PD-LUSAKA-AFCP-FY2025: Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation 2025 Grants Program
Closed
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 U.S. Mission to Zambia notices from 2024.
U.S. Mission to Zambia offered grants of up to $500,000 (at least $25,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 3 awards. Applications closed on December 27, 2024.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed November 22, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$500,000
- Award floor$25,000
- Expected awards3
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement, Grant
Key dates
| Posted | November 25, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | December 27, 2024 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | January 26, 2025 |
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)
Government ministries of culture or similar NGOsMuseumsHigher learning institutions
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 Lusaka and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) at the U.S. Department of State are pleased to announce the 2025 call for proposals for the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) Grants Program. Since its inception in 2001, the AFCP has helped preserve archeological sites, historic monuments, museum collections, and other forms of cultural expression in Zambia and around the world. The application process involves two rounds. The first round includes submission of project ideas in the form of concept notes, due to the U.S. Embassy in Lusaka on December 27, 2024. In the second round, the Embassy will invite shortlisted applicants to submit a full project application, due on March 28, 2025. Funding awards will range from $25,000 to $500,000 per project. The U.S. Department of State anticipates funding 25 to 35 projects worldwide from eligible countries. For Round 1: concept notes should be submitted electronically to LusakaPASGrants@state.gov no later than December 27, 2024. No hard copies will be accepted. Failure to include any of the requirements or follow the CHARACTER LIMITS will result in the application being deemed ineligible. For any inquiries regarding the submission process, please send inquiries to LusakaPASGrants@state.gov. FUNDING AREAS 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 the following: Anastylosis: Reassembling a site using its original parts. Conservation: Addressing damage or deterioration to an object or site. Consolidation: Connecting or reconnecting elements of an object or site. Documentation: Recording the condition and important features of an object, site, or tradition in analog or digital format. Inventory: Listing objects, sites, or traditions by location, feature, age, or other unifying characteristics. Preventive Conservation: Addressing conditions that threaten or damage a site, object, collection, or tradition. Restoration: Replacing missing elements to recreate the original appearance of an object or site, usually appropriate for fine arts, decorative arts, and historic buildings. Stabilization: Reducing the physical disturbance of an object or site.
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.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Monuments Fund, Inc. | New York | 11 | $3.1 million |
| Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees | 18 | $2.9 million | |
| The American Center of Research, Incorporated | Virginia | 1 | $1.6 million |
| The William Foxwell Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem | 1 | $1.6 million | |
| Asociacion Martin Chambi | 1 | $475,299 |
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.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is PD-LUSAKA-AFCP-FY2025 still open?
No. It closed on December 27, 2024.
Who can apply for Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation 2025 Grants Program?
U.S. Mission to Zambia accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.
What is the deadline for Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation 2025 Grants Program?
Closed December 27, 2024. 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 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.