Funding Approved for New Workforce Housing Effort in the Village of Angel Fire

New Mexico state funding has been secured for a project that will see the development of 20 residential units in a northwestern village of around 1,200 people.

The funding is coming through the agency called Housing New Mexico, previously known as the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority, and is, in turn, coming out of federal funding via the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act.

That act, among other things, made funding available to localities impacted by fires. In 2022, the Village of Angel Fire was part of a large swath of communities suffering significant damage owing to the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon fire, which ultimately burned just under 240,000 acres.

Up to $3 million was secured by U.S. Democrat Senator Martin Heinrich to help housing efforts in the wake of the fire. For the Village of Angel Fire, some $2.4 million will go towards environmental review and site infrastructure for the housing project.

Ultimately, the Village wants to establish 20 modular units that will target low and moderate-income households. Project awards through the Consolidated Appropriations Act are designed to be administered by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.

In a statement, Mayor Barry Lindsey noted that the grant funding will particularly address a need for new housing for workers coming into the Village. Area businesses, he said, “have qualified applicants, but no place to house them.”

January 13, 2025

By Garry Boulard

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