Deadline: 2 December 2018
The U.S. Embassy in Moscow has announced a call for proposals for the 2019 Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) Small Grants program to preserve cultural heritage in Russia through the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP).
Funding Information
- Minimum Amount of Individual Awards: US $10,000 per project.
- Maximum Amount of Individual Awards: US $200,000 per project.
Funding Priorities
AFCP will recommend for funding the proposals that include project activities in adherence to the following guidelines and to international standards for the preservation of cultural heritage. These activities may include:
- CULTURAL SITES: conservation of an ancient or historic building, preservation of an archaeological 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; 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 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.
Eligibility 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 that are able to demonstrate that they have the requisite experience and capacity to manage projects to preserve cultural heritage.
How to Apply
All application materials must be submitted via email at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit 2019 AFCP Small Grants Opportunity.