Water Security, Funding Opportunity: New Mexico. Tuesday, July 1, 2025 – Informational Webinar with Q&A.

 

Application Timeline:

Monday, June 16, 2025 – The application portal opens for 42 days to receive applications.

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 – Informational Webinar with Q&A.

Monday, July 28, 2025 – Applications must be submitted online at

                                         https://nmwrri.nmsu.edu/nmwrri-agwrp/nmwrri-agwrp.html 

                                         by 5:00 pm MDT.

Friday, August 29, 2025 – Recipients of projects selected for funding will be notified.

Monday, September 15, 2025 – Projects begin.

 

The NM WRRI Agricultural Water Resilience Program (AgWRP) implements in part Action A2, New Mexico 50-Year Water Action Plan to incentivize agricultural water conservation. The goal is to maintain the resilience of New Mexico agriculture and provide food security in a future with less available water, as stated in HB2.5 317, the enabling legislation for AgWRP. To achieve this goal, NM WRRI will implement projects that improve farmers’ and ranchers’ ability to manage, conserve, and efficiently apply limited water resources for agricultural production. 

 

This funding opportunity is posted on the New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute website at https://nmwrri.nmsu.edu/nmwrri-agwrp/nmwrri-agwrp.html. 

 

Project applications should include new approaches, technological tools, or infrastructural improvements related to agricultural water conservation. Activities should improve infrastructure reliability, operational flexibility, use-efficiency, conservation, or resilience of water resources without increasing depletions. Eligible applicants are encouraged to propose innovative projects that fit the purpose of the program and address regional agricultural needs related to water. Projects must support New Mexico food security and the long-term continuation of New Mexico agricultural production. Projects must address one or more of the following regionally appropriate water resilience objectives:

• Increase water efficiency to optimize the use of diminished water supplies
• Improve reliability of water supply or infrastructure
• Conserve water to decrease basin depletions and support long-term water sustainability
• Improve groundwater sustainability
• Implement new approaches and technologies to improve irrigation and stock water timing and management
• Support voluntary adoption of drought-tolerant, lower water-use crops
• Create operational flexibilities to adapt to changing climate and drought

 

Sarah Wentzel-Fisher

Land and Agriculture Policy Officer

Thornburg Foundation

2300 N Ridgetop Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87506

(505) 280-9879

Schedule a time to meet with me.

 

 

 

 

 

Whole Community: Save the Date. AFRICA’s BRAIN BANK®'s 6th Annual Summit & Charity Ball August 28 – September 1, 2025

 

SAVE THE DATE

Pamela Anchang to Moderate at AFRICA’s BRAIN BANK®'s 6th Annual Summit & Charity Ball August 28 – September 1, 2025  New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge   I’m honored and excited to announce that I’ll be moderating at the 6th Annual Summit & Charity Ball hosted by AFRICA’s BRAIN BANK® (ABB) — a powerful five-day gathering of thought leaders, visionaries, and changemakers from across the African Diaspora and the globe.   With the theme "AFRICA’s BRAIN BANK®, The Solution to Africa’s Brain Drain!!!," this year’s summit is not just a conversation — it’s a movement. A call to action to celebrate and reinvest in Africa’s greatest asset: its people.   Join us for insightful panel discussions, impactful networking, and a unique business-to-investor matching experience. Let’s explore real, transformative solutions to the ongoing brain drain and unlock opportunities in transatlantic trade, education, and innovation.   ✨ Why You Must Attend Engage with global experts across diverse industries Discover investment opportunities across Africa and the diaspora Support the next generation: 100 NYC students will attend thanks to generous sponsorships Celebrate our shared heritage and build a future rooted in unity and empowerment Let’s build bridges between continents and create lasting impact together.   📍Venue: New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge 📅 Dates: August 28 – September 1, 2025 🎟️ Tickets & Info: africasbrainbank.ticketspice.com   BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW AND GET SPECIAL SAVINGS     Learn more about Africa's Brain Bank

Funding Opportunity: $30,000 to $150,000 over two year. Borealis Philanthropy. Deadline: July 24, 2025

 Borealis Philanthropy Racial Equity to Accelerate Change Fund issues 2025 request for proposals

June 20, 2025

Deadline: July 24, 2025

Borealis Philanthropy is a social justice philanthropic intermediary working to boost grassroots movements for transformative change. 

 

The philanthropy’s Racial Equity to Accelerate Change Fund (REACH Fund) has launched a request for proposals for its 2025 grant cycle: accelerating change through practitioner organizing. Through this year’s RFP, the REACH Fund will continue an approach to accelerating change, with a focused eye toward supporting not just practitioners, but practitioner-led organizing. 

 

According to the REACH Fund, practitioner-organizers serve as the connective tissue between movements: they build and define leadership and accountability, develop shared analysis, and take collective action within and beyond their respective fields. Proposals should align with REACH’s goal of supporting practitioner-led organizing in order to build power, take collective action, and nurture communities of care and solidarity. Examples of the types of roles grantee partners may hold include: liberatory tech and data strategists; mutual aid ecosystem builders; storytellers, cultural workers, and media creatives; community of practice organizers; healers, somatic practitioners, and movement chaplains; land stewards, climate justice organizers, and agrarians; and health workers, doulas, reproductive justice advocates, and disability justice practitioners expanding accessible, community-defined health care. 

 

The fund is offering a range of funding amounts so practitioners can request what actually makes sense for where they are. 

 

Applicants may apply for anywhere from $30,000 to $150,000 over two years. An applicant who is in an early exploration phase may choose to apply for funding at the lower end, whereas an applicant who is ready to deepen their practitioner-organizing may request more. Total funding awarded for this round will be approximately $1 million.

 

Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3)s, fiscally sponsored projects, cooperatives, social enterprises, LLCs, and other legally incorporated organizations. Organizations must be based in the United States or U.S. territories.

 

For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Borealis Philanthropy website.

 

Link to complete RFP

 

 

 

Overview of Disaster Recovery Programs at USDA and the Role of Faith-Based Organizations. June 26, 2025

USDA Center for Faith   Overview of Disaster Recovery Programs at USDA and the Role of Faith-Based Organizations Thursday, June 26, 2:00-3:30pm Easterm  The USDA Center for Faith and agency partners are hosting a disaster response and recovery webinar highlighting the programs, resources, and technical assistance available to communities as we enter hurricane season. Join us to learn from USDA as well as community partners, with a special emphasis on the role that faith and community-based organizations play in response efforts. This meeting takes place on zoom.gov, please register at the link below.  REGISTER

Office of External and Intergovernmental Affairs | 305-A Whitten Building 12th Street, SW | Washington, DC 20250 US