Deadline: 30-Dec-22
The United States Embassy in Quito and the Office of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the United States Department of State are pleased to announce the call for proposals for the 2023 Ambassador Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP).
The fund was created to support other countries in preserving their cultural heritage and to demonstrate the United States’ respect for other cultures, their prosperity and stability around the world.
Areas
- Through the AFCP Program, the Department of State supports projects between $10,000 and $500,000 to preserve Ecuador’s cultural heritage in the following three areas:
- Cultural Sites: Conservation of ancient or historic buildings, preservation of archaeological sites, or documentation of cultural sites in a region for preservation purposes.
- Cultural Property and Collections: conservation treatment of an asset or collection of assets of a museum, site or similar institution that includes, among others, archaeological and ethnographic objects, paintings, sculptures, manuscripts and general conservation needs of the museum; needs assessment of a collection regarding its condition and strategies to improve its conservation status; inventory of a collection for conservation and protection purposes; creation of secure environments for the storage or display of collections; or specialized training for the care and preservation of collections.
- Forms of Cultural and Traditional Expressions: Documentation and audiovisual recording of traditional music, indigenous languages and dance forms for wide dissemination as a means of teaching and subsequent conservation, or support for training in the preservation of traditional arts or crafts in danger of extinction.
Eligibility Criteria
- Non-commercial institutions, such as NGOs, museums, Ministry of Culture, or similar institutions and organizations, including those based in the United States. Organizations must be registered and active on SAM.gov, and have the necessary experience and capacity to manage projects to preserve cultural heritage.
Criteria
- Additionally, for this year, project proposals that meet one or more of the following criteria will have higher priority:
- Direct support for US bilateral treaties or agreements.
- Highlight the close relationship between Ecuador and the United States and help strengthen cooperation ties in the areas of education, culture and science (eg conservation, museography, archaeology, anthropology, technology, among others).
- Disaster risk reduction for cultural heritage in seismically active and other disaster-prone areas.
- Recovery of cultural heritage after the disaster.
- Conservation of sites inscribed on the World Heritage List.
For more information, visit https://ec.usembassy.gov/es/convocatoria-para-el-fondo-del-embajador-para-la-preservacion-del-patrimonio-cultural-2023/