Encantado Foundation Impact Grant

The Encantado Foundation Impact Grant aims to enhance the development of hire-ready candidates in STEM fields across Northern and Central New Mexico. This initiative focuses on empowering underrepresented communities by providing resources to nonprofit organizations that successfully create job opportunities, offer professional development programs, and engage with diverse populations. By supporting impactful projects in cyber security, application development, and IT operations, the grant seeks to reshape the local workforce landscape.

The Mission of the Encantado Foundation is to stimulate the development of hire-ready candidates for STEM-related positions, particularly in the areas of cyber security, application developing and management, and IT operations.
Impact Grants
As part of the Foundation’s efforts to stimulate the development of hire-ready employee candidates for STEM-related positions, The Encantado Foundation has created a Grant for organizations serving Northern and Central New Mexico with proven records of success. Our Impact Grants are aimed at amplifying the impact of its recipients’ initiatives by providing them with additional resources to advance and scale their hire-ready efforts. This funding opportunity serves efforts located in Central and Northern New Mexico.
Priority Areas
Impact Grants will be awarded to charitable nonprofit organizations or fiscally sponsored efforts in good standing with an implementation history and proven successes in one or more of the following priority areas:
Programs that generate quality job candidates for STEM careers in this hiring area (Socorro, Valencia, Bernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe, and Los Alamos counties;Initiatives that create opportunities for professional development including hands-on training through internships, mentorships, and apprenticeships in STEM fields;Work done with new graduates, returning students and working learners in developing skills and securing certifications and licensures that will lead to a career in STEM jobs; andPrevious outreach to underrepresented populations who wish to participate in the digital workforce, including women, persons of color, Native Americans, and those with physical limitations.