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Local STEM nonprofit warns $150,000 capital-outlay award is at risk; county staff say they are working to resolve procurement and vendor issues
Summary
R4 Creating told the Sandoval County commission that a $150,000 capital-outlay award aimed at STEM education is at risk due to procurement delays, vendor failures and contradictory guidance from the state; county staff acknowledged errors, staff turnover and said they are working to complete the award before deadlines.
At the June 25, 2025 Sandoval County meeting, representatives of R4 Creating, a local nonprofit that provides robotics and STEM education, told commissioners that a previously approved $150,000 capital-outlay allocation is at risk because of procurement complications, vendor failures and inconsistent guidance from the state Department of Finance and Administration (DFA).
Dr. Shelly Grunig, who identified herself as the founding executive director of R4 Creating and said she is known locally as the "robot lady," told the commission that the funding would "make the difference in the lives of thousands of students and kids and educators in Sandoval…
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