Cooperative Agreement SCE20024CA0076

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $156,848 Project Grant under the Cultural Antiquities Task Force (CATF) program (CFDA 19.036) to Cultural Heritage Without Borders Albania. The grant aims to build local capacity and law enforcement cooperation to combat the illicit trafficking of Albanian cultural heritage, with a focus on the archaeological sites of Apollonia, Byllis, and Antigonea. The key products and services to be delivered through this...

The American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR) will extend its popular "Museum in a Suitcase" model through pop-up events and non-governmental organization community engagement in Libya, Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria. Funded through a $200,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, ASOR aims to increase regional cooperation and further memoranda of understanding for cultural property protection. The award falls under the Cultural...

This $300,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (CFDA 19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs) will preserve the Teyuna-Ciudad Perdida Archaeological Park (TCPAP) in Colombia for future generations, enhance tourism for more than 25,000 visitors annually, and promote economic development for indigenous communities. The grant was awarded on September 29, 2024 to the non-profit organization World Monuments Fund, Inc. to carry out this cultural...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $105,736 project grant to Cyark under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants program (CFDA 19.022) to produce and disseminate three web-based interactive 3D experiences in conjunction with local partners in Ecuador and Peru. The project aims to foster greater protection of cultural heritage sites found along the Andean road system through developing the digital experiences. Work...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs, is funded through the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025) program. The $240,000 award supports a project in Kenya that will include the restoration of collapsed ruins, fencing of the site perimeter, construction of a new boardwalk, staff housing, repairs to visitor and staff washrooms, a rainwater reservoir, an entry gate, and an exhibition gallery. The project aims...

This $234,275 Project Grant from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs' Cultural Antiquities Task Force (CATF) program supports the creation of a digital archive of significant Moroccan cultural heritage at risk of trafficking. Awarded on September 20, 2021 to the Association Badira in Morocco, the grant enables the sub-awardee to fulfill a key objective under the Cultural Property Memorandum of Understanding Action Plan to build an online collection of endangered...

This Project Grant award of $200,000 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025) is intended to secure and preserve important archaeological and ethnographic artifacts from Jebel Barkal and Kerma in Sudan to protect them from looting and destruction. The award has an initial performance period from October 1, 2024 to February 27, 2025. The grantee for this project is Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, a...

The American Center of Research, Incorporated will receive $209,169.80 through a two-year Project Grant from the Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs to activate the Jordanian Department of Antiquities dormant anti-smuggling trafficking section. The grant period runs from September 15, 2021 through September 14, 2023. The funding supports the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) which aims to inform and influence foreign publics to advance U.S. foreign policy goals and...

This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA 19.022 Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants) supports training in the 3D documentation of cultural sites and the dissemination of authentic, community-centered cultural heritage narratives in Romania. The non-profit organization Cyark will use advanced technologies like LiDAR scanning, photogrammetry, and virtual/augmented reality to...

This $408,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Cultural and Paleontological Resources Management program (CFDA 15.224) supports a partnership between the Utah State Historic Preservation Office (UT-SHPO) and the BLM to protect and preserve cultural heritage resources in Utah. The key products and services delivered through this 5-year award include: Providing additional human resources through the Utah Cultural Site...