The College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences’ mission is to serve as “an engine for economic and community development in New Mexico, improving the lives of New Mexicans through research, teaching, and extension.” The Agricultural Experiment Station (AES) supports this mission through research that enhances agricultural productivity, stimulates economic development, improves the quality and safety of food and fiber products, promotes environmentally and ecologically sustainable management that protects natural resources, and improves the lives of New Mexicans. 

AES seed grants, provided through AES state operation funds, are designed to expand research that addresses the state’s agricultural and natural resource priorities. These funds are intended to provide initial support for projects that may be otherwise difficult to fund, to generate results that lead to future competitive grant applications. Proposed research should directly impact the State of New Mexico.  

The application cycle for FY27 has passed. The next award cycle for FY28 will tentatively open in spring 2027. 

For more information or if you have questions, please contact the AES Director's Office at (575) 646-3125 or email aces_proposals@nmsu.edu.