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AFCP-UR-2023: U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation - Ukraine Response

Closed Closed January 20, 2025 Opportunity AFCP-UR-2023

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 2023.

Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs offered grants of up to $500,000 (at least $50,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 20 awards worth $3.0 million in total. Applications closed on January 20, 2025.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed July 31, 2025. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedMarch 4, 2023
DeadlineJanuary 20, 2025

Who can apply

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

Foreign Institution of Higher Education; Foreign-based non-profit organizations/nongovernment organizations (NGO); Foreign Public Entity; U.S. Non-Profit Organization (IRC section 501(c)(3)); U.S. Institution of Higher Education

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

Refer to the Application Instructions (PDF) under Related Documents for additional information on eligible activities and application submission details. For proposals to receive consideration, applicants must submit all materials to AFCP@state.gov. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State (the Bureau) and the U.S. Embassy to Ukraine announce an open competition for organizations to submit proposals for funding through the Bureau’s U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation – Ukraine Response (AFCP-UR) to carry out urgent projects to preserve and protect cultural heritage in Ukraine impacted by Russia’s unjust and unprovoked war of aggression. The overall intent of this program is to safeguard prominent examples of Ukraine’s cultural heritage. It will support the following activities: Assessment and documentation of risk and damage to cultural heritage sites, objects, and collections. Protection of cultural heritage sites, objects, and collections from theft, damage, or further damage. Stabilization or temporary repair of damaged cultural heritage sites, objects, and collections. Recovery or conservation of cultural heritage objects and collections as conditions allow. Recovery, restoration, or reconstruction of damaged cultural heritage sites as conditions allow. AFCP-UR will support projects in the following two categories: 1) Site-Specific Projects, and 2) Regional Assessment and Rapid Response Projects. Eligible applicants may submit multiple applications and may apply to one or both project categories. Site-Specific Projects: For these projects, an applicant shall carry out protection and stabilization activities at a specific site or for a specific collection. It is expected that an initial damage assessment has already been conducted and can form the basis of a project proposal. Regional Assessment and Rapid Repair Projects: For these projects, an applicant shall identify a geographic area in Ukraine, conduct risk and damage assessments in that area, and prioritize and implement response and recovery activities. Refer to the Application Instructions (PDF) under Related Documents for additional information on eligible activities, and application submission details. For proposals to receive consideration, applicants must submit all materials to AFCP@state.gov.

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.

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Questions people ask

Is AFCP-UR-2023 still open?

No. It closed on January 20, 2025.

Who can apply for U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation - Ukraine Response?

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 - Ukraine Response?

Closed January 20, 2025. 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 $3.0 million in total across about 20 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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