Deadline: 23 November 2018
The Embassy of the United States has announced the call for proposals for the 2019 U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) Small Grants competition.
The AFCP was established in 2001 in collaboration with the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) to assist countries in preserving their cultural heritage.
The projects recommended for funding under this program shall advance U.S. foreign policy goals and demonstrate American leadership in the preservation and protection of cultural heritage in support of prosperity and stability around the world.
Applicants are invited to work with U.S. Embassy Colombo’s Public Affairs Section to develop and submit proposals for possible funding under this initiative. To date, through the AFCP program the Embassy has supported eleven projects in Sri Lanka valued at almost $790,102 and four projects in Maldives valued at nearly $96,000.
Funding Priorities
AFCP additionally consider funding for those projects that support one or more of the following priorities:
- U.S. treaty or bilateral agreement obligations, such as cultural property agreements
- U.S. Embassy Integrated Country Strategy (ICS) goals
- Disaster risk reduction for cultural heritage in disaster-prone areas
- Post-disaster cultural heritage recovery
- Preservation of inscribed World Heritage sites
Funding Information
Funding Range for Individual Awards: From $10,000 to $200,000 per project.
How to Apply
To receive consideration for funding, applicants must forward only electronic copies of all required documentation to Grants Applications Manager under the heading “AFCP 2019 Small Grants Competition” via e-mail at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit AFCP Small Grants competition.