Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation

Description

1) Objective

AFCP supports preservation projects in the following categories, pending available funding. A priority focus area for the 2025 cycle will be on proposals that contribute to the preservation of intangible heritage of ethnic Armenians displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh.

1. A CULTURAL SITE OR SITES – Conservation of an ancient or historic building, preservation of an archaeological site, or documentation of cultural sites in a region for preservation purposes.

2. AN OBJECT OR COLLECTION OF OBJECTS – 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.

3. INTANGIBLE FORMS OF TRADITIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE EXPRESSION – Preservation may include documentation and audiovisual recordings of oral histories, language, traditional music and dance, traditional art, culinary, and rituals, etc., for broad dissemination as a means of teaching and further preserving them, or support for training in the preservation of traditional applied arts or crafts in danger of extinction.

2) Eligibility

Eligible applicants include reputable and accountable non-commercial entities, such as non-governmental organizations, museums, state non-profit organizations, or similar institutions and organizations that are able to demonstrate that they have the requisite experience and capacity to manage projects to preserve cultural heritage.

3) Location

Actions must be implemented in Armenia.

4) Budget

Funding amount is $10,000 per project (minimum) to $500,000 per project (maximum).

5) Application

All submitted applications must be in English. The application deadline is 6 December 2024.