Funding Requests

Here is all you need to know about qualifying for and requesting funding all in one place.

Important Tax Information

All funding received from this program is considered taxable income. We will need to have a completed W-9 form on file for you. If you receive a total of $600 or more throughout the year, you will receive a 1099 tax form to include with your taxes.

All new and continuing participants will need to fill out the online W-9 form before applying for any funding. We will keep it on file, so no additional submissions are necessary unless your information changes. Any approved funding will be sent to the address on your W-9. Please be sure to submit another one if your address changes.

W-9 Form

Before You Request Your Funding…

The questionnaire is a one-time form. No need to fill another one out if you've already done so. Additional W-9s are only needed if your information has changed.

Funding Request Forms

If you are ready to request funding, please fill out the form below for the type of funding you’re requesting. Depending on your situation, you may qualify for multiple types of funding support. You may fill out a form for any type of funding you believe you may qualify for. Not sure if you qualify? Scroll down to see the details.

Remember, all funding requests will require you to work in a qualified, NM school as a mental health professional for at least 24 months (after graduation for students or going forward for current professionals).

EOP is in its last year of the five-year grant award period. Applications are now open and will close on August 29, 2025. *Funding is limited and first come, first serve to qualifying applicants. Be sure to check on this webpage under “What Funding is Available to Qualified Participants” for year five changes.

Academic Support Incentive Form

Internship/Practicum Stipend

Licensure Reimbursement Form

Salary Enhancement Stipend Form

Who is Eligible to Participate?

  • NM graduate students who are enrolled in a regionally accredited behavioral health program. These students must also be willing to certify that they will work in a NM, rural, high-need school for at least 24 months after graduation and provide supporting documentation. *The majority of NM cities and communities are considered rural and high-need. See below for exceptions.
  • NM licensed school-based mental health (SBMH) providers who have been employed in a NM rural, high-need school for at least one year. These professionals must also be willing to certify that they will continue working in a rural, high-need school for at least 24 more months and provide supporting documentation.

WHAT SCHOOLS ARE CONSIDERED RURAL & HIGH-NEED?

Due to the urban makeup of the locations, schools in Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and Santa Fe are not eligible. Private schools are also not qualifying schools. All other New Mexico Schools serving K–12 students would qualify as rural and high-need. This includes public, charter, and Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools. 

WHAT FUNDING IS AVAILABLE TO QUALIFIED PARTICIPANTS?

*Please note that all funding received from this program is considered taxable income.

All funding requests will require supporting documentation and commitment to work in a qualified, NM school as a mental health professional for at least 24 months (after graduation for students or going forward for current professionals).

Graduate Students
NM Licensed School-Based Mental Health Providers