U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation
Key facts
- Open now
- None right now
- Opening soon
- 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.
Opening soon
Announced, but you can't apply yet. Get ready now.
- AFCP 2020 Small Grants Competition · The funder's estimated date (Dec 5, 2019) has passed. Check the official notice Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- AFCP 2020 Small Grants Competition · The funder's estimated date (Dec 5, 2019) has passed. Check the official notice Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Large Grants Program · The funder's estimated date (Dec 6, 2019) has passed. Check the official notice Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
Closed for this year
This year's round is over. GrantMe estimated the next round from last year's dates.
- U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Freedom 250 · Next round: about Mar 3 – Apr 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
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).