Deadline: 5 December 2016
The United States Embassy in Uzbekistan is seeking applications for its 2017 Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) to provide grants to preserve historic sites, artifacts, manuscripts and museum collections, as well as traditional forms of expression, such as music, dance, and language.
Focus Areas
- CULTURAL SITES — such as, but not limited to, historic buildings and archaeological sites;
- CULTURAL OBJECTS AND COLLECTIONS from a museum, site, or similar institution—that include, but are not limited to, archaeological and ethnographic objects, paintings, sculpture, manuscripts, and general museum conservation needs; and,
- FORMS OF TRADITIONAL CULTURAL EXPRESSION — such as traditional music, indigenous languages, and crafts.
Funding Priorities
- Directly support U.S. treaty or bilateral agreement obligations, such as cultural property protection agreements;
- Support the preservation of inscribed World Heritage sites;
- Support risk reduction and disaster preparedness for cultural sites and collections in seismically active and other disaster-prone areas; and
- Engage women, youth, or under-served communities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Cultural Preservation awards are based on the importance of the site, object or traditional form of expression to be preserved as well as the urgency of its preservation need.
- Government agencies, cultural organizations, educational institutions, NGOs and museums can submit proposals.
How to Apply
Proposals should be submitted in English, Russian or Uzbek as a Microsoft word attachment at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Uzbekistan
For more information, please visit 2017 Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation.