Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) - Lebanon | LBN PDS FY24 AFCP

Opportunity Information: Apply for LBN PDS FY24 AFCP

The Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) - Lebanon is a discretionary U.S. Department of State grant opportunity run through the U.S. Mission to Lebanon that supports projects focused on preserving important cultural heritage in Lebanon. AFCP was created in 2001 after Congress encouraged the State Department to invest in cultural preservation as a way to represent the United States abroad in a positive, people-centered way that is non-commercial, non-political, and non-military. In practical terms, the program funds hands-on preservation work that helps safeguard tangible and intangible heritage so it can be protected, studied, and passed on to future generations.

This opportunity is aimed at projects that preserve a wide range of heritage resources, including archaeological sites, historic buildings and monuments, museum and archival collections, and traditional cultural expressions such as indigenous languages and crafts. The types of supported activities cover the core methods used in professional conservation and heritage management. Examples include anastylosis (reassembling a site using its original components), conservation treatments to address damage or deterioration, consolidation work that reconnects or reinforces weakened elements, and stabilization measures that reduce ongoing physical disturbance. It also supports foundational preservation steps like documentation (creating detailed analog or digital records of current conditions and defining features) and inventory activities (systematically listing and organizing objects, sites, or traditions by shared characteristics such as location, age, or type). Preventive conservation is also eligible, meaning interventions that reduce risks and harmful conditions before irreversible damage happens. Restoration, which involves replacing missing elements to recreate an original appearance, is included as well, typically in situations where it is professionally appropriate, such as certain fine arts, decorative arts, or historic buildings.

Eligible applicants include state governments, city or township governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations with U.S. IRS 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education institutions). The funding instrument is a grant, categorized under arts, with CFDA number 19.025. For this Lebanon-specific competition (Funding Opportunity Number: LBN PDS FY24 AFCP), the award ceiling is $500,000, with one award expected. The opportunity was created on November 7, 2023, and the original application closing date was April 25, 2024.

• The U.S. Mission to Lebanon in the arts sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) - Lebanon" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.025.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2023-11-07.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-04-25. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.

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