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Arctic Indigenous Cultural Heritage Initiative

Deadline: 15-Jun-22

The Cultural Heritage Center (CHC) in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), in coordination with the bureaus of European and Eurasian Affairs (EUR) and Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA), launched the Arctic Indigenous Cultural Heritage Initiative (AICHI) Program to support the protection, preservation, and perpetuation of tangible and intangible cultural heritage within Arctic Indigenous communities.

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to the participating U.S. embassies for projects in their country. 

The U.S. Consulate in Greenland invites proposals for cultural heritage protection, preservation, and perpetuation projects that will strengthen people-to-people relationships to advance cooperation between the United States and Arctic Indigenous communities across a spectrum of issues, including education, culture, and the environment.

Funding Information

  • Length of performance period: 1-12 months
  • Number of awards anticipated: may vary depending on applications
  • Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $10,000 to a maximum of $50,000
  • Type of Funding:  Fiscal Year 2022 ECA funding, CFDA of 19.036

Participants and Audiences: Indigenous communities, museums, governmental institutions, NGOs, or other Indigenous-focused organizations.

Priority Countries: Canada, Denmark (Greenland), Norway, Sweden, and Finland.

Eligibility Criteria

  • The Public Diplomacy Section encourages applications from organizations in Greenland and Denmark:

    • Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience
    • Non-profit or governmental educational institutions
    • Governmental institutions
  • For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply. 

For more information, visit Arctic Indigenous Cultural Heritage Initiative.

For more information, visit https://dk.usembassy.gov/arctic-indigenous-cultural-heritage-initiative-aichi/