# U.S. Embassy Beirut Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2023 NOFO

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/lbnpas-22-aw-002-111622-u-s-embassy-beirut-ambassador-s-fund-for/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/344516

> U.S. Mission to Lebanon offered grants of up to $500,000 (at least $10,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award. Applications closed on December 26, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | LBNPAS-22-AW-002-111622 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Lebanon |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | December 26, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $500,000 |
| Award floor | $10,000 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.501 |

## Who can apply

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

Eligible Project Implementers must be reputable and accountable non-commercial entities that can demonstrate they have the requisite capacity to manage projects to preserve cultural heritage. Eligible implementers may include non-governmental organizations, museums, educational institutions, ministries of culture, or similar institutions and organizations, including U.S.-based educational institutions and organizations subject to Section 501(c)(3) of the tax code. 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. Potential implementers must be registered and active in the U.S. government’s System for Award Management (SAM) to receive U.S. federal assistance. All project activities must take place in Lebanon, and inclusion of cost share is highly encouraged.

## What the grant funds

The Department of State established the AFCP in 2001 at the request of Congress (Conference Report 106-1005 accompanying H.R. 4942). At the time, the Senate noted that the preservation of cultural heritage “offers an opportunity to show a different American face to other countries, one that is non-commercial, non-political, and non-military.” The projects recommended for funding advance U.S. foreign policy goals and show respect for other cultures. Cultural preservation is effective public diplomacy that resonates deeply with opinion leaders and local communities, even in countries where ties may be otherwise limited. AFCP projects strengthen civil society, encourage good governance, and promote political and economic stability around the world. The AFCP Grants Program supports the preservation of archaeological sites, historic buildings and monuments, museum collections, and forms of traditional cultural expression, such as indigenous languages and crafts. Appropriate project activities may include: a) Anastylosis (reassembling a site from its original parts); b) Conservation (addressing damage or deterioration to an object or site); c) Consolidation (connecting or reconnecting elements of an object or site); d) Documentation (recording in analog or digital format the condition and salient features of an object, site, or tradition); e) Inventory (listing of objects, sites, or traditions by location, feature, age, or other unifying characteristic or state); f) Preventive Conservation (addressing conditions that threaten or damage a site, object, collection, or tradition); g) Restoration (replacing missing elements to recreate the original appearance of an object or site, usually appropriate only with fine arts, decorative arts, and historic buildings); h) Stabilization (reducing the physical disturbance of an object or site). Sites and Objects Having a Religious Connection: The establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution permits the government to include religious objects and sites within an aid program under certain conditions. For example, an item with a religious connection (including a place of worship) may be the subject of a cultural preservation grant if the item derives its primary significance and is nominated solely on the basis of architectural, artistic, historical, or other cultural (not religious) criteria.

## Questions people ask

### Is LBNPAS-22-AW-002-111622 still open?

No. It closed on December 26, 2022.

### Who can apply for U.S. Embassy Beirut Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2023 NOFO?

U.S. Mission to Lebanon 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. Embassy Beirut Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2023 NOFO?

Closed December 26, 2022. 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.

### Who has won Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Family Health International, United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan, Pakistan American Cultural Center. The program made 135 awards worth $37.6 million in that time.