Description
The U.S. Department of State's Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) is seeking project proposals for the preservation of cultural heritage in Lebanon. The AFCP Grants Program supports the preservation of archaeological sites, historic buildings and monuments, museum collections, and forms of traditional cultural expression. Eligible project implementers must be reputable and accountable non-commercial entities that can demonstrate they have the requisite capacity to manage projects to preserve cultural heritage. The program will give preference to projects that directly support U.S. treaty or bilateral agreement obligations, U.S. policies, strategies, and objectives, disaster risk reduction for cultural heritage, and post-disaster cultural heritage recovery.
• Project activities may include anastylosis, conservation, consolidation, documentation, inventory, preventive conservation, restoration, and stabilization.
• Eligible project implementers may include non-governmental organizations, museums, educational institutions, ministries of culture, or similar institutions and organizations.
• The application process involves two rounds, with a concept note due by January 2, 2024, and a full project application due by April 25, 2024.
• The expected size of individual awards is between $10,000 and $500,000.