U.S. Mission to Nigeria: Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation

The U.S. Mission to Nigeria is seeking applications for the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) to support the preservation of cultural heritage in Nigeria. The AFCP supports the preservation of cultural sites, cultural objects, and forms of traditional cultural expression. Eligible projects include the restoration of ancient and historic buildings, assessment and conservation of rare manuscripts and museum collections, preservation and protection of important archaeological sites, and the documentation of vanishing traditional craft techniques and indigenous languages. • The AFCP will recommend for funding those proposals that include project activities in adherence to international standards for the preservation of cultural heritage. • Proposals for projects that meet one or more of the following criteria will receive consideration in FY2020: Support U.S. treaty or bilateral agreement obligations, Support U.S. Embassy Integrated Country Strategies, Support disaster risk reduction for cultural heritage in disaster-prone areas, Support post-disaster cultural heritage recovery, Preserve World Heritage sites, Partner, connect with or feed into other ECA programs. • The applicant must provide the amount of cost sharing as stipulated in its proposal and later included in an approved agreement.