Deadline: 13 January 2017
The Embassy of the United States in Port-au-Prince is seeking proposals of over $10,000.00 US for its U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2017 competition.
The program is being administered by the Cultural Heritage Center of the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State.
Project Categories
CULTURAL SITES
- The “Cultural Sites” category includes restoration of an ancient or historic building, preservation of an archeological site, or documentation of cultural sites in a region for preservation purposes.
CULTURAL OBJECTS AND COLLECTIONS
- The “Cultural Objects and Collections” category includes conservation treatment for an object or collection of objects; assessment of the needs of a collection with respect to its condition and strategies for improving its state of conservation; inventory of a collection for conservation and protection 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
- The “Forms of Traditional Cultural Expression” category includes documentation and audiovisual recording of traditional music 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.
Eligibility Criteria
- Recipients (grantees) must be non-governmental organizations, museums, ministries of culture, or similar institutions.
- The Program (AFCP) strongly encourages proposals that include local non-U.S. government cost-sharing (including in-kind) from sources such as governments, international organizations, and the private sector.
- All previously received AFCP awards must have fulfilled all reporting requirements before applying for new awards.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
Eligible Country: Haiti
For more information, please download the PDF 2017 AFCP.