Small Grant Facility

The ALiSEA network has established dedicated enabling mechanisms to support and accelerate the implementation of agroecological innovations across the Greater Mekong Sub-Region. By setting up a Small Grant Facility, the network provides targeted financial support to actors engaged in agroecology, focusing on priority levers such as improving market access for products, strengthening youth involvement, and fostering technical innovations. Beyond direct funding, these grants are designed to strengthen partnerships between members, reinforce professional skills through collaboration with external partners, and broaden the network’s inclusiveness to better represent the wide variety of stakeholders within our agriculture and food systems.

Within this facility, the ALiSEA Small Grant program has been a cornerstone of regional support since 2016. Most recently, between 2022 and 2024, the ASSET Project and UNi4Coop collaboration enabled the distribution of 18 grants to member consortia, focusing on pillars like public policy frameworks and the evaluation of practice systems. Complementing this, the Agroecology Fund (AEF) partnership, launched in 2024, offers larger grants of up to $50,000 to support rights-based initiatives in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam. This collaboration allows ALiSEA to serve in an advisory capacity, nominating local organizations to address ongoing global crises through sustainable agriculture. All initiatives funded through these pathways are documented in our Grant Projects section, which serves as a central hub for exploring the diverse impact and progress of agroecology projects across the region.