Project Grant SMG10019GR0064

Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded The American Center of Research, Incorporated (ACOR) $410,522 under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025) to conserve the Roman Imperial 2nd-century A.D. western theater at Umm Qais (ancient Gadara) in Jordan. The project, initiated on April 15, 2026, with completion targeted for April 14, 2028, focuses on archaeological site preservation and restoration activities that...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded $250,637 to the Aga Khan Foundation under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025) Project Grant. The grant will support the Aga Khan Foundation's project "CONSERVATION OF 16TH CENTURY ETHNOGRAPHIC OBJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MUGHAL EMPEROR HUMAYUN IN NEW DELHI" from September 30, 2021 through March 31, 2023. As part of the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation program, which...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded $794,346 to the Handweaving Museum and Arts Center on September 19, 2025, through the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) to support conservation of the institution's historic handweaving collection. This physical preservation project, administered by the NPS in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and Institute of Museum and Library...

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...

Federal Grant Award Summary The William Foxwell Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem, operating as the American Schools of Oriental Research, received a $1.597M project grant from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025). Awarded on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027, this grant supports the preservation and protection of cultural heritage in Israel...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $494,047.54 Project Grant to Fundacion Erigaie through the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation program (CFDA 19.025). The grant will support Fundacion Erigaie's work to develop a primary phase of preventive conservation focused on a detailed record and diagnosis of the Chiribiquete National Park in Colombia from September 2021 through August 2024. The U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation aims to support...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The National Park Service (National Office) awarded the University of Arizona a Cooperative Agreement totaling $100,019 under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) effective July 1, 2025, through May 31, 2027. This task agreement focuses on improving the discoverability and long-term preservation of archival collections housed at the Western Archeological and Conservation Center in...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded World Monuments Fund, Inc. a Project Grant of $375,000 on April 27, 2026, under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025) to support the second phase of critical stabilization interventions and reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts for Antioch's Greek Orthodox Church dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and Antioch's Synagogue. The project will be completed by March 31, 2028, and...

Federal Project Grant Summary The Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC) received a $350,000 project grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149). Awarded on March 1, 2026, with a completion date of February 29, 2028, this grant supports professional development initiatives designed to advance the technical skills of approximately 500 conservation and collections care...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award P24AC02110, totaling $847,249.03, was granted by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946). This award supports a broad range of research, operational, and educational activities across cultural resource stewardship, including inventory, monitoring, research, rehabilitation, restoration, preservation, documentation, data recovery, education, and climate change mitigation and adaptation. Key project...