New Mexico opens applications for disaster recovery grants
Funding helps residents with home repair, rebuilding after 2024 disasters
SANTA FE – New Mexicans can now apply to receive assistance through the $100 million New Mexico Home Recovery Program, a housing recovery grant to help residents in Lincoln and Chaves counties repair or rebuild homes damaged by fires, flooding and severe storms in 2024.
The funding is part of a $137 million appropriation from Congress through the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
“This is a major step toward helping New Mexicans rebuild their homes and their lives after devastating disasters tore through their communities,” said Maj. Gen. Miguel Aguilar, interim cabinet secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. “We know how important it is to support residents as they work through recovery and we encourage anyone who needs help recovering from the 2024 disasters to apply.”
Homeowners must apply and meet eligibility requirements to receive assistance through the Home Recovery Program. The program supports recovery work on primary residences with damage from the South Fork Fire, Salt Fire, and severe flooding in Lincoln County and Chaves County that occurred in 2024.
Residents who have already filled out an “Intent to Apply” form will be contacted by a Disaster Case Manager to discuss next steps. Anyone interested in applying can do so online or by picking up a paper application from the following locations:
Chaves County
Roswell City Hall
425 N. Richardson
Roswell, NM 88201
Chaves County Administration
Please check in with the Front Office Assistance: Jessica Eldridge.
#1 St. Mary’s Place
County Manager’s Suite
Roswell, NM 88201
Lincoln County
Village of Ruidoso Townhall
313 Cree Meadows Drive
Ruidoso, NM 88345
Village of Ruidoso Library
107 Kansas City Road
Ruidoso, NM 88345
Ruidoso Community Center
501 Sudderth Drive
Ruidoso, NM 88345
Lincoln County Planning and Zoning Office
115 Kansas City Road
Ruidoso, NM 88345
Eastern New Mexico University, Ruidoso
709 Mechem Drive
Ruidoso, NM 88345
More information about the program, eligibility requirements and application process is available on our website. Residents who would like assistance with this application or other recovery resources can call our Disaster Case Managers at 505-670-4662 or email dhsem-dcm@dhsem.nm.gov.