Deadline: 3 December 2018
The U.S. Embassy in Dakar is seeking applications for its Ambassador Funds for Cultural Preservation 2019 to support a wide range of projects around the world, including in Senegal and Guinea-Bissau, to preserve cultural heritage.
The U.S. Government created the fund in 2001 as a way to assist developing countries preserve their cultural patrimony. Generally, no more than one project per country is selected. Preservation projects should take place over a period of 12 months; financing is non-renewable.
Program Objectives:
The U.S. Embassy in Dakar works with partner organizations on a number of projects to advance shared values, such as tolerance and respect for cultural diversity in Senegal and Guinea-Bissau.
The AFCP Small Grants Competition supports the preservation of cultural sites, cultural objects and collections, and forms of traditional cultural expression. Appropriate project activities may include:
- Cultural sites: conservation of an ancient or historic building, preservation of an archeological site or documentation of cultural sites in a region for preservation purposes;
- Cultural objects and collections: conservation treatment for an object or collection of objects from a museum, site, or similar institution-that include, but not limited to, archaological and ethnographic objects, paintings, sculpture, manuscripts, and general museum conservation needs; needs assessment of a collection with respect to its condition and strategies for improving its state of conservation; inventory of a collection for conservation and protection purposes; the creation of safe environments for storage or display of collections; or specialized training in the care and preservation of collections;
- Forms of traditional cultural expression: documentation and audiovisual recording of traditional music, indigenous languages and dance forms for broad dissemination as the means of teaching and further preserving them, or support for training in the preservation of traditional applied arts or crafts in danger of extinction.
Special Note Regarding Sites and Objects that have a Religious Connection: The establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution permits the government to include religious objects and sites within an aid program under certain conditions. For example, an item with a religious connection (including a place of worship) may be the subject of a cultural preservation grant if the item derives its primary significance and is nominated solely on the basis of architectural, artistic, historical, or other cultural (not religious) criteria.
Priority Region: Senegal or Guinea-Bissau.
Funding Information
- Award amounts: Awards may range from a minimum of $10,000 to a maximum of $200,000
- Total available funding: $200,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Including but not limited to; reputable and accountable non-commercial entities, such as non-governmental organizations, museums, ministries of culture, or similar institutions and organizations, including U.S.-based organizations subject to Section 501(c)(3) of the tax code, 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.
- 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
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
for more information, please visit U.S. Embassy in Dakar.