"Our founders outlined an ambitious program at a time when regional cooperation was still a new idea. Although times and resources have changed, we still work to achieve our original purpose of improving the quality of life in our member communities."

North Central New Mexico Economic Development District NCNMEDD-Council of Governments
Community Planning and Development Program

 

NCNMEDD realizes that community planning and development is essential to sustaining livable communities now and in the future; maintaining this position with the full understanding that many communities in our region have limited staff for community planning and development tasks.

NCNMEDD helps communities optimize their resources by offering assistance in a variety of project types that require research, planning, design, and administrative services that are specific to information gathered from community needs and resources data, and established community priorities.

  • Asset Management
  • Broadband
  • Budget Training
  • Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
  • Economic Development
  • Energy Conservation
  • Facility and Landscape Design
  • GIS
  • Grant Preparation / Administration
  • Infrastructure Capital Improvemnet Plan (ICIP)
  • Planning
  • Request For Proposal Coordination
  • Transportation
  • Water Resources
  • Website Resources

NCNMEDD staff is limited, so we ask communities to contact us well in advance of anticipated deadlines and to please understand that we can supplement but not replace their own staff or volunteer resources. Click here for Staff Directory

North Central New Mexico Economic Development District: District 2
Executive Director: Tim Armer
Physical Location: 3900 Paseo del Sol, Santa Fe, NM 87507
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 5115, Santa Fe, NM 87502
Toll Free: 1-866-699-4927 Local: 505-827-7313 Fax: 505-827-7414

North Central New Mexico Economic Development District (NCNMEDD) is an association of local units of government and other organizations created to encourage and allow regional cooperation on a multitude of issues.Formation of the District came about as a result of passage of the Public Works and Economic Development Act (Public Law 89-136) by the U. S. Congress in 1965. This legislation permitted designated counties to form non-profit entities for the purpose of promoting the socioeconomic environment of its members. It also created the Economic Development Administration under the U. S. Department of Commerce. The purpose of EDA is to provide a vehicle for the delivery of financial and technical assistance to economically depressed areas throughout the nation. NCNMEDD is the region’s Council of Governments formed in 1967 under the authority of the Joint Powers Agreement Act, Section 4-22-1 to 4-22-7, New Mexico State Statues Annotated, 1953 Compilation. NCNMEDD was created originally to serve the eight counties of Colfax, Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Sandoval, Santa Fe, and Taos. Sandoval County remains a member, but is now attached for planning purposes to the Middle Rio Grande Council of Governments.