Grants / Department of State / U.S. Mission to Sri Lanka

PAS-COL-2021-AC: Developing mini documentary film series with success stories of past and current U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) projects

Closed Closed August 15, 2021 Opportunity PAS-COL-2021-AC ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Austrian-American Partnership Fund (AAPF) (OFOP0002825). Status: Closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left). It is in our archive of U.S. Mission to Sri Lanka notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$100,000
• Award floor$80,000
• Total funding$100,000
• Expected awards1
• 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)

All Sri Lankan registered non-profit, non-governmental media organizations are encouraged to apply.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $100,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

A. Funding Opportunity Description Summary Executive Summary: Based on funding availability, the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy to Sri Lanka and Maldives (“PAS Colombo”) is pleased to announce a call for proposals through the Public Diplomacy Grants program. PAS Colombo’s purpose in funding projects under this opportunity is to enable a local non-governmental, not for profit media organization to give sub grants to university students studying in the field of archaeology to partner with university students studying in the field of media to make a series of mini documentary films. The films should revolve around success stories of past and present U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) projects in Sri Lanka. The program will be named as #AFCPConnect. The documentary film series will comprise of voice clips from AFCP project partners to share best practices used in these projects, challenges faced and how they overcame the challenges, providing photos and videos of projects. The documentary film series should be published on social media including in Embassy social media sites. The applicant should coordinate with former and current AFCP partners to encourage them to link their respective organizations' websites to this film series. To host the film series, the applicant is expected to create the following for this project if their organization does not have them already: An Instagram account, a Facebook page, a Twitter account, a YouTube page, and a website. Applicants should indicate in their proposal how the website will be hosted, how the hosting will be paid and how the website will be maintained beyond the period of performance of the grant. The United States Government will have all access and rights to use the resulting products of the film series of the grant at any given time for its own promotion purposes. Background: The U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) supports the preservation of cultural sites, objects, and forms of traditional cultural expression in more than 100 countries around the world. Sri Lanka has a history of successful AFCP projects including the restoration of ancient and historic buildings, assessment and conservation of rare manuscripts and museum collections, preservation and protection of important archaeological sites, documentation of vanishing traditional craft techniques, and preservation of indigenous languages and dance.

Category: Arts.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, OFOP0002825, which is open now.

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