The U.S.
Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is pleased to
announce a call for proposals for the 2005 Ambassador's Fund for Cultural
Preservation Program. The Fund was
established in 2001 to help other countries preserve cultural heritage and
demonstrate U.S. respect for other cultures.
Proposals may include preservation projects directed at
A) a
cultural site or sites (including preservation of an archaeological or
historical site or sacred place or monument; an archeological survey or
excavation; preservation management planning; or public education about site or
monument preservation issues.)
B) an
object or collection of objects from a site, a museum or similar institution
(including conservation of an object or collection of objects; creating
suitable space and conditions for a collection; or specialized training in the
care and preservations of collections.)
C) forms
of traditional cultural expression (including recording traditional music or
dance forms; compiling a dictionary of an endangered language; or recording
oral history or traditional poetry.)
Funds
cannot be used for any new construction, nor can they be used for the
conservation or purchase of privately owned property or collections. Funds may also be used only to support
projects concerning cultural and not natural heritage. Project requests also cannot include funding
for international travel for foreign experts.
Each
country may submit only one primary proposal to this fund so competition is
high.
Results
of the competition will be announced in mid-May.
Application
Requirements:
1.
Grantee – must be an organization or institution. No grants can be approved for individuals.
2.
Proposal Summary
3.
Detailed description of the project and participants, including the time frame
for completion.
4. Indication of the importance of the cultural
or sacred site, object or collection or form of expression.
5. Indication of the urgency of the project.
6. The
impact of the U.S. contribution to the preservation project.
[Answers
to questions 2 through 6 should not exceed 500 words.]
7. Detailed budget
8. Indication of other funding sources, if any.
Preference is given to those projects with local non-United States Government
source cost-sharing.
Proposals
should be sent by March 2 to kyivafcp@state.gov