Closed · AFABJ-23-01 · CFDA 19.025 · Discretionary

U.S. Mission to Nigeria: Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation

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

$10K-$500K
Award range
Closed
Status
January 6, 2023
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

U.S. Mission to Nigeria: Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Nigeria that offered $10,000 -- $500,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 51 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Nigeria.

$10K-$500K
award range
Closed
application status
19.025
CFDA program
51
other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Nigeria

Archived opportunity record

U.S. Mission to Nigeria: Ambassadors Fund for… is closed (last close January 6, 2023). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Nigeria still indexes 51 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 January 6, 2023

Posted Nov 18 Closes Jan 6

Instrument

Grant

Description

The U.S Mission to Nigeria announces an open competition for eligible organizations seeking project funding through the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) for fiscal year 2023 to submit applications. The deadline for the submission of proposals is January 6, 2023 at 11:59pm.AFCP Program Objectives:The Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) Grants Program was established in 2001 at the request of the Congress, reflected in the Conference Report on the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2001 (P. L. 106-553). AFCP was launched to preserve cultural heritage and to demonstrate U.S. respect for other cultures. The aim is to preserve of major ancient archaeological sites, historic buildings and monuments, and major museum collections that have an historical or cultural significance to the cultural heritage of Nigeria.Appropriate project activities may include:a) Anastylosis (reassembling a site from its original parts)b) Conservation (addressing damage or deterioration to an object or site)c) Consolidation (connecting or reconnecting elements of an object or site)d) Documentation (recording in analog or digital format the condition and salient features of an object, site, or tradition)e) Inventory (listing of objects, sites, or traditions by location, feature, age, or other unifying characteristic or state)f) Preventive Conservation (addressing conditions that threaten or damage a site, object, collection, or tradition)Page 2 of 9g) Restoration (replacing missing elements to recreate the original appearance of an object or site, usually appropriate only with fine arts, decorative arts, and historic buildings)h) Stabilization (reducing the physical disturbance of an object or site)Competition Format: Both AFCP small and large grants are now combined to a single program and projects will be selected in two rounds. During Round 1, eligible organizations will submit concept notes for both small and large projects that focus on the public diplomacy objectives that may be accomplished through the proposed project. Applicants invited to participate in Round 2 will flesh out the technical aspects of the proposed project and submit a full application. Awards will range from $10,000 to $500,000.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 6 doors

U.S. Mission to Nigeria: Ambassadors Fund for… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (6 doors: State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; +2 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). 3 other U.S. Mission to Nigeria listings share this eligibility-code string (6% of 52).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

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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