New Mexico Outdoor Equity Fund
Advancing outdoor access as a basic human right
New Mexico has been at the forefront of providing equitable opportunities for youth and families to get outdoors since establishing the country’s first state-based Outdoor Equity Fund in 2019. Today, New Mexico’s Outdoor Equity Fund helps the next generation of environmental stewards access the outdoors and experience transformative recreational opportunities—many for the first time.
Since being established, New Mexico’s Outdoor Equity Fund has awarded more than $5.7 million in grants to nearly 250 organizations and has served 72,000 youth and families. The Outdoor Equity Fund currently has a guaranteed budget of only $851,400 per year with support from the Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund. But the program needs a minimum of $3.5 million annually to meet existing demand.
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