Deadline: 2 January 2017
The United States Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria is currently accepting proposals for its 2017 Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) in order to preserve cultural heritage.
Focus Areas
- Cultural Sites including (but not limited to) historic buildings and sites, sacred places, monuments, and archaeological sites.
- Cultural Objects and Collections from a museum, site, or similar institution which has archaeological and/or ethnographic objects, paintings, sculpture, manuscripts, photographic and film collections, and general museum conservation activities.
- Forms of traditional cultural expression including traditional music, rituals, knowledge, languages, dance, drama, and crafts.
Grant Information
- The amount of each individual award must be no less than US $10,000 per project and no greater than US $200,000 per project.
- Applicants may propose performance periods of up to 24 months (two years) with two budget periods of one year each.
Eligibility Criteria
Grantees must be a non-governmental organization, museum, ministry of culture, or similar institution that is able to demonstrate that it has the requisite experience and capacity to manage projects to preserve cultural heritage.
How to Apply
Interested applicants must submit their proposals in English via electronically at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Bulgaria
For more information, please visit Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation.