Support funding for Creative Industries Division grants, projects, and programs!
Last week, Representatives Reena Szczepanski and Tara Lujan introduced HB 265 in the New Mexico House of Representatives to appropriate $4M for Creative Industries Division grants. The Bill is on its way to the House Rural Development, Land Grants and Cultural Affairs Committee. It will be heard on Thursday, February 13.
Especially if you are a constituent of one of the Committee members, please call or send a quick email in support of the Bill, which will provide funding for creative industries programs and projects statewide (with 50% going to rural communities).
Committee Members:
Representative Linda Serrato, Chair (District 45: Santa Fe County/south Santa Fe)
Representative Joseph Sanchez, Vice Chair (District 40: Colfax, mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel and Taos Counties, including Angel Fire, Cimarron, Maxwell)
Representative Stefani Lord, Ranking Member (District 22: Bernalillo and Torrance Counties, including Tijeras, Mountainair, Estancia)
Representative Catherine J. Cullen (District 57: Sandoval County/west Rio Rancho)
Representative Anita Gonzales (District 70: San Miguel and Torrance Counties, including Las Vegas, Alta Vista, Encino)
Representative Jimmy G. Mason (District 66: Lea, Eddy and Chaves Counties including Lovington, Tatum, Seven Rivers)
Email addresses & Titles
linda.serrato@nmlegis.gov
Chair Serrato
Joseph.Sanchez@nmlegis.gov
Vice Chair Sanchez
info@lord2020.com
Representative Lord
catherine.cullen@nmlegis.gov
Representative Cullen
anita.gonzales@nmlegis.gov
Representative Gonzales
Jimmy.Mason@nmlegis.gov
Representative Mason
Suggested message:
Please support HB 265 to fund $4M in targeted investments in the Creative Industries. In FY24, the Creative Industries Division made 18 grants of $100K each to 18 different communities across the state. These grants have resourced 34 programs, assisted roughly 1,158 entrepreneurs, and provided capacity for 82 partnerships. Four million dollars will continue to unlock the NM creative economy's full potential and will be game-changing for rural and remote communities to which 50% of the funding must be directed by law.
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