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AFCP-2023-GP: U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Grants Program

Closed Closed October 19, 2023 Opportunity AFCP-2023-GP

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs notices from 2022.

Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs offered grants of up to $500,000 (at least $10,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 40 awards worth $6.0 million in total. Applications closed on October 19, 2023.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed October 20, 2022. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
USAFCP2025November 4, 2024Closed April 30, 2025Closed
AFCP-2024-GPOctober 27, 2023Closed January 31, 2024Closed

Key dates

PostedOctober 20, 2022
DeadlineOctober 19, 2023
Archived by Grants.govNovember 18, 2023

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

Foreign Educational Institutions, Foreign Governments, Foreign NGOs/PVOs, Public International Organizations (PIOs), U.S. Educational Institutions, U.S. Non-Profit Organizations (501(c)(3)s)

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation supports the preservation of historic buildings, archaeological and other cultural sites, museum objects and collections, and forms of traditional expression such as indigenous languages and music in participating countries. Contact individual U.S. embassies for program availability and application deadlines as they vary from country to country. Refer to the AFCP 2023 GP Application Instructions under Related Documents for details.

Category: Other.

Who has won U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (19.025) awarded $23.8 million across 111 grant awards, an average of $214,800 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
World Monuments Fund, Inc.New York11$3.1 million
Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees18$2.9 million
The American Center of Research, IncorporatedVirginia1$1.6 million
The William Foxwell Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem1$1.6 million
Asociacion Martin Chambi1$475,299

Top states: New York ($3.1 million), Virginia ($2.1 million), Illinois ($499,866), Kentucky ($472,163), Vermont ($425,000).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is AFCP-2023-GP still open?

No. It closed on October 19, 2023.

Who can apply for U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Grants Program?

Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Grants Program?

Closed October 19, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $500,000 each. About $6.0 million in total across about 40 awards.

Who has won U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were World Monuments Fund, Inc., Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, The American Center of Research, Incorporated. The program made 111 awards worth $23.8 million in that time.

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