- Expected deadline
- Not stated
- Who can apply
- Others
- Award range
- $200,000 to $800,000
- Expected awards
- 1
- Total program funding
- Not stated
- Your own money required
- No cost sharing or matching required
- Opportunity number
- AFCPLG20
- Posted
- Dec 2, 2019
- Assistance listing
- 19.025
More on who can apply
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
What it funds
The Cultural Affairs Office of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo is now accepting project abstracts for the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2020 Large Grants Competition. AFCP Large Grants range from a floor of $200,000 to a maximum of $800,000 per project. The deadline for submitting abstracts is December 5, 2019. Guidelines for the Small Grants Competition will be published separately. The AFCP Large Grant competition is a competition between projects from all eligible countries for funding and five to 10 projects will be funded worldwide. If, following the technical review, rating, and ranking of abstracts, projects from Egypt are invited to advance to Round 2, the Cultural Office will work with selected applicants to submit full project proposals no later than January 21, 2020. 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, t…
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- Get your SAM.gov registration ("all awards") and Grants.gov account active now; both take time.
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