The New Mexico Department of Transportation has opened a one-time call for projects for Carbon Reduction Program (CRP), Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) and Recreational Trails Program (RTP).  Please see the CRP Program guide and application form for qualifying projects. Also, please see the RTP TAP guide and application form for qualifying projects.

Please have all project applications delivered to the Mesilla Valley MPO TIP Coordinator Dominic Loya via e-mail dloya@las-cruces.org  at the close of the business day on Friday January 27, 2023.

After receiving the applications, the Mesilla Valley MPO will review the applications and schedule a meeting between the applicant and NMDOT District 1 for a review of the application and to have the Project Feasibility Form signed.  The applicants will then present to the two Mesilla Valley MPO advisory committees and the Policy Board.  The first presentation will be at the Policy Board meeting on Wednesday February 8^th, 2023 at 1:00 pm for preliminary rankings. The second presentation will be at the Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee (BPAC) for ranking and recommendation on Tuesday February 21^st, 2023, at 5:00 pm.  The final will be at the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for ranking and recommendation on Thursday March 2, 2023, at 4:00 pm.  The applicant will need to be available to answer questions for the final ranking and approval at the Special Meeting of the Mesilla Valley MPO Policy Board on Friday March 3^rd, 2023, at 1:00 pm.   All approved projects will then be forwarded to NMDOT for consideration before the final deadline of Friday March 10^th, 2023.

Please contact Beth Forman, Program Coordinator, with any questions about the Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) at Beth.Forman@dot.nm.gov.

Please contact JoAnn Garcia, Program Coordinator, with any questions about the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) or the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) at JoAnn.Garcia2@dot.nm.gov.

Please contact Dominic Loya, TIP Coordinator Mesilla Valley MPO, for questions on the Mesilla Valley MPO process at dloya@las-cruces.org or (575) 528-3225.