Deadline: 9 December 2018
The U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia has announced a call for proposals for the 2019 U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) Small Grants Program with an aim to preserve cultural sites or objects that have an historical or cultural significance to the cultural significance.
Funding Areas
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, archaeological site, or documentation of cultural sites in a region for preservation purposes.
- CULTURAL OBJECTS & COLLECTIONS: conservation treatment for an object or collection of objects from a museum, site, or similar institution— including, but not limited to, archaeological and ethnographic objects, paintings, sculpture, manuscripts, and general museum conservation needs.
- TRADITIONAL CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS: documentation and audiovisual recording of traditional music, indigenous languages and dance forms and crafts.
Grant Information
Grants usually range from $10,000 to $200,000.
Funding Priorities
Applications for projects that directly support one or more of the following will receive additional consideration in FY 2019:
- 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
Criteria
The Center defines eligible project applicants as 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 able to demonstrate that they have the requisite experience and capacity to manage projects to preserve cultural heritage. Embassies must vet applicants for eligibility, suitability, and reputable performance in cultural preservation or similar activities and ensure that the applicants are able to receive U.S. federal assistance.
How to Apply
Applicants can download the Application Form and Budget via given website.
For more information, please visit U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur.