# Cultural Antiquities Task Force (19.036)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/19-036-cultural-antiquities-task-force/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Cultural Antiquities Task Force is run by Department of State. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $2.2 million in 27 grants, about $80,079 per award.

## Objectives

An interagency body of U.S. federal law enforcement and other agencies, the Cultural Antiquities Task Force (CATF) supports projects and other activities intended to disrupt the illegal trafficking of cultural property from other countries into the United States.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $724,958 | 9 |
| 2022 | $395,678 | 6 |
| 2023 | $450,000 | 4 |
| 2024 | $307,940 | 3 |
| 2025 | $283,562 | 5 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees |  | $584,100 |
| American Society of Overseas Research | Virginia | $345,000 |
| The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | $140,000 |
| Cultural Heritage Without Borders Albania |  | $129,836 |
| United Nations Development Programme (Undp) | New York | $100,000 |
| The American Center of Research, Incorporated | Virginia | $98,000 |
| Badira Culture Communication e T Developpement |  | $96,240 |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York | $95,000 |
| Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano de Chiclayo |  | $92,891 |
| Parque Metropolitano La Libertad |  | $83,050 |
| Global Game Jam, Inc. | Washington | $80,769 |
| Fundacion Para La Conservacion de Los Recursos Naturales y Ambiente En Guatemala |  | $69,000 |
| Universidad del Valle de Guatemala |  | $58,938 |
| Instituto Hondureno de Antropologia e Historia |  | $56,941 |
| Universidad San Francisco de Quito Usfq |  | $42,580 |
| Bulgarian-American Commission for Educational Exchange |  | $14,707 |
| Direction Nationale Du Patrimoine Culturel |  | $6,000 |