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The Ambassador’s Fund For Cultural Preservation - 2008

The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy is calling for proposals for its Ambassador’s Fund For Cultural Preservation.  The deadline will be Thursday, January 31, 2008 with notice of selection in August 2008.

Grants usually range from $20,000 - $50,000 to sustain a project for 12 – 18 months.  The fund was started in 2001 to help less developed countries preserve their cultural heritage and to demonstrate U.S. respect for other cultures.

The funds go towards:
1. Cultural Sites:
• Preserving an archaeological or historic site
• An archaeological survey
• Preservation management planning for a site
• Documentation of a site for preservation
2. An Object or Collection of Objects:
• Conservation of an object or collection of objects
• Creating suitable space and conditions for a collection of objects
• Specialized training in the care and preservation of collections
3. Forms of Traditional Cultural Expression:
• Recording traditional music or dance
• Compiling a dictionary of an endangered language
• Recording oral history or traditional poetry
• Support for training in the preservation of traditional arts or crafts that are threatened by extinction

Grantees must be considered “reputable organizations or institutions,” and proposals must be for preservation of cultural, not/not natural, heritage. Religious objects or sites are allowed.  Please find more information at http://exchanges.state.gov/culprop.afcp

Proposals must be submitted through the Public Affairs Office; generally, only one grant from Mozambique can be awarded.  There is a new Internet-based proposal submission which will require collaboration between the Embassy and the applying organization.

For more information on the exchange programs please refer to Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs.

Please contact our offices for further guidance:

Av. Mão Tse Tung, 542 – Maputo
21-49-19-16

Public Affairs Officer Kristin M. Kane KaneKM2@state.gov
Cultural Assistant Anacleto Machava MachavaAE@state.gov