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Cultural Property Agreements Implementation Grants

Agency: Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs

Assistance Listings: 19.036 -- Cultural Antiquities Task Force

Last Updated: March 9, 2026

The Cultural Heritage Center (CHC) in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is pleased to announce the start of the 2026 program cycle for Cultural Property Agreement Implementation Grants (CPAIG). U.S. embassies in countries with cultural property agreements or emergency import restrictions may submit applications for projects to protect cultural property from looting, theft, and trafficking, or other security threats. The following countries are eligible under this opportunity: Afghanistan*, Albania, Algeria, Belize, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Syria, Tunisia, Türkiye, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Yemen. *Note: Eligibility restricted to U.S.-based nonprofits or institutions of higher education working outside of Afghanistan to support the emergency import restrictions unilaterally imposed by the United States on archaeological and ethnological material from Afghanistan. 

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Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

Foreign Institutions of Higher Education, Foreign-Based Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Foreign Public Entities (where permitted), Public International Organizations and Governmental Institutions, U.S. Institutions of Higher Education, U.S. Non-Profit Organizations (IRS section 501(c)(3))

Grantor contact information

Description

CPAIG Team Grantor

Email

Shared email account

cpaig@state.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
CPAIG2026NOFO.pdf
CPAIG 2026 Announcement
Mar 9, 2026 03:47 PM UTC

Link to additional information

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Closing: April 15, 2026

NOTE: Application deadlines vary by U.S. embassy. Contact the U.S. embassy directly for application deadlines.

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$500,000

Program Funding

4

Expected awards

$25,000

Award Minimum

$150,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

CPAIG2026

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Other

Category Explanation:

International Cultural Property Protection

History

Version:

3

Posted date:

March 9, 2026

Archive date:

May 15, 2026

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