This $295,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025) program supports the preservation of the endangered archaeological site and artifacts of Brazil's last slave ship, the Camargo, and the protection and conservation of the memory of the Quilombola (Maroon) community of Santa Rita do Bracui. The award, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to September 1, 2027, will be administered by the non-profit organization Instituto Afrorigens to carry out these cultural heritage preservation objectives in Clearwater, Florida.
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