The Border 2025: U.S.-Mexico Environmental Program is a collaborative effort of the United States and Mexico to improve the environment and protect the health of the nearly 12 million people living along the border. To support EPA and SEMARNAT in their efforts to achieve results, NADB provides its services to facilitate stakeholder meetings, as well as to identify, contract, and manage projects.
The Border 2025 Program is the latest environmental program implemented under the 1983 La Paz Agreement. It builds on the Border 2012 and Border 2020 Environmental Programs, emphasizing regional, bottom-up approaches for decision making, priority setting, and project implementation to address the environmental and public health problems in the border region. As in the previous two border programs, the new Program encourages meaningful participation from communities and local stakeholders.
The Border 2025 Program also strengthens its focus in regional areas where environmental improvements are needed most: establishing thematic goals, supporting the implementation of projects, considering new fundamental strategies, and encouraging the achievement of more ambitious environmental and public health goals.
Border 2025 Goals:
1 Reduce Air Pollution
2 Improve Water Quality
3 Promote Sustainable Materials Management and Waste Management, and Clean Sites
4 Improve Joint Preparedness for and Response to Hazardous Environmental Emergencies
Region 6
Texas/New Mexico/Chihuahua and Texas/Tamaulipas/Nuevo León/Coahuila
As a result of the request for proposals selection process launched at the start of the Border 2025 program, 17 initiatives have been selected and approved to receive US$1,072,163 in grant funding, representing approximately 74% of the total cost. The project sponsors will cover the remaining 26% of the costs with their own funds or funds they have raised from other institutions. As of December 31, 2024, ten projects had been completed.
Region 9
California/Arizona/Baja California/Sonora
As a result of the request for proposals selection process completed in September 2021, eleven initiatives were selected and approved to receive US$731,206 in grant funding, covering approximately 54% of the total cost. The project sponsors will cover the remaining 46% of the costs with their own funds or funds they have raised from other institutions. As of December 31, 2024, eight projects had been completed.
| Awarded | Project Title | Location | Category | Goal | |
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| 22 / Feb / 2023 |
Integrated Waste Management Plan for Landfill
Certified 22 / Feb / 2023
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Integrated Waste Management Plan for Landfill Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico Waste (Goal 3) |
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| 22 / Feb / 2023 |
Strengthening Governance to Safeguard the Rio Grande in Coahuila/Nuevo León/Tamaulipas
Certified 22 / Feb / 2023
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Strengthening Governance to Safeguard the Rio Grande in Coahuila/Nuevo León/Tamaulipas Border-wide, Improve Water Quality (Goal 2) |
Project development | Improve Water Quality (Goal 2) | arrow_forward | |
| 22 / Feb / 2023 |
Environmentally Responsible Rural Communities in Matamoros
Certified 22 / Feb / 2023
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Environmentally Responsible Rural Communities in Matamoros Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico Waste (Goal 3) |
Capacity building | Waste (Goal 3) | arrow_forward | |
| 22 / Feb / 2023 |
Empowering Air Quality Knowledge Base of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Citizenry
Certified 22 / Feb / 2023
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Empowering Air Quality Knowledge Base of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Citizenry Border-wide, Reduce Air Pollution (Goal 1) |
Capacity building | Reduce Air Pollution (Goal 1) | arrow_forward | |
| 22 / Feb / 2023 |
Lower Rio Grande (LRG)/Bravo Two-Day Salinity Level Forecast using Artificial Intelligence
Certified 22 / Feb / 2023
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Lower Rio Grande (LRG)/Bravo Two-Day Salinity Level Forecast using Artificial Intelligence Border-wide, Improve Water Quality (Goal 2) |
Project development | Improve Water Quality (Goal 2) | arrow_forward | |
| 22 / Feb / 2023 |
Exposure to air quality deterioration among the population in Piedras Negras and Ciudad Acuña
Certified 22 / Feb / 2023
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Exposure to air quality deterioration among the population in Piedras Negras and Ciudad Acuña Border-wide, Reduce Air Pollution (Goal 1) |
Sector studies | Reduce Air Pollution (Goal 1) | arrow_forward | |
| 22 / Feb / 2023 |
Applying hydrogeochemistry to refine hydrologic conceptualization of Amistad Reservoir region
Certified 22 / Feb / 2023
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Applying hydrogeochemistry to refine hydrologic conceptualization of Amistad Reservoir region Border-wide, Improve Water Quality (Goal 2) |
Sector studies | Improve Water Quality (Goal 2) | arrow_forward | |
| 22 / Feb / 2023 |
Lower Rio Grande Valley Real Time Surface Water Monitoring Pilot Program
Certified 22 / Feb / 2023
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Lower Rio Grande Valley Real Time Surface Water Monitoring Pilot Program Border-wide, Improve Water Quality (Goal 2) |
Project development | Improve Water Quality (Goal 2) | arrow_forward | |
| 22 / Feb / 2023 |
Air Quality Assessment: International Bridge of Americas, El Paso, Texas
Certified 22 / Feb / 2023
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Air Quality Assessment: International Bridge of Americas, El Paso, Texas Border-wide, Reduce Air Pollution (Goal 1) |
Project development | Reduce Air Pollution (Goal 1) | arrow_forward | |
| 22 / Feb / 2023 |
Improving Children’s Environmental Health in Hidalgo County
Certified 22 / Feb / 2023
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Improving Children’s Environmental Health in Hidalgo County Border-wide, Fundamental Strategies |
Capacity building | Fundamental Strategies | arrow_forward | |
| 22 / Feb / 2023 |
Decentralized Onsite Wastewater Treatment Facility Survey and Community Education
Certified 22 / Feb / 2023
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Decentralized Onsite Wastewater Treatment Facility Survey and Community Education Hidalgo County, Texas, USA Improve Water Quality (Goal 2) |
Project development | Improve Water Quality (Goal 2) | arrow_forward | |
| 22 / Feb / 2023 |
Air Quality Education in West Ciudad Juárez
Certified 22 / Feb / 2023
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Air Quality Education in West Ciudad Juárez Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico Reduce Air Pollution (Goal 1) |
Capacity building | Reduce Air Pollution (Goal 1) | arrow_forward | |
| 04 / Feb / 2022 |
Borderwide Study to Evaluate 6 Sister City Joint Contingency Plans (SCJCP)
Certified 04 / Feb / 2022
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Borderwide Study to Evaluate 6 Sister City Joint Contingency Plans (SCJCP) Arizona, Sonora, California, and Baja California, , Emergency Prep., & Response (Goal 4) |
Capacity building | Emergency Prep., & Response (Goal 4) | arrow_forward | |
| 18 / Jan / 2022 |
Waste analysis and socio-environmental vulnerability in the Alamar River, Tijuana BC
Certified 18 / Jan / 2022
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Waste analysis and socio-environmental vulnerability in the Alamar River, Tijuana BC Tijuana , Baja California, Mexico Waste (Goal 3) |
Sector studies | Waste (Goal 3) | arrow_forward | |
| 12 / Jan / 2022 |
Pilot Program: Community Prevention of Clandestine Dump Anexa Miramar, Tijuana, BC
Certified 12 / Jan / 2022
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Pilot Program: Community Prevention of Clandestine Dump Anexa Miramar, Tijuana, BC Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico Waste (Goal 3) |
Capacity building | Waste (Goal 3) | arrow_forward | |
| 12 / Jan / 2022 |
Strengthening Waste Management in San Antonio Necua, Ensenada, B.C.
Certified 12 / Jan / 2022
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Strengthening Waste Management in San Antonio Necua, Ensenada, B.C. Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico Waste (Goal 3) |
Capacity building | Waste (Goal 3) | arrow_forward | |
| 10 / Jan / 2022 |
Developing Wastewater Reuse Design on Cocopah Tribal Lands
Certified 10 / Jan / 2022
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Developing Wastewater Reuse Design on Cocopah Tribal Lands Cocopah, Arizona, USA Improve Water Quality (Goal 2) |
Project development | Improve Water Quality (Goal 2) | arrow_forward | |
| 10 / Jan / 2022 |
Wastewater Pretreatment of Heavy Metals and Reuse at Nogales
Certified 10 / Jan / 2022
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Wastewater Pretreatment of Heavy Metals and Reuse at Nogales Nogales , Sonora, Mexico Improve Water Quality (Goal 2) |
Project development | Improve Water Quality (Goal 2) | arrow_forward | |
| 10 / Jan / 2022 |
Air and Health Surveillance System, Mexicali-Imperial Valley
Certified 10 / Jan / 2022
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Air and Health Surveillance System, Mexicali-Imperial Valley Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico Reduce Air Pollution (Goal 1) |
Sector studies | Reduce Air Pollution (Goal 1) | arrow_forward | |
| 10 / Jan / 2022 |
Binational Trainings for Sediment Pollution Retention in Sonora and Arizona
Certified 10 / Jan / 2022
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Binational Trainings for Sediment Pollution Retention in Sonora and Arizona Patagonia, Arizona, USA Improve Water Quality (Goal 2) |
Capacity building | Improve Water Quality (Goal 2) | arrow_forward |