Deadline: 1 November 2019

U.S. Mission in Tanzania is seeking proposals for its small grant projects to preserve cultural heritage through the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP).

Priorities

U.S. Mission Tanzania particularly encourages projects that:

• Directly support U.S. treaty or bilateral agreement obligations, such as cultural property protection agreements;
• Support the preservation of inscribed World Heritage sites;
• Support risk reduction and disaster preparedness for cultural sites and collections in seismically active and other disaster-prone areas; or
• Engage women, youth, or underserved communities.

Funding Information

Individual awards can range from $10,000 to $200,000 per project.

Eligibility Criteria

U.S. Mission Tanzania encourages AFCP proposals from reputable and accountable noncommercial entities, such as:

• Non-governmental organizations;
• Museums;
• Government institutions dealing with cultural heritage and preservation; and
• Similar institutions and organizations those are able to demonstrate the requisite experience and capacity to manage projects to preserve cultural heritage.

Evaluation Criteria

U.S. Mission Tanzania gives top priority to project activities that are appropriate and in keeping with international standards for the preservation of cultural heritage. These activities may include:

• Cultural sites: conservation of an ancient or historic building, preservation of an archaeological site, or documentation of cultural sites in a region for preservation purposes
• Cultural objects and collections: conservation treatment for an object or collection of objects 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; 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
• Forms of traditional cultural expression: documentation and audiovisual recording of traditional music, indigenous languages and dance forms for broad dissemination as the means of teaching and further preserving them, or support for training in the preservation of traditional applied arts or crafts in danger of extinction.

How to Apply

Applications can be submitted via email at the address given on the website.

Eligible Country: Tanzania

For more information, please visit https://tz.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/258/2020-AFCP-Call-for-Proposals-Small-Grants-Competition.pdf