigations into complaints involving public funds or resources.
Complaints alleging violation of fair housing laws will be directed to HUD for immediate review. Members of the public can file a complaint directly with the HUD Region VI Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Office through the following options:
- Call (800) 669-9777 or (817) 978-5900
- Mail a letter to: Fort Worth Regional Office of FHEO U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 307 W. 7th Street Suite 1000 Fort Worth, TX 76102
- Submit a complaint through the online web portal at hud.gov/program_office/fair_housing_equal_opp/online-complaint
The State of New Mexico will forward all complaints regarding fraud, waste, or abuse of funds to the HUD Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Fraud Hotline (phone: (800) 347-3735 or email: hotline@hudoig.gov). The State of New Mexico’s procedures for identifying and addressing waste, fraud, and mismanagement will also be available for review on the CDBG-DR website.