Deadline: 16 November 2018
U.S. Embassy Libya and the Cultural Heritage Center of the Department of State’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs has announced the call for proposals for the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2019 Competition.
The AFCP-supported projects include the restoration of ancient and historic buildings, assessment and conservation of rare manuscripts and museum collections, preservation and protection of important archaeological sites, and the documentation of vanishing traditional craft techniques of the cultural heritage of Libya.
Funding Information
The funding will take the form of a grant. The lowest amount per project will be $10,000; the highest ceiling will be $200,000 per project. Most awards range from US $21,400 to US $140,000.
Funding Priorities
The AFCP Program gives priority to project activities in adherence to the following guidelines and to international standards for the preservation of cultural heritage in the following three areas, 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: Collections and 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; conservation treatment for an object or collection of objects; needs for 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: Includes traditional music, and crafts; 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
All Libyan non-governmental organizations, museums 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 are encouraged to submit proposals for the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation and should review carefully the following key points before submitting.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted via given website.
For more information, please visit U.S. Embassy Libya.