PDS-DOS-GEO-FY25-001: 2025 Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation Grant
Closed
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 Georgia notices from 2024.
U.S. Mission to Georgia offered grants of up to $500,000 (at least $25,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 2 awards. Applications closed on December 13, 2024.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed November 13, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$500,000
- Award floor$25,000
- Expected awards2
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeGrant
Key dates
| Posted | November 13, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | December 13, 2024 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | January 12, 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)
ELIGIBLE PROJECT APPLICANTS include reputable and accountable non-commercial entities, such as non-governmental organizations, museums, ministries of culture, or similar institutions and organizations that are able to demonstrate that they have the requisite experience and capacity to manage projects to preserve cultural heritage. Independent U.S. projects overseas not eligible to apply.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $500,000 per award.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
The United States Embassy in Georgia is accepting project abstracts for the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2025 Competition in the following three areas: CULTURAL SITES – such as, but not limited to, historic buildings, monuments and archaeological sites; CULTURAL OBJECTS AND COLLECTIONS from a museum, site, or similar institution – that include, but are not limited to, archaeological and ethnographic objects, paintings, sculptures, manuscripts, and general museum conservation needs; and FORMS OF TRADITIONAL CULTURAL EXPRESSION – such as traditional music, indigenous languages, and crafts.
Who has won Public Diplomacy Programs grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Public Diplomacy Programs (19.040) awarded $358 million across 13,489 grant awards, an average of $26,570 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees | 2,478 | $50.3 million | |
| Meridian International Center | District of Columbia | 27 | $6.5 million |
| American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. | District of Columbia | 72 | $4.7 million |
| Cultural Vistas, Inc. | District of Columbia | 22 | $4.7 million |
| World Learning Inc. | Vermont | 25 | $4.4 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, OFOP0002825, which is open now.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is PDS-DOS-GEO-FY25-001 still open?
No. It closed on December 13, 2024. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).
Who can apply for 2025 Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation Grant?
U.S. Mission to Georgia accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.
What is the deadline for 2025 Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation Grant?
Closed December 13, 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 Public Diplomacy Programs grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Meridian International Center, American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. The program made 13,489 awards worth $358 million in that time.
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