U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2025 Grants Program
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- Opportunity number
- EMBASSY-DHAKA-AFCP-FY25
- Agency
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US Embassy Dhaka
US Consulates and Embassies, Department of State
- Applications due
- Award size
- $25,000 to $500,000
Opportunity facts
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- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Other
- Eligible applicants
- Not on record
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2025 Grants Program supports the preservation of archaeological sites, historic buildings and monuments, museum collections, and forms of traditional cultural expression, such as indigenous languages and crafts. Eligible applicants include foreign institutions of higher education, foreign-based non-governmental organizations, foreign public entities, public international organizations, governmental institutions, and U.S. institutions of higher education and non-profit organizations. The application process has two rounds - a concept note due on January 14, 2025, and selected applicants will be invited to submit full proposals in March 2025. The review criteria focus on the cultural significance of the project, the appropriateness of the proposed activities, the applicant's capacity to manage the project, and the sustainability of the project outcomes.
The AFCP program provides grants ranging from a minimum of $25,000 to a maximum of $500,000 per project. Recent AFCP awards have ranged from $10,000 to over $800,000, with typical project durations of 12-60 months. The grants are administered by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and projects can be located in over 100 eligible countries worldwide.
Synopsis
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The AFCP Grants Program supports the preservation of archaeological sites, historic buildings and monuments, museum collections, and forms of traditional cultural expression, such as indigenous languages and crafts.
Appropriate project activities may include:
•Anastylosis: Reassembling a site from its original parts.
•Conservation: Treating or otherwise addressing damage or deterioration to an object or site.
•Consolidation: Reconnecting elements of an object or site.
•Documentation: Recording the condition and important features of an object, site, or tradition in analog or digital format.
•Inventory: Listing of objects, sites, or traditions by location, feature, age, or other unifying characteristic.
•Preventive Conservation: Addressing conditions that threaten or damage a site, object, collection, or tradition.
•Restoration: Replacing missing elements to recreate the original appearance of an object or site, usually appropriate for fine arts, decorative arts, and historic buildings.
•Stabilization: Reducing the physical disturbance or increasing the stability of an object or site.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING SITES AND OBJECTS HAVING A RELIGIOUS CONNECTION: The establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution permits the government to include religious objects and sites within an aid program under certain conditions. For example, an item with a religious connection (including a place of worship) may be the subject of a cultural preservation grant if the item derives its primary significance from, and is nominated solely on the basis of, architectural, artistic, historical, or other cultural (not religious) criteria.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| NOFO- AFCP 2025_Final.pdf |
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