The U.S. Embassy in Amman is pleased to announce a call for proposals for the 2015 Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP). The Fund was established by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in 2001, to help countries preserve their cultural heritage and to demonstrate U.S. respect for different cultures around the world. Floor on Amount of Individual Awards: US $10,000 per project. Ceiling on Amount of Individual Awards: $200,000 per project. In FY 2014, awards ranged from US $10,000 to US $200,000. The deadline for submitting applications (in English) to the U.S. Embassy in Amman is close of business (5 p.m.) on Thursday, December 18, 2014. Recipients will be notified in September 2015. AFCP supports projects to preserve cultural heritage in the following three categories: a) Cultural Sites such as, (but is 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. c) Forms of Traditional Cultural Expression such as traditional music, indigenous languages and crafts. For additional information about the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation, please visit exchanges.state.gov/afcp/ How to Apply (Jordan) Proposals should be submitted electronically to Tobias Bradford (Cultural Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy in Jordan) at [email protected] and Cultural Affairs Assistant Reem Abdel Hadi at [email protected].
Posted on: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 10:07:07 +0000
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