Apply for a PNM Reduce Your Use Grant

Application closed

Applications are no longer being accepted for 2009 PNM Reduce Your Use Grants.

• Submission deadline was June 1, 2009 at 5 p.m. MDT.

Applicants must complete:

• Eligibility questionnaire
  • Tax-exempt, charitable 501(c)(3) organization
  • PNM business electric customer
  • Organization's focus meets funding guidelines
• Three-part online application
  • Primary contact information
  • Organization information
  • Grant proposal information

Grant proposal information

Tell us how your non-profit will use a Reduce Your Use Grant up to $5,000 to save energy and promote energy-efficiency throughout your community. You must provide a:

• Grant summary including:
  • Proposed ways to achieve greater energy efficiency
  • What activities/actions are planned to meet the stated goals
  • Project timeline
  • Total cost of the project
• Community awareness statement including:
  • How you will use your organization's energy-efficiency successes to educate your clients, volunteers, and others about the importance of saving energy.
  • What you will do to encourage others to take similar energy conservation measures.
• Outcome statement
  • Evaluation of the results

Electronically attach the optional project narrative to the grant application before submitting.

PNM Fund resources are limited; please take time to determine if your proposal fits our funding guidelines, before you submit an application.

Application instructions
Reduce Your Use Grants general information
Funding guidelines. What's funded, what's not?
Tips for writing a successful grant
Contact us if you have questions

Submission deadline: The submission deadline for applications was June 1, 2009 at 5 p.m. MDT.

One application per non-profit organization, per grant cycle will be considered for funding by the PNM Fund. Each grant recipient is required to submit a final report showing the expenditure of PNM Fund funds and the results of the grant proposal. Maximum grant award is $5,000. The PNM Fund reserves the right to deny any request.