Description
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is offering grants to protect cultural property from looting, theft, and trafficking. The program aims to support projects that contribute to the implementation of cultural property agreements between the US and foreign governments. Eligible projects include training, inventories, site security, public education, and sustainable livelihoods. The program is open to foreign institutions of higher education, foreign organizations, foreign public entities, US nonprofit organizations, and US institutions of higher education. The grant award will range from $80,000 to $150,000, and the project duration will be 12 to 36 months.
Key aspects of the project include:
• Project location must be within one of the eligible countries listed
• Project purpose and need must be clearly stated
• Rationale must clearly articulate how the project responds to the cultural property agreement or emergency import restrictions
• Project activities and timeframe must be presented in chronological order
• Project management plan must outline supervision, communication, and quality assurance
• Maintenance plan must outline steps to maintain the site, object, or collection in good condition after the project is complete