Cultural Property Agreements Implementation Grants
Agency: Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Assistance Listings: 19.036 -- Cultural Antiquities Task Force
Description
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.
...Full implementation of the CPAIG 2026 Program is pending the availability of Fiscal Year 2026 funds.
Application deadlines vary by U.S. embassy. Contact the U.S. embassy directly for application deadlines.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Grantor contact information
Description
Shared email account
Documents
| File name | Description | Last 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.
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:
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Category of Funding Activity:
Other
Category Explanation:
International Cultural Property Protection
History
Version:
3
Posted date:
March 9, 2026
Archive date:
May 15, 2026
