HUD CDBG-DR Grants and FEMA Disaster Recovery Resources for New Mexico

State-level documentation and public records related to HUD’s Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program and federally declared FEMA disasters in New Mexico.

By Murray Wennerlund, published , updated .

New Mexico Resources

Federal Register Published Notices: Allocations for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery and Implementation of the CDBG-DR Consolidated Waivers and Alternative Requirements Notice (UN AAN)

State of New Mexico

  • 2024
  • DR-4795; DR-4843
  • Fires and Floods
  • Public Law 118-158
  • Grant Program Website
  • Master Action Plan: Official Plan
  • Public Comment Suggestions: Written comments can be submitted to publiccomments@dhsem.nm.gov
  • Action Plan Amendments: Yes, as needed.
  • Public Comment Suggestions: Yes, on action plan and amendments.
  • Contact Information: NM Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM)
  • Unmet needs: Not itemized in a single amount for this public summary.
  • Mitigation: $17,893,000
  • Total allocated: $137,178,000

FEMA Funding Obligations reported the following Major Disasters for New Mexico between 2020 and 2025:

Disaster # Type Declared Incident Start Incident End
DR-4886-NM Flood 2025-07-22 2025-06-23 2025-08-05
DR-4843-NM Flood 2024-11-01 2024-10-19 2024-10-20
DR-4809-NM Flood 2024-08-20 2024-06-20 2024-06-21
DR-4795-NM Fire 2024-06-20 2024-06-17 2024-08-20
DR-4652-NM Fire 2022-05-04 2022-04-05 2022-07-23
DR-4529-NM Biological 2020-04-05 2020-01-20 2023-05-11

Resource: FEMA Disaster Declarations between 2020 to 2025 for New Mexico

Additional Resources

Oversight, Obscurity, Transparency

Oversight: HUD OIG

Obscurity: 3 (Rating: 0 = Easy, 3 = Difficult, 5 = Impossible) – How difficult New Mexico makes it for citizens to find the state's grant website.

Where does the state of New Mexico publish the required HUD CDBG-DR notices and action plans?

The documents are published on the official Grantee website, typically run by the state's Department of Economic and Community Affairs.

However, locating these state-specific websites is often challenging. Check the New Mexico's obscurity rating on this page to see how accessible the CDBG-DR grant website really is for citizens.