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 $10.5 million in grants to 211 organizations and nine Tribal communities, connecting more than 128,000 youth to the outdoors. To date, New Mexico’s Outdoor Equity Fund receives an annual appropriation of $851,400, far short of the millions that are requested on an annual basis.
Read our blog:
From trails to transformation: How Youth Heartline is empowering young lives through the outdoors
Youth Heartline
Restoring connections: How the Asombro Institute and outdoor equity funds are transforming science education in southern New Mexico
Asombro Institute for science education
Cultivating connections: How the Railyard Park Conservancy is transforming lives through outdoor equity
Railyard Park Conservancy
