AFCP 2020 Small Grants Competition

The Cultural Affairs Office of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo is now accepting project applications for the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2020 Small Grants Competition. AFCP small grants range from a floor of $10,000 to a maximum of $200,000 per project. The deadline for submitting proposals is December 5, 2019. Guidelines for the Large Grant Competition will be published separately. All applications should be submitted electronically to CairoAFCP@state.gov. No hard copies will be accepted. Failure to include any of the required information results in the automatic exclusion of the proposal. INELIGIBLE PROJECT APPLICANTS: AFCP does not award grants to individuals, commercial entities, or to embassies or past award recipients which have not fulfilled the reporting requirements of previous AFCP awards. FUNDING AREAS: The AFCP 2020 Small Grants Competition supports the preservation of cultural sites, cultural objects and collections, and forms of traditional cultural expression. Appropriate project activities may include: a) In the case of cultural sites: conservation of an ancient or historic building, preservation of an archaeological site, or documentation of cultural sites in a region for preservation purposes. b) In the case of cultural objects and collections: conservation needs assessments and treatment, inventory of a collection for conservation purposes, the creation of safe environments for storage or display of collections, or specialized training in the care and preservation of collections. c) In the case of forms of traditional cultural expression: documentation and audiovisual recording of traditional music, indigenous languages and dance forms for broad dissemination as the means of teaching and further preserving them, or support for training in the preservation of traditional applied arts or crafts in danger of extinction. FUNDING PRIORITIES: Applications for projects that do one or more of the following will receive additional consideration in FY 2020: A. Support U.S. treaty or bilateral agreement obligations. B. Support disaster risk reduction for cultural heritage in disaster-prone areas. C. Support post-disaster cultural heritage recovery. D. Preserve World Heritage sites. E. Partner, connect with or feed into other ECA programs. SITES AND OBJECTS THAT HAVE A RELIGIOUS CONNECTION: The establishment...

Eligible project applicants are described as reputable and accountable non-commercial entities that are registered and active in SAM.gov and able to demonstrate that they have the requisite experience and capacity to manage projects to preserve cultural heritage. This may include non-governmental organizations, museums, ministries of culture, or similar institutions and organizations, including U.S.-based organizations subject to Section 501(c)(3) of the tax code. Past AFCP award recipients may submit applications for continuation funds under this opportunity.The AFCP will not award grants to individuals, commercial entities, or past award recipients that have not fulfilled the objectives or reporting requirements of previous AFCP awards.

Proposals are selected based on the criteria specified in the annual Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and based on proposal quality and project merit. Proposals may be deemed ineligible if they do not fully adhere to U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation program priorities, eligibility and proposal requirements, application procedures, and restrictions.