Deadline: 18 November 2019
The U.S. Embassy Libya and the Cultural Heritage Center of the Department of Stat’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs have announced the call for proposal for the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservations (AFCP) 2020 Competition.
The AFCP-supported projects include the restoration of ancient and historic buildings, assessment and conservation of rare manuscripts and museum collections, preservation and protection of important archaeological sites, and the documentation of vanishing traditional craft techniques of the cultural heritage of Libya.
Priorities
The AFCP 2020 Small Grants Competition supports the preservation of cultural sites, cultural objects and collections, and forms of traditional cultural expression. Appropriate project activities may include:
- Cultural Sites: Conservation of an ancient or historic building, preservation of an archaeological site, or documentation of cultural sites in a region for preservation purposes
- Cultural Objects and Collections: Conservation needs assessments and treatment, inventory of a collection for conservation purposes, the creation of safe environments for storage or display of collections, or specialized training in the care and preservation of collections
- Forms of Traditional Cultural Expression: Documentation and audiovisual recording of traditional music, indigenous languages and dance forms for broad dissemination as the means of teaching and further preserving them, or support for training in the preservation of traditional applied arts or crafts in danger of extinction.
Funding Information
- The funding will take the form of a grant. The lowest amount per project will be $10,000; the highest ceiling will be $200,000 per project. Most awards range from US $25,000 to US $200,000.
- The AFCP Program encourages cost sharing, in-kind contributions, and other forms of cost participation from sources such as governments, international organizations, and the private sector. There is no minimum or maximum percentage of cost participation required for this competition.
- When cost sharing is offered, it is understood and agreed that the applicant must provide the amount of cost sharing as stipulated in its proposal and later included in an approved agreement.
Eligibility Criteria
All Libyan non-governmental organizations, museums or similar institutions and organizations that are able to demonstrate that they have the requisite experience and capacity to manage projects to preserve cultural heritage are encouraged to submit proposals for the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation and should review carefully the following key points before submitting.
Criteria
Applications for projects that meet one or more of the following criteria will receive additional consideration:
- Support U.S. treaty or bilateral agreement obligations
- Support U.S. Embassy Integrated Country Strategies
- Support disaster risk reduction for cultural heritage in disaster-prone areas
- Support post-disaster cultural heritage recovery
- Preserve World Heritage sites
- Partner, connect with or feed into other ECA programs
How to Apply
Interested applicants can apply via given website.
For more information, please visit https://ly.usembassy.gov/u-s-ambassadors-fund-for-cultural-preservation-afcp-2020/