Deadline: 30-Nov-21
The US Embassy Port Moresby, the Cultural Heritage Center in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is pleased to announce the launch of the US Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2022 Grants Program.
AFCP Program Objectives
- The Department of State established the AFCP in 2000 at the request of Congress.
- At the time, the Senate 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 projects recommended for funding advance U.S. foreign policy goals and show respect for other cultures.
- Cultural preservation is effective public diplomacy that resonates deeply with opinion leaders and local communities, even in countries where ties may be otherwise limited.
- AFCP projects strengthen civil society, encourage good governance, and promote political and economic stability around the world.
Funding Areas
The AFCP Grants Program supports the preservation of archaeological sites, historic buildings and monuments, museum collections, and forms of traditional cultural expression, such as indigenous languages and crafts. 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).
Funding Information
- Floor on amount of Individual Awards: US $10,000 per project
- Ceiling on amount of Individual Awards: $500,000 per project
Eligibility Criteria
- The Center defines eligible project implementers as reputable and accountable non-commercial entities that can demonstrate they have the requisite capacity to manage projects to preserve cultural heritage.
- Eligible implementers may include non-governmental organizations, museums, educational institutions, ministries of culture, or similar institutions and organizations, including U.S.-based educational institutions and organizations subject to Section 501(c)(3) of the tax code.
- The AFCP will not award grants to individuals, commercial entities, or past award recipients that have not fulfilled the objectives or reporting requirements of previous awards.
- Potential implementers must have a unique entity identifier, such as a DUNS number, and be registered and active to receive U.S. federal assistance.
- If an embassy’s project idea is advanced to Round 2 and the anticipated implementer, the embassy should initiate the registration process immediately so it is in place in the event the project is ultimately selected for an award.
For more information, visit https://pg.usembassy.gov/u-s-ambassadors-fund-for-cultural-preservation-2021-small-grants-application-guide/