Deadline: 19 January 2018
The U.S. Embassy in Pristina, Kosovo and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Cultural Heritage Center (“the Center”) has announced the 2018 notice of funding opportunity for the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2018 Large Grants Program.
Funding Information
Floor on Amount of Awards: US $200,000 per project
Funding Areas
The AFCP Large Grants Program supports the preservation of major ancient archaeological sites, historic buildings and monuments, and major museum collections that are accessible to the public and protected by law in the host country. Appropriate project activities may include:
- Preventive conservation (addressing conditions that damage or threaten the site)
- Stabilization (reducing the physical disturbance [settling, collapse, etc.] of a site)
- Conservation (addressing damage or deterioration to a collection or sites)
- Consolidation (connecting or reconnecting elements of a site)
- Anastylosis (reassembling a site from its original parts)
- Restoration (replacing missing elements to recreate the original appearance of a site, usually appropriate only with fine arts, decorative arts, and historic buildings)
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, including U.S.-based organizations subject to Section 501(c)(3) of the tax code, 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.
- AFCP does not award grants to individuals, commercial entities, or to past award recipients which have not fulfilled the objectives or reporting requirements of previous AFCP awards.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted at the address given on the website.
Eligible Countries: Kosovo and United States
For more information, please visit U.S. Embassy in Kosovo.
