At this time, requests for financial assistance for rent and utility expenses exceed the amount of funds available for the program and new applications are no longer being accepted. These emergency funds were previously provided by the Federal Government to help renters during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As this emergency program comes to a close, we will only be accepting applications from qualifying renters who are facing eviction. If you are facing eviction, please contact our Eviction Prevention and Diversion program at www.nmevictionprevention.com

All previously submitted applications will continue to be reviewed. We will process and award applications in the following priority order:

• Those with an eviction notice
• First time applicants
• All other applicants

Should additional funds become available in the future, we will re-open the application portal. In the meantime, you can share your contact information with us and we’ll reach out to you if assistance is available in the future.

If you have received a “Notice to Evict” due to nonpayment, the New Mexico Eviction Prevention and Diversion Program (EDP) can provide support to help keep you in your home. EPD is a no-charge mediation program between landlords and tenants with the shared goals of fair compensation for the landlord and continued housing for the tenants.

To participate in the program, visit www.nmevictionprevention.com.

Through a partnership with New Mexico Legal Aid (NMLA), eligible tenants facing eviction for nonpayment may receive free legal representation during their eviction process. These services are for renters who are in a formal eviction proceeding and where the landlord/tenant mediation program is not an option.

If you have received a “Notice to Evict” due to nonpayment and are already in the legal process, New Mexico Legal Aid may be able to:

• Provide legal support to help keep you in your home
• Provide advice, brief services (like writing a letter to your landlord)
• Provide full representation in court to qualifying tenants so you can stay in your home or apartment
• Help preserve housing subsidies (like Section 8 vouchers)

To apply, call New Mexico Legal Aid’s intake line at 1-833-545-4357 (open Monday through Thursday from 10 AM to 3 PM, or fill out an online application at any time at newmexicolegalaid.org.

A variety of housing services are available to New Mexico renters through the Home Fund. These services include help with job training and placement, legal and mediation support, and help finding affordable housing.

Note: Direct rent or utility payments are not available through the Housing Stability Program.

Residents in the unincorporated portions of Bernalillo County may be eligible to receive rent and utility support. This program is administered separately by Bernalillo County.

To qualify, applicants must:

• Live outside Albuquerque city limits and within Bernalillo County;
• Have a financial impact during the COVID-19 pandemic that has made it difficult to pay rent;
• Currently be on a lease, and not have their rent covered by other federally subsidized rental assistance programs (such as project-based voucher assistance, a housing choice voucher, or public housing);
• Not be a full-time student whose rent is paid by someone else;
• Have documentation that shows the household’s current total gross household income is less than 80% of the median family income.

Click here to learn more about Bernalillo County’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program

Residents in Doña Ana County may be eligible to receive rent and utility support. Funds may be available for county residents who are renters, including those within the municipalities of the cities of Las Cruces, Sunland Park and Anthony, the Village of Hatch and the Town of Mesilla. This program is administered separately by Doña Ana County.

Click here to learn more about Doña Ana County’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program