WC New Mexico News

The US Economic Development Administration awarded the Northwest New Mexico Council of Governments a grant worth $1,528,400 to help fund a project in McKinley County.

The grant was awarded on Sept. 25. The EDA describes the grant as follows:

"This EDA investment supports the Northwest New Mexico Council of Governments with the development of an industrial park site study and a workforce training curriculum in the counties of San Juan and Cibola, New Mexico, areas hit hard by the decline of the coal industry. The project will prepare displaced workers for re-entry into the regional workforce, which will increase economic diversification, enhance business resiliency, and support innovation in a designated Opportunity Zone."