Deadline: 18 January 2017
The U.S. Mission to South Africa is accepting project abstracts for the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2017 Large Grants Program with an aim to support 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.
Funding Priorities
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)
Funding Information
The floor on the amount of awards is $200,000 per project.
Project Abstract Requirements
The project abstract must include the following items:
- Full and complete Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424), including Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A), Assurances for NonConstruction Programs (SF-424B), and, if applicable, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL)
- Project Basics, including title, project dates, location, and site.
- Project Applicant information, including contact information, DUNS Number, and SAM registration status.
- Special Designations (national monument, World Heritage Site, etc.).
- Law/s Protecting the Site or Collection (citations only).
- Project Purpose that summarizes the project objectives and desired results.
- Statement of Importance highlighting the historic, architectural, artistic, or cultural (nonreligious) values of the site or collection
How to Apply
Interested applicants must submit project abstracts via email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: South Africa
For more information, please visit AFCP 2017 Large Grants Program.