Since June, 2023, the Sierra Jobs First Collaborative—funded by California Jobs First and supported by Sierra Business Council as regional convener and fiscal agent— has united diverse leaders to design and advance community-led, climate-forward, and economically resilient initiatives supporting our region’s core industries and most vital concerns.

With state funding for Sierra Jobs First set to sunset in 2026, it’s time to plan for what comes next.

To guide this transition, Sierra Business Council, in partnership with Agnew::Beck Consulting, is leading the a Transition & Future Planning process. Centered on input from partners and leaders across the seven-county region, this effort will explore the Collaborative’s future—whether continuing as is, evolving into a new structure, or reimagining something entirely different.