Encantado Sandia Foundation Community-Based Grant is sponsored by Encantado Sandia Foundation. This grant aims to empower underrepresented communities in STEM fields by providing funding for nonprofit organizations in Central and Northern New Mexico.

About Us - The Encantado Foundation Hit enter to search or ESC to close Birth of the Encantado Foundation The Encantado Foundation was formed by Encantado Technical Solutions, LLC .

(ETS) a Joint-Venture between Edgewater Federal and ECS Federal upon award of the Sandia National Laboratories Third-Party Telecommunications and Information Technology (TPTIT) Support Services contract to ETS by the National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (NTESS), to provide comprehensive enterprise and mission-embedded IT support for Sandia National Laboratories personnel and the lab’s infrastructure at multiple locations across the United States.

New Mexico-based technology companies are not alone in the struggle to find employee candidates with the appropriate education, certifications, and hands-on experience to fill its thousands of available STEM-related positions each year. In fact, the thin digital workforce impacts technology employers of all sizes and ultimately, the state’s economy as a whole.

The five fastest-growing occupations for the greater Albuquerque area between 2015 and 2020 were all STEM related 1 . Yet, while the average salary for a computing occupation in New Mexico ($79,230) is nearly double the state’s average salary ($44,160), there were a reported 2,406 unfilled computing jobs in New Mexico in 2017, representing a $171,511,936 opportunity in terms of annual salaries 2 .

The COVID-19 crisis has further impacted recruiting, hiring, and how we work.

But in the aftermath of this crisis, history also tells us that workforce diversity and inclusion may be at a higher risk than usual due to companies’ need to focus on their most pressing basic needs—such as urgent measures to adapt to new ways of working; consolidate workforce capacity; and maintain productivity, a sense of connection, and the physical and mental health of their employees – and away from efforts to create diversity and inclusion in their workforce.

(Robert Booth, “Ministers urged to raise pay for care home staff during COVID-19 crisis,” Guardian , April 14, 2020, theguardian. com.)

generate, support, and expand the area’s digital workforce, create opportunities for professional development and hands-on training through internships, mentorships, and apprenticeships in STEM fields, and help new graduates, returning students and working learners develop skills, certifications, and licensures that can lead to greater opportunities for employment in technology careers.

2025 Impact Grant Awardees 2025 Impact Grant Opportunity Fall Community Based Grant Cycle Open! Funding hire-ready initiatives in cybersecurity, application development, and IT operations while amplifying access to STEM learning opportunities and career pathways.

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