Deadline: 30 November 2019
The U.S. Embassy in Albania is seeking proposals for its 2020 Ambassadors Fund For Cultural Preservation (AFCP) Small Grants Program to support the preservation of cultural sites, cultural objects and collections, and forms of traditional cultural expression.
Funding Priorities
Applications for projects that do one or more of the following will receive additional consideration in FY 2020:
- 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
Project Activities
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
Amounts for the Small AFCP projects vary from minimum of US $10,000 to max. US $200,000 per project.
Eligible Applicants
- The Cultural Heritage Center defines eligible project applicants as reputable and accountable non-commercial entities, such as non-governmental organizations, or similar institutions and organizations that can demonstrate that they have the requisite experience and capacity to manage projects to preserve cultural heritage.
- Embassies are responsible for vetting applicants for eligibility, suitability, and reputable performance in cultural preservation or similar activities.
- Embassies must ensure the applicants are able to receive support from the U.S. Government and AFCP grants in accordance with AFCP program policies.
How to Apply
Proposals must be submitted via email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Albania
For more information, please visit https://al.usembassy.gov/education-culture/educational-exchange-programs/ambassadors-fund-for-cultural-preservation-afcp-2020-small-grants-competition/