Deadline: 14 November 2019
The U.S. Embassy in Mozambique is accepting project abstracts and full proposals for the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2020 Large Grants Program.
The U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) supports the preservation of cultural sites, cultural objects, and forms of traditional cultural expression in more than 100 developing countries around the world. AFCP-supported projects include the restoration of ancient and historic buildings, assessment and conservation of rare manuscripts and museum collections, preservation and protection of important archaeological sites, and the documentation of vanishing traditional craft techniques and indigenous languages.
Priorities
U.S. Mission Mozambique particularly encourages projects that:
- Support U.S. treaty or bilateral agreement obligations;
- Support disaster risk reduction for cultural heritage in disaster-prone areas;
- Support post-disaster cultural heritage recovery; or
- Preserve World Heritage sites.
Funding Areas
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 [e.g., settling, collapse] 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); or
- 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
Individual awards can range from $200,000 to $800,000 per project.
Eligible Organizations
U.S. Mission Mozambique encourages AFCP proposals from reputable and accountable noncommercial entities that are registered and active in SAM.gov and able to demonstrate that they have the requisite experience and capacity to manage projects to preserve cultural heritage, such as:
- Non-governmental organizations;
- Museums;
- Ministries of culture; or
- Similar institutions and organizations similar institutions and organizations, including U.S.-based organizations subject to Section 501(c)(3) of the tax code.
Ineligible Project Applicants
AFCP does not award grants to individuals, commercial entities, or past award recipients that have not fulfilled the objectives or reporting requirements of previous AFCP awards.
How to Apply
- The competition process is divided into three rounds:
- Round 1 – Project abstract (due 17:30 on November 14, 2019); and
- Round 2 – Finalized project abstract (due 17:30 on December 19, 2019)
- Round 3 – Full Proposal
- Applicants must submit their applications at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit https://mz.usembassy.gov/call-for-project-abstracts-and-full-proposals-u-s-ambassadors-fund-for-cultural-preservation-large-grants-program/
