Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation Grants Program
A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The Embassy La Paz/Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Cultural Heritage Center of the Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit a statement of inte...
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Award$25k–$500kDeadline600 days agoLocationAlabamaTypegrantLevelFederalClosedposted Nov 8, 2024
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Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
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Who can apply — at a glance
Eligible applicants:
see the Eligibility tab for the criteria from the official announcement.
Where:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, District of Columbia.
Award:
$25k–$500k.
Matching funds:
not required.
Deadline type: Fixed.
Compiled from the official listing's structured fields — always verify with the funder before applying.
A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The Embassy La Paz/Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Cultural Heritage Center of the Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit a statement of interest (SOI) to carry out a program (or programs) to support the preservation of cultural sites, cultural objects and collections, and forms of traditional cultural expression in Bolivia. The deadline for submitting your SOI is Wednesday, December 27, 2024 by 12:00 noon (La Paz time). Submissions received after this date and time will NOT be considered. Full implementation of the program is pending availability of FY 2025 funds. Please read carefully and follow all instructions below. The submission of the SOI is the first step in a two-step process. Applicants must first submit a concept note, which is a concise, 3-page document designed to clearly communicate a program idea and its objectives before the development of a full proposal application. This is not a full proposal. The purpose of the SOI process is to allow applicants to submit program ideas for evaluation prior to requiring the development of a full proposal application. Upon a merit review of eligible SOIs, selected applicants will be invited to expand on their program idea(s) by submitting a full proposal application. Full proposals will go through a second merit review before final funding decisions are made. B. APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION Please follow all instructions below carefully. SOIs that do not meet the requirements of this announcement or fail to comply with the stated requirements will be ineligible. The Concept Note (not to exceed 3 pages in Microsoft Word) should include: a) Project Basics: 1. Project Title 2. Project Length (in months – not to exceed 60 months) 3. Location site 4. If part of an inscribed World Heritage Site, the name of the World Heritage Site 5. Project cost estimate in Dollars – please refer to the attached budget template. b) Project Applicant Information: 1. Organization name 2. Organization type 3. contact info of project coordinator c) Project Scope of Work that briefly explains the project objectives and desired results. d) Proposed Activities that explain all activities in a logical order. e) Desired results that explain how the activities will contribute towards achieving desired results. f) Statement of Importance highlighting the cultural (non-religious) values of the cultural form of traditional expression. g) Statement of Urgency indicating the severity of the situation and explaining why the project must take place now. h) Statement of Sustainability outlining the steps or measures that will be taken to maintain the collection in good condition after the AFCP-supported project is complete; or in the case of forms of traditional cultural expression, to preserve and disseminate the skills either resulting or gained from the project. i) Attachments of five (5) high quality digital images (JPEGs) or audiovisual files that convey the nature and condition of the form of expression and, in the case of a site or object, show the urgency or need for the proposed project (collapsing walls, water damage, worn fabric, broken handle, etc.), any historic structure reports, conservation needs assessments, and other planning documents compiled in preparation for the proposed project. C. 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.
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