# Cultural Property Agreements Implementation Grants

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/cpaig2026-cultural-property-agreements-implementation-grants/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361423

> Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs offered grants of up to $150,000 (at least $25,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 4 awards worth $500,000 in total. Applications closed on April 15, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | CPAIG2026 |
| Agency | Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | April 15, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $150,000 |
| Award floor | $25,000 |
| Expected awards | 4 |
| Total funding | $500,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.036 |

## Who can apply

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

Foreign Institutions of Higher Education, Foreign-Based Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Foreign Public Entities (where permitted), Public International Organizations and Governmental Institutions, U.S. Institutions of Higher Education, U.S. Non-Profit Organizations (IRS section 501(c)(3))

## What the grant funds

The Cultural Heritage Center (CHC) in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is pleased to announce the start of the 2026 program cycle for Cultural Property Agreement Implementation Grants (CPAIG). U.S. embassies in countries with cultural property agreements or emergency import restrictions may submit applications for projects to protect cultural property from looting, theft, and trafficking, or other security threats. The following countries are eligible under this opportunity: Afghanistan*, Albania, Algeria, Belize, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Syria, Tunisia, Türkiye, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Yemen. *Note: Eligibility restricted to U.S.-based nonprofits or institutions of higher education working outside of Afghanistan to support the emergency import restrictions unilaterally imposed by the United States on archaeological and ethnological material from Afghanistan. Full implementation of the CPAIG 2026 Program is pending the availability of Fiscal Year 2026 funds. Application deadlines vary by U.S. embassy. Contact the U.S. embassy directly for application deadlines.

## Questions people ask

### Is CPAIG2026 still open?

No. It closed on April 15, 2026.

### Who can apply for Cultural Property Agreements Implementation Grants?

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 Cultural Property Agreements Implementation Grants?

Closed April 15, 2026. 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 $150,000 each. About $500,000 in total across about 4 awards.

### Who has won Cultural Antiquities Task Force grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, American Society of Overseas Research, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. The program made 27 awards worth $2.2 million in that time.