The U.S. Embassy in Chisinau is pleased to announce a call for proposals for the 2019 Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) grants program. The Ambassadors Fund was established by the U.S. Congress in 2001 to help countries preserve their cultural heritage and to demonstrate U.S. respect for different cultures around the world. Last year grants ranged from US $15,000 to US $200,000. The minimum amount of an award is $10,000, and the maximum is $200,000.
The deadline for submitting proposals in English to the U.S. Embassy in Chisinau is 5:30pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2018. Recipients will be notified of the results in summer of 2019.
The Ambassadors Fund supports projects to preserve cultural heritage in the following three categories:
A) CULTURAL SITES, that include (but not limited to) historic buildings and archaeological sites.
Proposals in this category may involve, for example, conservation of an ancient or historic building, preservation of an archaeological site, or documentation of cultural sites in a region for preservation purposes.
B) CULTURAL OBJECTS AND COLLECTIONSfrom a museum, site, or similar institution that include archaeological and ethnographic objects, paintings, sculpture, manuscripts, and general museum conservation needs.
Proposals in this category may involve, for example, conservation treatment for an object or collection of objects; needs assessment of a collection with respect to its condition and strategies for improving its state of conservation; inventory of a collection for conservation and protection purposes; the creation of safe environments for storage or display of collections; or specialized training in the care and preservation of collections.
C) FORMS OF TRADITIONAL CULTURAL EXPRESSIONthat include traditional music, indigenous languages, and crafts.
Proposals in this category may involve documentation and audiovisual recording of traditional music and dance forms for broad dissemination as the means of teaching and further preserving them, or support for training in the preservation of traditional arts or crafts that are threatened by extinction.
The Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation does NOT support the following:
Eligible project applicants:
Applicants must be non-governmental organizations, museums, ministries of culture, or similar institutions and organizations, including U.S.-based organizations subject to Section 501(c)(3) of the tax code, that are able to demonstrate that they have the requisite experience and capacity to manage projects to preserve cultural heritage. The AFCP Program strongly encourages cost-sharing, in-kind contributions, and other forms of cost participation.
Special note regarding sites and objects that have a religious connection:
The establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution permits the government
to include religious objects and sites within an aid program under certain conditions. For example, an item with a religious connection (including a place of worship) may be the subject of a cultural preservation grant if the item derives its primary significance and is nominated solely on the basis of architectural, artistic, historical or other cultural (not religious) criteria.
Project proposals must include or address the following:
The deadline for submission is close of business (5:30pm) on Wednesday, December 12, 2018. Proposals must be written in English and submitted electronically to the e-mail addresses listed below. Applicants must read carefully the instructions provided on the embassy website before filling out and submitting the application form. Both instructions and application form can be found on embassy webpage at https://md.usembassy.gov/education-culture/local-programs/culture-programs/ambassadors-fund-cultural-preservation. If unsure of the project eligibility please call the program coordinator Alexandru Leanca. Applications that do not follow the instructions or are incomplete will not be reviewed.
The contact person for this program is Alexandru Leanca, tel: 022 85-17-14, e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
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