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AFCP-FY25-ARM1: AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR CULTURAL PRESERVATION

Closed Closed December 6, 2024 Opportunity AFCP-FY25-ARM1 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$500,000
• Award floor$10,000
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement, Grant

Key dates

Who can apply

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

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Reputable and accountable non-commercial entities, such as non-governmental organizations, museums, state non-profit organizations, or similar institutions and organizations that are able to demonstrate that they have the requisite experience and capacity to manage projects to preserve cultural heritage. 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 awards.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation awards averaged $214,800; this notice allows up to $500,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The U.S. Embassy in Armenia announces a call for proposals for the 2025 Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) pending availability of funds. The program will be implemented through the Cultural Heritage Center in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The application process involves two rounds: In Round 1, we will collect project ideas in the form of concept notes, due 11:59 PM local (Armenia) time on December 6, 2024. In Round 2, we will invite applicants with promising ideas to submit full project applications. The deadline for Round 2 submissions will be March 20, 2025. AFCP supports preservation projects in the following categories, pending available funding. A priority focus area for the 2025 cycle will be on proposals that contribute to the preservation of intangible heritage of ethnic Armenians displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh. 1. A CULTURAL SITE OR SITES - Conservation of an ancient or historic building, preservation of an archaeological site, or documentation of cultural sites in a region for preservation purposes. 2. AN OBJECT OR COLLECTION OF OBJECTS - Conservation treatment for an object or collection of objects; needs assessment of a collection with respect to its condition and strategies for improving its state of conservation; inventory of a collection for conservation and protection purposes; the creation of safe environments for storage or display of collections; or specialized training in the care and preservation of collections. 3. INTANGIBLE FORMS OF TRADITIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE EXPRESSION - Preservation may include documentation and audiovisual recordings of oral histories, language, traditional music and dance, traditional art, culinary, and rituals, etc., for broad dissemination as a means of teaching and further preserving them, or support for training in the preservation of traditional applied arts or crafts in danger of extinction. Types of Project Activities In all three categories, appropriate project activities may include: Documentation (recording in analog or digital format the condition and salient features of an object, site, or tradition). Note: This type of activity particularly applies to preservation of intangible forms of heritage. Preventative Conservation (addressing conditions that threaten or damage a site, object, collection, or tradition). Note: This type of activity could also be applied to preservation of intangible heritage. Anastylosis (reassembling a site from its original parts).

Category: Other.

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