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PNM Reduce Your Use Grants:
What's Funded, What's Not?

The goal of the PNM Reduce Your Use Grant program is to provide nonprofits with resources to implement measures that will reduce energy costs.

While we promise to give every request fair consideration, we ask that you take the time to determine if your proposal fits our guidelines before you submit an application.

What's funded

  • Energy-saving building upgrades
  • Energy-efficient equipment and appliances
  • Environmental education that encourages public participation and awareness.
  • Projects that conserve valuable resources for public use and future generations.

All Reduce Your Use Grant submissions should include activities designed to educate your employees, clients and community about the importance of energy conservation.

Priority will be given to organizations that have PNM employees and retirees actively volunteering with them.

See how past recipients used a grant award to reduce their energy use:

2009 grant recipients
2008 grant recipients

What's not funded

Groups, programs and activities not supported by Reduce Your Use Grants:

  • Individual teachers, schools, or school districts (the Foundation supports teachers and schools through PNM Energy Exploration Grants)
  • Individuals
  • Payments of loans, interest, taxes or debt retirement
  • Sectarian or religious programs for religious purposes
  • Special events, annual events, camps or one time only events
  • Veterans, labor and political organizations or campaigns
  • Municipalities. However, if a municipality uses a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization as a fiscal agent, they may qualify.
  • Organizations outside of PNM Resources and its subsidiaries’ service territories or communities where the company has business interests.
  • Organizations that are not registered with the appropriate state registration agency or are not in good standing with the registration body.
  • Organizations that in any way pose a conflict with PNM's mission, goals, programs, products or employees.
  • Organizations that limit membership and services based on race, religion, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age or national origin.
  • Organizations without current or active IRS 501(c)(3) status.

Apply for a PNM Reduce Your Use Grant
Reduce Your Use Grants general information
Still have questions about what's funded? Contact the PNM Fund