The goal of the mini-grants program is to support and enhance the capacity building efforts of mining-impacted indigenous communities to assure that mining projects do not adversely affect human, cultural, and the ecological health within their traditional territories.

The applicant must be an indigenous community organization with limited funds and has demonstrated the capacity to successfully carry out the project.  Individual grants will not exceed $4,000 U.S. and cannot be used for general programmatic or operating expenses.
 

Any questions?  Please contact Simone Senogles, Indigenous Environmental Network, (218) 751-4967 simone@ienearth.org, or Sarah Keeney, WMAN Network Coordinator at (503) 327-8625 sarahekeeney@comcast.net.  For more information, go to Indigenous Environmental Network at  www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/refer.php or Western Mining Action Network at www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/refer.php. 

The Indigenous Environmental Network  PO Box 485  Bemidji  MN  56619.

Application Deadline: February 1, 2009