CARLSBAD, N.M. ̶ Salado Isolation Mining Contractors, LLC (SIMCO) announced it has awarded $75,000 in grants to 10 community non-profit organizations, as part of the company’s Employee Investment Advisory Committee grants program. The award recipients were selected by the committee, which is composed of 10 employees, who chose Eddy and Lea counties’ food security, literacy, and public health and safety as focus areas for the year.
In its second year, the SIMCO Employee Investment Advisory Committee’s mission is to allocate company-funded grants where the need is greatest, using the collective skills and knowledge of the employees to make a positive impact in the communities where they live and work. The committee members were nominated by SIMCO managers and were selected for exemplifying the company’s core values, delivery of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) mission and commitment to community.
The 10 grant recipients are: Carlsbad Battered Families Shelter, Carlsbad Anti-Drug/Gang Coalition, Carlsbad Literacy Program, Isaiah’s Soup Kitchen, My Power, New Mexico Community Lawn Care & Services, Packs for Hunger, Southeast New Mexico Community Action Corporation, United Way of Eddy County and Weekend Hunger Initiative (WHI) Hobbs.
About SIMCO
Salado Isolation Mining Contractors, LLC (SIMCO) was formed to support the mission of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. SIMCO’s member is Bechtel National Inc. and its WIPP team includes Los Alamos Technical Associates as a teaming subcontractor.