# U.S. AMBASSADORS FUND FOR CULTURAL PRESERVATION GRANTS PROGRAM FY2023

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pds-dhaka-nofo-fy2023-02-u-s-ambassadors-fund-for-cultural-preservation-grants/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/344670

> U.S. Mission to Bangladesh offered grants of up to $500,000 to colleges and universities. Applications closed on December 22, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | PDS-DHAKA-NOFO-FY2023-02 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Bangladesh |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | December 22, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $500,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.025 |

## Who can apply

- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education

The Cultural Heritage Center defines eligible project applicants as 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 education institutions and organizations subject to Section 501(c)(3) of the tax code.

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Embassy in Dhaka is now accepting Concept Notes for the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) fiscal year 2023 competition. The deadline for the announcement to submit the concept notes to the U.S. Embassy is 11:59 p.m. Bangladesh Standard Time on Thursday, December 22, 2022. Submissions received after this date will not be considered. Selected applicants will be asked to submit full project proposals shortly after. AWARD INFORMATION: • Funding Instrument Type: Grant, Cooperative Agreement (as appropriate) • Length of Performance Period: 12 to 60 months • CFDA Number: 19.025 • Ceiling on Amount of Awards: $500,000 per project 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: · Anastylosis (reassembling a site from 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 in analog or digital format the condition and salient features of an object, site, or tradition) · Inventory (listing of objects, sites, or traditions by location, feature, age, or other unifying characteristic or state) · 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 only with fine arts, decorative arts, and historic buildings) · Stabilization (reducing the physical disturbance of an object or site) SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING SITES AND OBJECTS THAT HAVE 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 PDS-DHAKA-NOFO-FY2023-02 still open?

No. It closed on December 22, 2022.

### Who can apply for U.S. AMBASSADORS FUND FOR CULTURAL PRESERVATION GRANTS PROGRAM FY2023?

U.S. Mission to Bangladesh accepted applications from colleges and universities. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for U.S. AMBASSADORS FUND FOR CULTURAL PRESERVATION GRANTS PROGRAM FY2023?

Closed December 22, 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 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.