Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Small Grants Program | DOS MEX PD DF 2019 01

Opportunity Information: Apply for DOS MEX PD DF 2019 01

The Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) Small Grants Program is a U.S. Department of State grant opportunity, administered through the U.S. Mission to Mexico, that supports projects focused on safeguarding Mexico's cultural heritage. The program is run in coordination with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is designed to fund practical preservation work for cultural sites, structures, collections, or objects that hold historical or cultural significance for Mexico. In other words, it is aimed at protecting tangible heritage and ensuring it can be maintained, restored, stabilized, conserved, or documented for future generations.

This particular call for proposals was issued for fiscal year 2019 under a discretionary grant mechanism, with funding categorized under arts and cultural affairs (CFDA 19.025). Awards were structured to support small to mid-sized preservation efforts, with a minimum award amount (floor) of USD 10,000 per project and a maximum award amount (ceiling) of USD 200,000 per project. The opportunity anticipated making approximately 10 awards, suggesting a competitive selection process and a focus on a limited number of higher-quality, well-justified projects rather than broad distribution of small awards.

The funding opportunity was released by the Department of State, U.S. Mission to Mexico, with an opportunity number listed as DOS MEX PD DF 2019 01. The application window reflected the federal fiscal-year cycle: the opportunity was created on November 6, 2018, and the original closing date for submissions was December 21, 2018. Eligibility was listed generally as "Others," with additional clarification typically provided in the full announcement under an eligibility section; in practice, programs of this type often consider proposals from entities such as non-governmental organizations, cultural and educational institutions, museums, universities, and other qualified heritage or preservation organizations, depending on the specific rules in the notice.

Overall, the AFCP Small Grants Program in Mexico is essentially a targeted preservation grant that uses U.S. public diplomacy resources to help conserve Mexico's culturally important places and objects. Successful proposals are usually those that clearly demonstrate the cultural significance of what is being preserved, present a realistic work plan and budget within the USD 10,000 to USD 200,000 range, and show that the applicant has the technical capacity and partnerships needed to carry out preservation work to an appropriate professional standard.

• The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Mexico in the arts (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Small Grants Program" 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 Nov 06, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 21, 2018. (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 $200,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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