The Pastor Rice Small Grants Fund (PRSGF) is a community-oriented grant program established by the Non-Timber Forest Products Exchange Programme (NTFP-EP) to honor and continue the legacy of Pastor Delbert Arthur Rice, one of the founding board members of the organization.
Pastor Rice was an American missionary who first arrived in the mountainous region of Brgy. Imugan, Sta. Fe, Nueva Vizcaya, Northern Luzon, Philippines, in the mid-1960s and remained there, living with the indigenous Ikalahan community until his passing in 2014.
Grant Categories
This grant is available for grassroots women’s organizations and young female leaders in Indonesia and the Philippines who plan to implement initiatives addressing the climate crisis while promoting gender equality.
This grant is intended for local and community-based organizations in Southeast Asia, particularly from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, that are working to effectively manage and develop non-timber forest products (NTFPs) and other natural resources in their forested communities.
The Quick Response Grant (QRG) is a flexible financial mechanism designed to provide timely and strategic support to local communities in Asia, environmental and human rights defenders (W/EHRDs), and their organizations.
