Deadline: 24 December 2017
The U.S. Embassy has announced the launch of the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2018 Competition.
Vietnamese non‐commercial entities may submit proposals of $10,000 or more for projects with the main objective of preserving cultural heritage in Vietnam.
Funding Information
Proposals can be submitted for $10,000 but not more than $200,000. In FY 2017, awards were given ranging from US $24,000 to US $174,000.
Activities
- 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: conservation treatment for an object or collection of 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; needs 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: 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.
Priorities
Proposals for projects that meet one or more of the following criteria will receive consideration in FY 2018:
- Directly support U.S. treaty or bilateral agreement obligations, such as cultural property protection agreements;
- Support the preservation of inscribed UNESCO World Heritage sites;
- Support risk reduction for cultural heritage in seismically active and other disaster‐ prone areas;
- Support post‐disaster cultural heritage recovery
Eligibility Criteria
- Grants may be made to Vietnamese non‐commercial entities, such as non‐governmental organizations, museums, ministries/departments of culture, 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.
- AFCP does not award grants to individuals, commercial entities, or past award recipients which have not fulfilled the reporting requirements of previous AFCP awards.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted via email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Vietnam
For more information, please visit Grants.gov.