Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation – Morocco

Description

1) Objective

The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce the start of the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP). The AFCP Grants Program supports the preservation of archaeological sites, historic buildings and monuments, museum collections, and forms of traditional cultural expression, such as indigenous languages and crafts. Appropriate project activities may include:

a) Anastylosis (reassembling a site from its original parts)
b) Conservation (addressing damage or deterioration to an object or site)
c) Consolidation (connecting or reconnecting elements of an object or site)
d) Documentation (recording in analog or digital format the condition and salient features of an object, site, or tradition)
e) Inventory (listing of objects, sites, or traditions by location, feature, age, or other unifying characteristic or state)
f) Preventive Conservation (addressing conditions that threaten or damage a site, object, collection, or tradition)
g) Restoration (replacing missing elements to recreate the original appearance of an object or site, usually appropriate only with fine arts, decorative arts, and historic buildings)
h) Stabilization (reducing the physical disturbance of an object or site)

2) Eligibility

Eligible applicants are Moroccan non-profit organizations/nongovernment organizations (NGO), Moroccan Public Entity, where permitted, U.S. Non-Profit Organization (IRC section 501(c)(3)), U.S. Institution of Higher Educations.

3) Location

Actions must take place in Morocco.

4) Budget

Grants may range from $10,000-$500,000.

5) Application

The application deadline is 3 January 2025.