Description
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is offering grants to support projects that contribute to the implementation of provisions in emergency determinations or cultural property agreements between the United States and foreign governments. The grants will support projects in countries with which the United States has a signed bilateral cultural property agreement or where emergency import restrictions on archaeological and ethnological material are in effect. The projects should address clear needs in the country or region and support U.S. foreign policy objectives. The grants will be awarded for a period of 12 to 36 months, and the total available funding is $400,000.
• Eligible projects include training, inventories, site security and protection, public education and outreach for crime prevention, and supporting sustainable livelihoods.
• Eligible applicants include foreign institutions of higher education, foreign organizations, foreign public entities, U.S. non-profit organizations, and U.S. institutions of higher education.
• The application should include a proposal, budget, and budget justification, as well as other supporting documents.
• The grants will be awarded on a competitive basis, and the selection will be based on the technical eligibility, responsiveness to the program objectives, advancement of U.S. public diplomacy, and the quality of the application contents.