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U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation

Federal program · program number 19.025 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · also called “AFCP, USAFCP”

Key facts

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3 grants
Closed for this year
1 grant, next round estimated
Type of help
Project grant
Typical award
Awards in Fiscal Year 2021 ranged from $16,000 to $500,000 with an average award amount of $179,000.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines Contact the Public Diplomacy Section at the U.S. embassy for application deadlines.

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Closed for this year

This year's round is over. GrantMe estimated the next round from last year's dates.

What it pays for

1) Support the preservation of cultural heritage overseas 2) Increase U.S. favorability 3) Counter false narratives about the United States 4) Support U.S. diplomatic objectives and foreign policy goals

Who can apply

The U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation supports the preservation of cultural heritage in the following countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Republic), Costa Rica, Cote d�Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa,...

How applications are judged

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.

Match

None required (federal program listing).

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