The Sierra Fund Grant

Organization - The Sierra Fund
Grant Amount - $149,242
Foundation - California Endowment
Grant Purpose - Sierra Nevada Mining Toxics Initiative: To support a comprehensive community-driven needs assessment and planning initiative as part of a regional strategy to identify and address health and environmental impacts of mining on residents in a 22-county region in California's Sierra Nevada and adjacent communities.


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