Deadline: 31-Dec-22
The U.S. Embassy Jakarta Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications for funding through the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) to carry out an individual project to preserve cultural heritage in Indonesia.
AFCP aims to preserve archaeological sites, historic buildings and monuments, museum collections, and forms of traditional cultural expression, such as indigenous languages and crafts. Issuance of this funding opportunity does not constitute an award commitment on the part of the U.S. government. Full implementation of this program is subject to the availability of FY 2023 funds
Objectives
- The Department of State established the AFCP at the request of Congress in Conference Report. The Senate report on this bill noted that the preservation of cultural heritage “offers an opportunity to show a different American face to other countries, one that is non-commercial, non-political, and non-military.”
- The AFCP Program supports the preservation of publicly accessible archaeological sites, historic buildings and monuments, museum collections that are accessible to the public and forms of traditional cultural expression, such as indigenous languages and crafts.
Funding Information
- Length of Performance Period: 12 to 60 months
- Number of Awards Anticipated: 20 – 30 awards (dependent on amounts) worldwide
- Award Amounts: Awards may range from a minimum of $10,000 to a maximum of $500,000
- Total Available Funding: $6 million per year (estimated worldwide)
- Type of Funding: Diplomatic Programs Public Diplomacy Funds
- Anticipated Project Start Date: Varies by project
Activities
- Appropriate project activities may include:
- Anastylosis (reassembling a site from its original parts)
- Conservation (addressing damage or deterioration to an object or site)
- Consolidation (connecting or reconnecting elements of an object or site)
- Documentation (recording in analog or digital format the condition and salient features of an object, site, or tradition)
- Inventory (listing of objects, sites, or traditions by location, feature, age, or other unifying characteristic or state)
- Preventive Conservation (addressing conditions that threaten or damage a site, object, collection, or tradition)
- Restoration (replacing missing elements to recreate the original appearance of an object or site, usually appropriate only with fine arts, decorative arts, and historic buildings)
- Stabilization (reducing the physical disturbance of an object or site)
Eligibility Criteria
- The following entities are eligible to apply:
- Foreign Institution of Higher Education
- Foreign-based Non-profit Organizations / Non-government Organizations (NGO)
- Foreign Public Entity, where permitted
- U.S. Non-Profit Organization (IRC section 501(c)(3))
- U.S. Institution of Higher Education
For more information, visit Grants.gov.