Summer Hearings

Summer Hearings

The NMHED Capital Outlay Summer Hearings are held annually in different regions throughout the state. These hearings provide Higher Education Institutions, Special Schools, and Tribal Colleges and Universities the opportunity to present capital outlay project funding requests that are considered to be of greatest need to both the state and the institution. These projects are reviewed by the NMHED capital outlay committee, scored, and prioritized. The committee creates a capital outlay funding recommendation for approval by the NMHED Cabinet Secretary. Once approved, the recommendation is submitted to the Department of Finance and Administration as part of the statewide state agency capital outlay request process. 

The deadline to submit projects to the NMHED is June 3, 2024

Capital Funding Request and Management System (CFRMS)

The CFRMS serves as the web portal for Higher Education Institutions, Special Schools, and Tribal Colleges and Universities to submit their annual capital outlay funding requests as well as updates to their five year capital plans, fall end-of-term student enrollment, and space inventory to the NMHED. The information is stored within the CFRMS and serves as the NMHED's statewide database on higher education funding and facilities. To access click on link below: 

CFRMS

New Mexico Higher Education Department Instruction Manual for Annual Capital Outlay Funding Requests

The primary purpose of these instructions is to outline the process for requesting State funds for higher education capital construction and capital renewal projects. The New Mexico Higher Education Department is responsible for establishing a process by which the higher education department will evaluate and prioritize each capital construction/capital renewal project request developed by institutions and to make funding recommendations to the New Mexico Department of Finance and Legislature annually.

NMHED Manual