History of Colonias in Arizona and New Mexico

In 1999, HUD did not have an accurate count of colonias-designated communities in Arizona and New Mexico. After we reviewed public records to identify the number of counties that have designated communities as colonias, we realized that we needed much more information on what was occurring within these communities. The North American Development Bank, which funds border infrastructure, also needed this information to make strategic investments. We developed a template to assess these needs. The assessment we have prepared in the following pages is based on portions of this preliminary survey