WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., and U.S. Reps. Teresa Leger Fernández, D-N.M., Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., and Gabe Vasquez, D-N.M., are welcoming over $9.3 million to invest in New Mexico’s public schools, roads, wildfire mitigation, and county services. The funds will be allocated from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Secure Rural Schools program, reauthorized through the Infrastructure Law, which New Mexico Democrats passed into law.
McKinley County is set to receive almost $300,000 of that $9 million.
“From schools to roads and emergency services, our Infrastructure Law continues to deliver for rural communities in New Mexico,” Heinrich said in a press release published on April 22. “These investments will support our kids’ education, equip our rural law enforcement personnel and firefighters with the resources they need to keep our communities safe, grow our local economies, and create more jobs New Mexicans can build their families around. I remain committed to continuing to deliver investments like these that will help us build a stronger future for our kids.”
Stansbury spoke about how much the money would help rural schools.
“The $9.3 million will go a long way to making schools more accessible to our rural communities in New Mexico,” she said.“Funding opportunities like the Secure Rural Schools program demonstrate the reach and power of the Biden Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Updating and maintaining roads, bridges, school buses, and broadband connections means more students in our state will have an easier, safer time getting to and from school each day.”
By Sen. Martin Heinrich
