# U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Grants Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usafcp2025-u-s-ambassadors-fund-for-cultural-preservation-grants/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356916

> Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs offered grants of up to $500,000 (at least $25,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 30 awards worth $6.0 million in total. Applications closed on April 30, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USAFCP2025 |
| Agency | Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | April 30, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $500,000 |
| Award floor | $25,000 |
| Expected awards | 30 |
| Total funding | $6.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.025 |

## Who can apply

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

Foreign Institutions of Higher Education, Foreign-Based Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Foreign Public Entities (where permitted), Public International Organizations and Governmental Institutions, U.S. Institutions of Higher Education, U.S. Non-Profit Organizations (IRS section 501(c)(3))

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) helps protect historic buildings, archaeological sites, museum collections, and traditional cultural expressions like indigenous languages and crafts around the world. Contact individual U.S. embassies for program availability and application deadlines as they vary from country to country. Refer to the USAFCP 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity PDF on the Related Documents tab for details, including embassy contact information. Eligible countries: Sub-Saharan Africa: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Republic), Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. East Asia & the Pacific: Brunei Darussalam, Burma, Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, Kiribati, Laos, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam. Europe & Eurasia: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Türkiye, Ukraine. Middle East & North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen. South & Central Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. Western Hemisphere: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, The Bahamas, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela.

## Questions people ask

### Is USAFCP2025 still open?

No. It closed on April 30, 2025.

### Who can apply for U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Grants Program?

Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs 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. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Grants Program?

Closed April 30, 2025. 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. About $6.0 million in total across about 30 awards.

### 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.