Deadline: 9 November 2018
U.S. Embassy in Maputo, Mozambique is seeking project abstracts and full proposals for the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2019 Small Grants Program.
U.S. Mission Mozambique particularly encourages projects that promote American values, such as tolerance and respect for cultural diversity.
Funding Information
Individual awards can range from $10,000 to $200,000 per project.
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:
- In the case of 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
- In the case of cultural objects and collections: conservation treatment for an object or collection of objects from a museum, site, or similar institution—that include, but are not limited to, archaeological 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
- In the case of 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
Eligible Organizations
U.S. Mission Mozambique encourages AFCP proposals from reputable and accountable noncommercial entities, such as:
- Non-governmental organizations;
- Museums;
- Government institutions dealing with cultural heritage and preservation; and
- Similar institutions and organizations that are able to demonstrate the requisite experience and capacity to manage projects to preserve cultural heritage.
Ineligible Project Applicants
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
- U.S. Mission Mozambique’s AFCP Small Grants Program competition process is divided into two rounds:
- Round 1 – Project abstract (due November 9, 2018)
- Round 2 – Full proposal (due December 14, 2018)
- Project abstracts must be submitted via email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Mozambique
For more information, please visit U.S. Embassy in Mozambique.