U.S. Embassy in Namibia: Ambassador Fund for Cultural Preservation

Deadline: 31 December 2016

The U.S. Embassy in Namibia is currently inviting applicants for its Ambassador Fund for Cultural Preservation.

Since 2001, the U.S. government through the Department of State has provided direct small grant support to developing countries in all regions of the world for the preservation of cultural sites, cultural collections, and forms of traditional cultural expression, such as music, dance and language under the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP).

Project Categories

Cultural Objects and Collections from a museum, site or similar institution:
- This includes archaeological and ethnographic objects, paintings, sculpture, manuscripts, photographic and film collections and general museum conservation activities. Proposals in this category may involve, for example:
  - Conservation treatment for an object or collection of objects;
  - Needs assessment of a collection with respect to its condition and strategies for
  - Improving its conservation purposes;
  - The creation of safe environments for storage or display of collections;
  - Specialized training in the care and preservation of collections;
Cultural Sites:
- This includes (but is not limited to) historical buildings and sites, sacred places, monuments, and archaeological sites. Proposals in this category may involve for example:
  - Restoration of an historic building;
  - An archaeological survey as a component of a preservation plan;
  - Preservation management planning for a site;
  - Documentation of sites in a region for preservation purposes;
Forms of Traditional Cultural Expression:
- This includes traditional music, rituals, knowledge, languages, dance, drama and crafts. Proposals in this category may involve for example:
  - Documenting and audiovisual recording of traditional music and dance forms as part of a traditional expression and making the information and recordings available
  - Support for training in the preservation of traditional arts or crafts that are threatened by extinction;