The New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division increases equitable access to the outdoors for all New Mexicans, ensuring healthy outcomes, environmental stewardship, and economic prosperity.
The New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division increases equitable access to the outdoors for all New Mexicans, ensuring healthy outcomes, environmental stewardship, and economic prosperity.
The New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division increases equitable access to the outdoors for all New Mexicans, ensuring healthy outcomes, environmental stewardship, and economic prosperity.
The New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division increases equitable access to the outdoors for all New Mexicans, ensuring healthy outcomes, environmental stewardship, and economic prosperity.
The New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division increases equitable access to the outdoors for all New Mexicans, ensuring healthy outcomes, environmental stewardship, and economic prosperity.
Grants & Funding
Outdoor Equity Fund
Access to the outdoors is a basic human right – yet many young people, particularly in rural, Tribal, and historically underserved communities, encounter significant barriers to experiencing the physical, mental, and social benefits of connecting with New Mexico’s great outdoors. In 2020, the Outdoor Equity Fund opened to applications for the first time, and has since awarded over $6.4 million to connect more than 83,000 youth to transformative outdoor experience that foster stewardship and respect for lands, waters, and cultural heritage.
Learn More >Trails+ Grant
Access to the outdoors should be low-cost and ubiquitous for all New Mexicans. That's why lawmakers created the Outdoor Recreation Trails+ Grant. This grant program supports projects that enhance communities' outdoor recreation opportunities. Trails, river parks, wildlife viewing areas, and more contribute to economic development, prosperity, and wellness. This grant funds shovel-ready projects that directly add to that access.
Learn More >CORE VALUES
These core values guide our daily actions and strategic initiatives, ensuring that we remain focused on our mission to create a healthier, more inclusive, and sustainable future for all New Mexicans through the power of outdoor recreation. • Sustainable Economic Development • Equity and Access • Conservation and Stewardship • Education • Health and Well-being
YOUTH SERVED
Over 83,000 young New Mexicans have been introduced to the great outdoors by the efforts of ORD.
FUNDING PROVIDED
Over $28 million in grants awarded to organizations, tribes, schools, and municipalities to uplift our outdoor sector.
JOBS CREATED
An estimated 1,820 jobs created by the Outdoor Recreation Trails+ grant program since its inception.