A public tribal land-grant university located in Crownpoint, New Mexico, is the recipient of $1.7 million in state funding for security improvements.
Located off New Mexico State Road 371 in northwestern New Mexico, Navajo Technical University is home to around 1,800 students and has satellite campuses in the Arizona towns of Chinle and Teec Nos Pos.
After securing the approval of members of the New Mexico State Legislature earlier this year, the $1.7 million capital outlay for Navajo Technical was signed into law by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham.
The funding more specifically is to be spent to “plan, design, construct, and install safety, accessibility, and security improvements” on the Crownpoint campus.
The capital outlay funding comes after Navajo Tech was allotted $4 million as part of a $215.9 million General Obligation Bond approved last November by New Mexico voters for the planning and building of a trades instruction facility.
The school is also in the process of completing construction of a 27,500 square foot academic complex, housing both classrooms and offices. That project is expected to be completed later this year.
By Garry Boulard
