Water Project Fund/Technical Assistance Program (TAP)
The Water Project Fund/Technical Assistance Program by the New Mexico Finance Authority provides expert technical services to improve planning and management of water and wastewater systems in New Mexico.
Funder: New Mexico Finance Authority
Due Dates: Rolling (first-come, first-served until funds are exhausted)
Funding Amounts: Up to $3.5 million total program; no direct cash awards—eligible systems receive free technical/professional services.
Summary: Provides free technical assistance to financially constrained water and wastewater systems in New Mexico for planning, engineering, legal, and related services.
Key Information: Assistance is in-kind (services provided), not direct funding; priority for small and disadvantaged communities.
Description
The Technical Assistance Program (TAP), under the Water Project Fund and administered by the New Mexico Finance Authority (NMFA), offers no-cost professional support to eligible water and wastewater systems across New Mexico. TAP delivers expert engineering, hydrological, geospatial mapping, accounting, legal, and facilitation services to help systems that lack resources for essential planning. The program aims to advance regionalization, improve system planning, and support efficient management of water infrastructure, with a focus on small and disadvantaged communities. TAP is not a grant or loan program—assistance comes as direct services from contracted professionals, managed and paid by NMFA.
