Morocco: 2021 Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Program

For Morocco, the Ambassadors’ Fund supports a wide range of cultural heritage preservation projects, including technical support for the restoration of historic buildings, the evaluation and conservation of rare manuscripts and museum collections, the protection of important archaeological sites, and documentation of techniques of traditional arts and crafts in the process of disappearing and specific to the Moroccan cultural heritage.

• Funding will be in the form of a grant. The lowest amount per project will be $ 10,000; the highest limit will be $ 500,000 per project.

Categories

The AFCP program supports projects for the preservation of archaeological sites, historic buildings and monuments, museum collections, and forms of traditional cultural expression, such as indigenous languages and trades. Appropriate projects could include:

Funding Restrictions

The AFCP program will not support the following activities or costs, and any proposals including the activities or costs listed below will not be eligible:

• The preservation or purchase of cultural objects, collections or property belonging to individuals or for commercial purposes, including those for which a transfer from the private or commercial sector to the public is envisaged or is in process, but whose transfer is not not completed at time of proposal submission.
• Preservation of the natural heritage (physical, biological and geological formations, paleontological collections, the habitats of animal and plant species, endangered fossils, etc.).
• The preservation of hominids or human remains.
• Preservation of media (newspapers, news, radio and television programs, etc.)
• Preservation of published documents that are available elsewhere (books, periodicals, etc.)
• The development of educational programs or materials for school use.
• Archaeological excavations or exploratory surveys for research purposes.
• Historical research, except where the research is justifiable and is integral to the success of the proposed project.
• The acquisition or creation of new collections for existing or new museums.
• The construction of new buildings, extensions or permanent roofs (on archaeological sites, for example).
• Commissions for new works of art or architecture for commemorative or economic development purposes.
• The creation of new dances or modern adaptation of existing traditional dances, music, songs, musical compositions, plays or other performing arts.
• The creation of replicas or reproduction of cultural objects or sites that no longer exist.
• The relocation of cultural sites from one physical location to another.
• The displacement of cultural objects or elements of cultural sites from the country for any reason.
• Digitization of cultural objects or collections, unless they are part of a larger and clearly defined conservation project.
• Conservation plans or other studies, unless they are a component of a larger project to implement the results of such studies.
• Financial reserves, endowment or working capital. (These funds must be spent within the period of the grant – up to five years – and cannot be used to create an endowment or working capital.)
• The costs of fundraising campaigns.
• Costs to cover unforeseen or miscellaneous expenses.
• Costs that would cover work performed before the results were announced, unless they had been previously approved.
• International travel, except where the travel is justifiable and is integral to the success of the proposed project.
• Travel or study abroad for professional development.
• Individual projects costing less than $ 10,000.
• Independent American projects abroad.

Eligibility Criteria