The $2,262,615 received by the Ewiiaapaayp Band is part of $60.6 million secured by Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, and comes through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
The United States Department of Energy has awarded the state of New Mexico $14 million to modernize the electric grid. The state is among four states and two Tribal nations that have been selected for this first round of funding. The award aims to enable electric grids in the United States better withstand natural disasters.