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New Mexico
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Valle Vista Elementary School students in Albuquerque Walk and Roll to School |
New Mexico SRTS Program
Managed by the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT), New Mexico’s federally funded Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program is the source for state coordinator contact details, federal SRTS funding amounts, SRTS applications and guidelines, and state SRTS program information.
New Mexico DOT SRTS Coordinator
Jessica Frost
(505) 476-2155
Jessica.Frost@state.nm.us
www.nmsaferoutes.com
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New Mexico SRTS Federal Funding
Application Guidelines
State Advisory Committee
State Outreach Programs
Evaluation Methods
New Mexico Partner Affiliates
New Mexico SRTS Federal Funding
New Mexico’s SRTS funding totals $5,124,000 and includes the following annual apportionments:
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2005 Actual |
2006 Actual |
2007 Actual |
2008 Actual |
2009 Projected |
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$1,000,000 |
$990,000 |
$1,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
$1,134,000 |
Application Guidelines
New Mexico has a phase program with Phase 1 providing up to $15,000 to communities and school districts for the development of SRTS Action Plans. Phase 2 provides awards for the implementation of the SRTS Action Plan, including up to $25,000 for non-infrastructure activities and up to $250,000 for infrastructure projects. An approved SRTS Action Plan is required prior to applying for Phase 2 funds. The NMDOT also provides engineering assistance to funded communities to help develop a prioritized list of Phase 2 infrastructure projects. Application guidelines and instructions are available at www.nmsaferoutes.com.
In March 2009, the New Mexico Department of Transportation announced the third round of funding awards for the NM SRTS program. The following entities were selected to receive Phase 1 awards: Albuquerque Public Schools (two applications for three schools), Village of Cimarron, City of Farmington, City of al, Rio Rancho Public Schools, City of Socorro and Town of Taos. For a complete list of all communities participating in the NM SRTS program, visit www.nmsaferoutes.com/.
State Advisory Committee
New Mexico does not have a State Advisory Committee.
State Outreach Programs
NMDOT provides annual training on how to develop the SRTS Action Plan using the NM SRTS Handbook, created in 2008 and engineering assistance to funded communities. In addition, the NMDOT partnered with the University of New Mexico Prevention Research Center to produce a quarterly SRTS newsletter and set up a listserv for funded communities. UNM staff is conducting program evaluation, both at the local and state levels, for an annual NMSRTS program report as well as preparing a report on the 2006-2008 Walk and Roll to School Day events held in NM. UNM is also developing a child pedestrian safety program for SRTS communities in NM.
Evaluation Methods
Funded communities are required to gather data using the National Center for Safe Routes to School Student Arrival and Departure Talley Sheet and Parent Survey.
New Mexico Partner Affiliates
Find out which organizations in your state have pledged their support for the Safe Routes to School movement.
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