U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Grants Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- USAFCP2025
- Agency
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Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Department of State
- Applications due
- Award size
- $25,000 to $500,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement, 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) Grants Program is a Department of State initiative that provides funding to help protect historic buildings, archaeological sites, museum collections, and traditional cultural expressions around the world. Eligible applicants include foreign and U.S. institutions of higher education, non-governmental organizations, and public entities. The application process involves submitting a Round 1 concept note and, if selected, a full Round 2 proposal, which will be evaluated based on criteria such as the project description, importance of the cultural heritage, maintenance plan, public outreach, and budget. Application deadlines vary by participating U.S. embassy.
Grant awards may range from $25,000 to $500,000, with an estimated total available funding of $6 million. The performance period for projects is 12 to 60 months, and projects can be located in over 100 eligible countries worldwide. The AFCP program is funded through Fiscal Year 2025 Public Diplomacy funds and is assigned to Assistance Listing 19.025 - U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation.
Synopsis
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Update #2 · Latest ·
The U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) helps protect historic buildings, archaeological sites, museum collections, and traditional cultural expressions like indigenous languages and crafts around the world. Contact individual U.S. embassies for program availability and application deadlines as they vary from country to country. Refer to the USAFCP 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity PDF on the Related Documents tab for details, including embassy contact information.
Eligible countries:
Sub-Saharan Africa: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
East Asia & the Pacific: Brunei Darussalam, Burma, Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, Kiribati, Laos, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam.
Europe & Eurasia: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Türkiye, Ukraine.
Middle East & North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen.
South & Central Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.
Western Hemisphere: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, The Bahamas, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela.
Update #1 ·
The U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) helps protect historic buildings, archaeological sites, museum collections, and traditional cultural expressions like indigenous languages and crafts around the world. Contact individual U.S. embassies for program availability and application deadlines as they vary from country to country. Refer to the USAFCP 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity PDF on the Related Documents tab for details, including embassy contact information.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| USAFCP2025-NOFO.pdf | ||
| USAFCP2025-NOFO.pdf |
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