Deadline: 15 January 2017
The U.S. Embassy in Liberia is seeking applications for its Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) Program to support projects to preserve cultural heritage in the following three areas: sites, objects and collections and forms of traditional expression.
Priority Areas
AFCP’s funding priorities in preserving cultural sites, objects and traditional expression are:
- Directly support U.S. treaty or bilateral agreement obligations, such as cultural property protection agreements;
- Support the preservation of inscribed UNESCO World Heritage sites;
- Support disaster risk reduction for cultural heritage and post-disaster cultural heritage recovery in seismically active and other disaster-prone areas; and
- Engage women, youth, or under-served communities.
Funding information
Grant amounts range from $10,000-$200,000 and can have duration of one to five years.
Eligibility Criteria
Project applicants must be reputable and accountable non-commercial entities, such as non-governmental organizations, museums, ministries of culture, or similar institutions and organizations that are able to demonstrate that they have the requisite experience and capacity to manage projects to preserve cultural heritage.
How to Apply
Interested organizations can apply via given website.
Eligible Country: Liberia
For more information, please visit Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) Program.