Northwest New Mexico Council of Governments
NM DFA-Local Government Division Grant-In-Aid Program:
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Northwest New Mexico Council of Governments (NWNMCOG) is the regional planning agency for northwestern New Mexico, also known as “State Planning & Development District 1.”
Established under State statute in 1972, with updated membership since that time, and with federal designation in 1990 as an Economic Development District, NWNMCOG is composed of local and county governments, including: Cibola, McKinley and San Juan Counties; and the incorporated municipalities of Aztec, Bloomfield, Farmington, Gallup, Grants and Milan. As a dynamic framework and customized menu for its general services, and within the constraints of available resources and manpower, NWNMCOG will utilize State-appropriated Grant-in-Aid funds in combination with other funds to support planning and technical assistance activities in the following areas:
Function 1. Organizational Management, Capacity-Building & Networking—Provide for general administration and development of the COG organization, including management of the State Grant-in-Aid in conjunction with other grants and programs, building organizational capacity and sustainability and networking with other COG districts and with a multi-sector variety of public and private institutions in service to the regional development mission.
1.1 Administrative: Grant Management & Reporting.
1.2 Organizational Development & Sustainability.
1.3 Inter-jurisdictional Networking & Collaboration. As a cross-cutting capacity informing all of the annual work program, expand and enhance the COG’s role and niche as a regional facilitator and strengthen working relationships with local, tribal, state, federal, nonprofit and private sector agencies and partners.
1.4 Staff Development.
1.5 Board Management & Development. Provide timely and effective staff support to the Board of Directors, including preparation for, documentation of and task execution from meetings of the Board and its committees.
1.6 NewMARC. Participate in regularly scheduled and special meetings, as well as in joint initiatives and activities, of the New Mexico Association of Regional Councils (NewMARC), including House Memorial to review all COGs/EDDs statewide.
1.7 NADO. Assist in representing the NewMARC districts on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO), including participation in scheduled NADO conferences, webinars and other training and advocacy opportunities.
1.8 Training & Conferences. Encourage and budget for attendance by staff and Board members at training and conferences organized by State and Federal agencies and/or other relevant training venues, as feasible within available resources.
Function 2. Projecteering: Full Cycle Planning/Full Circle Funding—Provide a range of planning and technical assistance services to member governments and to other public entities in the region, focused on identifying, cultivating, financing and implementing investable community development projects.
2.1. Grantsmanship and Project Assistance. Research and select public and private funding opportunities for potential application, assist in preparing and submitting competitive grant proposals and provide project development and management assistance as needed and feasible.
2.2. Project Development & Management. Working with local governments to produce, prioritize, and manage projects through a full-cycle planning, full-circle financing approach.
2.3. ICIP. Provide technical assistance to local governmental entities in the updating, timely submission to LGD, utilization and monitoring of local 5-year Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plans (ICIPs).
2.4. CDBG. Provide technical assistance as requested to local municipalities and counties in identifying, vetting, selecting and developing public works project plans and preparing funding applications to the New Mexico Community Development Council for partial financing of selected projects under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. Assist local CDBG applicants in preparation of their presentations to the Community Development Council.
2.5. Legislative Technical Assistance. Provide technical assistance to and collaboration with member governments, the region’s elected representatives to the New Mexico Legislature and agencies of the State Legislature and Administration, as needed and requested.
2.6. Federal Programs and Policies. Provide liaison communications, planning and technical assistance services on behalf of the COG organization collectively, and/or its members individually.
2.7. Rural Technical Assistance & Water Planning. Provide planning and technical assistance services to member governments and to local rural entities and associations, including tribal governments and communities, as needed to meet quality of life and community infrastructure needs and priorities.
2.8. Strategic Planning. Provide strategic planning services to member governments and to local rural entities and associations, including tribal governments and communities, as needed to develop longer and more pin-pointed plans.
Function 3. Regional Sustainability Planning. Advance and energize the COG’s regional mission to promote social and economic upliftment in northwestern New Mexico through establishing new networks, service niches, funding streams and regional and local initiatives across the following strategic disciplines:
3.1. Livable/Sustainable Communities – inter-relating and integrating community infrastructure, economic development, housing, transportation, energy efficiency and environmental strategies in service to transforming communities and neighborhoods to make them more livable and sustainable.
3.2. Healthy Communities – addressing food security, nutrition, fitness and behavioral health needs and priorities in families, neighborhoods, communities and institutions.
3.3. Energy Initiatives – exploring, researching, developing and implementing a variety of strategies which promote a coherent, practical and forward-looking regional energy policy, and which establish economically viable and environmentally sustainable alternative energy activities and industries in the region.
3.4. Workshed/Workforce Planning – assisting education and workforce-related institutions, employers and communities to identify, fund and implement effective strategies for developing and putting to meaningful work the region’s workforce, and to integrate those strategies with economic development and other disciplines and initiatives in service to a “sustainable regional workforce.”
3.5. Economic & Tourism Development – seeking effective partners, promising initiatives and new resources in support of the District’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) and the Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway.
3.6. Transportation Planning & TA – enhancing the capacity, outreach and innovation of the Northwest Regional Planning Organization (NWRPO) through integration of transportation planning with environmental, economic, livability and other regional development disciplines.
3.7. Environmental Planning & TA – maintaining COG engagement and leadership in identifying environmental issues and opportunities in the region, supporting local and regional coalitions and agencies involved in environmental work, integrating environmental planning with economic development, energy and other regional development disciplines and increasing funding for environmental initiatives.
3.8. Watersheds/Regional Water Planning & Technical Assistance – maintaining active technical assistance support and professional engagement in the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project and other regional and inter-regional water planning initiatives in service to securing the region’s water future, including participation as feasible in the State Water Plan process facilitated by the Interstate Stream Commission.
3.9. Demographics – maintaining, interpreting and disseminating useful data and information to help shape regional and local conversations and decisions, including a new Regional Factbook based on 2010 Census statistics and other up to date information.
Function 1. Organizational Management, Capacity-Building & Networking—Provide for general administration and development of the COG organization, including management of the State Grant-in-Aid in conjunction with other grants and programs, building organizational capacity and sustainability and networking with other COG districts and with a multi-sector variety of public and private institutions in service to the regional development mission.
1.1 Administrative: Grant Management & Reporting.
1.2 Organizational Development & Sustainability.
1.3 Inter-jurisdictional Networking & Collaboration. As a cross-cutting capacity informing all of the annual work program, expand and enhance the COG’s role and niche as a regional facilitator and strengthen working relationships with local, tribal, state, federal, nonprofit and private sector agencies and partners.
1.4 Staff Development.
1.5 Board Management & Development. Provide timely and effective staff support to the Board of Directors, including preparation for, documentation of and task execution from meetings of the Board and its committees.
1.6 NewMARC. Participate in regularly scheduled and special meetings, as well as in joint initiatives and activities, of the New Mexico Association of Regional Councils (NewMARC), including House Memorial to review all COGs/EDDs statewide.
1.7 NADO. Assist in representing the NewMARC districts on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO), including participation in scheduled NADO conferences, webinars and other training and advocacy opportunities.
1.8 Training & Conferences. Encourage and budget for attendance by staff and Board members at training and conferences organized by State and Federal agencies and/or other relevant training venues, as feasible within available resources.
Function 2. Projecteering: Full Cycle Planning/Full Circle Funding—Provide a range of planning and technical assistance services to member governments and to other public entities in the region, focused on identifying, cultivating, financing and implementing investable community development projects.
2.1. Grantsmanship and Project Assistance. Research and select public and private funding opportunities for potential application, assist in preparing and submitting competitive grant proposals and provide project development and management assistance as needed and feasible.
2.2. Project Development & Management. Working with local governments to produce, prioritize, and manage projects through a full-cycle planning, full-circle financing approach.
2.3. ICIP. Provide technical assistance to local governmental entities in the updating, timely submission to LGD, utilization and monitoring of local 5-year Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plans (ICIPs).
2.4. CDBG. Provide technical assistance as requested to local municipalities and counties in identifying, vetting, selecting and developing public works project plans and preparing funding applications to the New Mexico Community Development Council for partial financing of selected projects under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. Assist local CDBG applicants in preparation of their presentations to the Community Development Council.
2.5. Legislative Technical Assistance. Provide technical assistance to and collaboration with member governments, the region’s elected representatives to the New Mexico Legislature and agencies of the State Legislature and Administration, as needed and requested.
2.6. Federal Programs and Policies. Provide liaison communications, planning and technical assistance services on behalf of the COG organization collectively, and/or its members individually.
2.7. Rural Technical Assistance & Water Planning. Provide planning and technical assistance services to member governments and to local rural entities and associations, including tribal governments and communities, as needed to meet quality of life and community infrastructure needs and priorities.
2.8. Strategic Planning. Provide strategic planning services to member governments and to local rural entities and associations, including tribal governments and communities, as needed to develop longer and more pin-pointed plans.
Function 3. Regional Sustainability Planning. Advance and energize the COG’s regional mission to promote social and economic upliftment in northwestern New Mexico through establishing new networks, service niches, funding streams and regional and local initiatives across the following strategic disciplines:
3.1. Livable/Sustainable Communities – inter-relating and integrating community infrastructure, economic development, housing, transportation, energy efficiency and environmental strategies in service to transforming communities and neighborhoods to make them more livable and sustainable.
3.2. Healthy Communities – addressing food security, nutrition, fitness and behavioral health needs and priorities in families, neighborhoods, communities and institutions.
3.3. Energy Initiatives – exploring, researching, developing and implementing a variety of strategies which promote a coherent, practical and forward-looking regional energy policy, and which establish economically viable and environmentally sustainable alternative energy activities and industries in the region.
3.4. Workshed/Workforce Planning – assisting education and workforce-related institutions, employers and communities to identify, fund and implement effective strategies for developing and putting to meaningful work the region’s workforce, and to integrate those strategies with economic development and other disciplines and initiatives in service to a “sustainable regional workforce.”
3.5. Economic & Tourism Development – seeking effective partners, promising initiatives and new resources in support of the District’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) and the Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway.
3.6. Transportation Planning & TA – enhancing the capacity, outreach and innovation of the Northwest Regional Planning Organization (NWRPO) through integration of transportation planning with environmental, economic, livability and other regional development disciplines.
3.7. Environmental Planning & TA – maintaining COG engagement and leadership in identifying environmental issues and opportunities in the region, supporting local and regional coalitions and agencies involved in environmental work, integrating environmental planning with economic development, energy and other regional development disciplines and increasing funding for environmental initiatives.
3.8. Watersheds/Regional Water Planning & Technical Assistance – maintaining active technical assistance support and professional engagement in the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project and other regional and inter-regional water planning initiatives in service to securing the region’s water future, including participation as feasible in the State Water Plan process facilitated by the Interstate Stream Commission.
3.9. Demographics – maintaining, interpreting and disseminating useful data and information to help shape regional and local conversations and decisions, including a new Regional Factbook based on 2010 Census statistics and other up to date information.
