Deadline: 15-Nov-20
The U.S. Embassy Jakarta Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State has announced an open competition for organizations to submit applications for funding through the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) to carry out an individual project to preserve cultural heritage in Indonesia.
Program Objectives
The AFCP Large Grants Program supports the preservation of major ancient archaeological sites, historic buildings and monuments, and major museum collections that are accessible to the public and protected by law in the host country.
Appropriate project activities may include:
- Preventive conservation (addressing conditions that damage or threaten the site)
- Stabilization (reducing the physical disturbance [settling, collapse, etc.] of a site)
- Conservation (addressing damage or deterioration to a collection or sites)
- Consolidation (connecting or reconnecting elements of a site)
- Anastylosis (reassembling a site from its original parts)
- Restoration (replacing missing elements to recreate the original appearance of a site, usually appropriate only with fine arts, decorative arts, and historic buildings)
Funding Information
- Awards may range from a minimum of $200,000 to a maximum of $800,000.
- Total Available Funding: $2.8 million (estimated worldwide).
- Length of Performance Period: 12 to 60 months.
Eligibility Criteria
The following entities are eligible to apply:
- Foreign Institution of Higher Education
- Foreign Organization
- Foreign Public Entity
- U.S. Non-Profit Organization (501(c)(3))
- U.S. Institution of Higher Education
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=327283