The mission statement of the funder is not provided in the description.
The California Lichen Society offers small grants aimed at supporting research on lichens within California. Though there are no geographical restrictions on the applicants or their institutions, applicants must be active members of the California Lichen Society. The grants, managed by the Society's Grants Committee, are intended to be awarded to individuals just once for a specific project to ensure broad support. Typically, the society awards two grants annually, one for $750 and another for $1,000. These grants can be awarded to separate individuals or, in some cases, both may be awarded to a single individual based on the discretion of the awards committee. The availability and amount of these grants are partially dependent on the contributions of society members, which means the award amounts may fluctuate from year to year.