Deadline: 20-Nov-20
The U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo is accepting project applications for the 2021 Small Grants Competition of the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP), on behalf of the Cultural Heritage Center in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)
- 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 needs assessments and treatment, inventory of a collection for conservation 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.
Funding Information
- Floor on Amount of Individual Awards: US $10,000 per project
- Ceiling on Amount of Individual Awards: US $200,000 per project
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 25-35
Funding Priorities
Applications for projects that do one or more of the following will receive additional consideration in FY 2021:
- Support U.S. treaty or bilateral agreement obligations
- Support U.S. Embassy priorities
- Support disaster risk reduction for cultural heritage in disaster-prone areas
- Support post-disaster cultural heritage recovery
- Preserve World Heritage sites
- Partner, connect with or feed into other ECA programs
Eligible Applicants
The Center defines eligible project applicants as reputable and accountable non-commercial entities that are registered and active in SAM.gov and able to demonstrate that they have the requisite experience and capacity to manage projects to preserve cultural heritage.
This may include:
- 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.
For more information, visit https://do.usembassy.gov/education-culture/u-s-ambassadors-fund-for-cultural-preservation/