The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA 19.022 - Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to Cyark, a non-profit organization specializing in digital heritage documentation. The award will fund a project to train in the 3D documentation of cultural sites and the dissemination of authentic, community-centered cultural heritage narratives in Romania. The project is scheduled for...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has awarded a $290,000 Project Grant under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) program to Heritage For Peace (Patrimonio POR La Paz), a non-profit organization based in Barcelona, Spain. This grant will fund the renovation of Al-Qahira Castle in Yemen, including restoration of the main entrance, fortification of the southern wall, reinforcement of the northwest wall,...
The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $120,000.00 Project Grant to the Icom - Hellenic National Committee, a non-profit organization, to organize the 2nd Cultural Heritage School in collaboration with the Greek Ministry of Culture. The grant, funded under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) program, will support the protection of cultural heritage from the effects of the climate crisis. The project...
The federal Project Grant award of $196,000.00, issued on Jul 15, 2024 by the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, supports cultural preservation activities under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025) program. This grant will fund a project to preserve cultural heritage in the La Paz Department of Bolivia over a period ending on Jan 15, 2026. The project aims to protect archaeological sites, historic buildings, museum collections,...
The federal Project Grant award of $143,342 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Cultural Antiquities Task Force (CFDA 19.036) program supports the efforts of Cultural Heritage Without Borders Albania, a non-profit organization, to build local capacity and law enforcement cooperation to combat the illicit trafficking of Albanian cultural heritage. The project will focus on the archaeological sites of Apollonia, Byllis, and Antigonea, and aims...
This Project Grant 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) provides $163,553.00 to the non-profit organization Eduact in Greece. The funding will cover costs for six educational and cultural exchange programs to be held at American Spaces locations in Greece, as well as expenses for purchasing equipment, furniture, and promotional materials. The programs aim to...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, supports the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in advancing the nomination of the Abydos Archaeological Site in Egypt for inclusion on the World Heritage List. The $200,000 award, effective from September 18, 2024 to February 27, 2025, will fund the provision of baseline information and comparative analysis, which are essential elements of the...
This $300,000 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), will be used by the World Monuments Fund, Inc. to preserve the Teyuna-Ciudad Perdida Archaeological Park (TCPAP) in Colombia. The project aims to conserve this cultural heritage site for future generations, enhance tourism to over 25,000 annual visitors, and promote economic development for indigenous communities. Funding...
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $213,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano De Chiclayo (ICPNA-Chiclayo), a non-profit organization in Peru, under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. This award supports ICPNA-Chiclayo's delivery of cultural and educational exchange services that promote mutual understanding and advance U.S. foreign policy goals in the Western Hemisphere region....
The National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago received a $199,960 project grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants program (CFDA 19.022) to conduct a collaborative investigation of climate change solutions for endangered cultural heritage sites in Trinidad and Tobago. The project will work to develop strategies to protect important cultural locations from increasing...