U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Grants Program
Agency: Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs
- 19.025 -- U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
Important dates
- Archived: September 30, 2025
- Closed: April 30, 2025
Contact individual U.S. embassies for application deadlines as they vary from country to country and usually fall at the end of the calendar year. Note: This program customarily awards grants once per calendar year, usually in the summer. Refer to the USAFCP 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity PDF on the Related Documents tab for details.
Award details
- Expected project funding: $6,000,000
- Expected awards: 30
Award min.
$25,000
Award max.
$500,000
- Funding opportunity number:USAFCP2025
- Cost sharing or matching requirement:No
- Funding instrument type:
- Cooperative agreement
- Grant
- Opportunity Category:Discretionary
- Opportunity Category Explanation:Not specified
- Category of Funding Activity:
- Other
- Category Explanation:Cultural Heritage Preservation
History
- Posted date: November 4, 2024
- Archive date: September 30, 2025
- Version: 4
Summary
Jump to documentsThe U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) helps protect historic buildings, archaeological sites, museum collections, and traditional cultural expressions like indigenous languages and crafts around the world. Contact individual U.S. embassies for program availability and application deadlines as they vary from country to country. Refer to the USAFCP 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity PDF on the Related Documents tab for details, including embassy contact information.
Eligible countries:
Sub-Saharan Africa: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Republic), Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
East Asia & the Pacific: Brunei Darussalam, Burma, Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, Kiribati, Laos, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam.
Europe & Eurasia: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Türkiye, Ukraine.
Middle East & North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen.
South & Central Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.
Western Hemisphere: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, The Bahamas, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela.
Eligibility
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information on eligibility
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| USAFCP2025-NOFO.pdf | USAFCP 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity | Nov 8, 2024 02:48 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
No additional information is available
