Project Grant SLE20016GR040

Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded $1.6 million to The American Center of Research, Incorporated (ACOR) under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025) for archaeological research and cultural heritage preservation at the Palace and Port at Kallirhoe on the Dead Sea in Jordan. The project, initiated on October 1, 2025, and scheduled for completion by September 30, 2027, supports the preservation and protection...

The World Monuments Fund, Inc. received a $199,995 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of African Affairs on October 1, 2021 to complete the project by December 31, 2022. The project involves documentation, stabilization, and restoration planning for the Old Fourah Bay College building in Freetown, Sierra Leone. This award was made under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025), which aims to support the preservation of cultural heritage...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $500,000.00, granted by the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, supports the development and implementation of a project to restore the Majolica tile facade of the 17th century Sher-Dor Madrasah in Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The project will be carried out in accordance with UNESCO requirements and best practices, involving both local and international experts. The award, made under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural...

This $109,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025) program. The grant funds the conservation and preservation of the ancient Thuparama Image House, a historic architectural masterpiece located at the Polonnaruwa World Heritage Site in Sri Lanka. The grant aims to preserve this cultural, historical, and sacred landmark for future generations. The project will be...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $122,305 Project Grant to The Antiquities Coalition to implement digitization of the Iraqi Jewish Community Archives Program. This award was made under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021), which supports cultural, educational, alumni, information and media efforts in the region. Through this September 30, 2021 to September 30, 2022 funding, The Antiquities Coalition will...

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded Canterbury Shaker Village Inc. $835,080 under the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) on September 23, 2025, to support physical preservation work on the organization's nationally significant historic properties. This project grant, which requires completion by April 30, 2029, funds the stabilization and sealing of the building exterior at the Canterbury Shaker Village historic site in Canterbury, New Hampshire. The award is structured as a...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art $141,795 under the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) on September 23, 2025, to fund conservation of the institution's stained glass collection. This project grant, administered by the NPS in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Institute of Museum and Library Services, provides preservation and conservation assistance for...

This Project Grant award from the Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900) provides $245,500.00 to the Albania-based non-profit organization Co-Plan Instituti Per Zhvillimin E Habitatit. The funding supports initiatives to strengthen and consolidate Albania's activism and advocacy culture by empowering and elevating the voices of community activists and facilitating meaningful interactions among activists and...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), an independent agency of the Executive Office of the President, awarded $215,000 under its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs federal grant program (CFDA #85.750) to Fundacion Museo De La Palabra Y La Imagen (MUPI) on September 3, 2021. MUPI will carry out a participatory community project in El Salvador's San Salvador and La Libertad departments to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on residents and help rebuild social connections and resilience....

This $1,555,816 federal Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Save America's Treasures program will fund the restoration and conservation of the National Historic Landmark Casa del Herrero in Santa Barbara, California. The award will support three major project areas: Plaster repairs to the exterior walls of the main house. Restoration work on the walls, doors, windows, and painting of the glasshouse, lath house, gardener's tool shed, and workshop. Repair, restoration, and...