Closed · DOS-PTA-202101 · CFDA 19.025 · Discretionary

Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation 2021

Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. Mission to South Africa, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$10K-$500K
Award range
Closed
Status
November 16, 2020
Close date
3
Expected awards

The verdict

Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation 2021 is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to South Africa that offered $10,000 -- $500,000 across 3 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 71 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to South Africa.

$10K-$500K
award range
Closed
application status
3
expected awards
19.025
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation 2… is closed (last close November 16, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to South Africa still indexes 71 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed November 16, 2020

Posted Oct 14 Closes Nov 16

Est. Total Funding

$500,000

Expected Awards

3

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the Embassy of the United States of America in South Africa, in collaboration with the Cultural Heritage Center in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State, is pleased to announce the start of the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2021 Grants Program. The Embassy invites interested non-profit organizations, public international organizations, and private, public, or state institutions of higher education in South Africa and the United States to submit abstracts for Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation projects in accordance with the specifications outlined in the full announcement (see link to additional information below). Please review all information in this announcement prior to submitting applications or questions. Applications should be submitted by email to PretoriaGrants@state.gov.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DOS-PTA-202101

Grants.gov marks Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation 2… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to South Africa book (32 peers, 44% of 72).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

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What to do next

Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation 2… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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