US Mission to Nigeria announces Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation

Last date : December 31, 2015

 
The U.S. Mission to Nigeria of the U.S. Department of State is accepting applications for the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation.
The AFCP supports the preservation of cultural sites, cultural objects, and forms of traditional cultural expression in more than 100 countries around the world, including Nigeria.
AFCP-supported projects include the restoration of ancient and historic buildings, assessment and conservation of rare manuscripts and museum collections, preservation and protection of important archaeological sites, and the documentation of vanishing traditional craft techniques and indigenous languages.
Funding Instrument Type:

• Grant Floor of Individual Award Amounts: $10,000
• Ceiling of Individual Award Amounts: $200,000

Funding Areas: The Department of State supports projects to preserve cultural heritage in the following three areas:
A. Cultural Sites – such as, but not limited to, historic buildings and archaeological sites;
B. Cultural Objects and Collections from a museum, site, or similar institution – that include, but are not limited to, archaeological and ethnographic objects, paintings, sculpture, manuscripts, and general museum conservation needs; and,
C. Forms of Traditional Cultural Expression such as traditional music, indigenous languages, and crafts.
 
For more details : http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=280093

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