Closed · EMBASSY-DHAKA-AFCP-FY25 · CFDA 19.025 · Discretionary
U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2025 Grants Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. Mission to Bangladesh, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $25K-$500K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- January 14, 2025
- Close date
- 2
- Expected awards
The verdict
U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2025 Grants Program is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Bangladesh that offered $25,000 -- $500,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $25K-$500K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 2
- expected awards
- 19.025
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2025 Grants Program - is cataloged under number EMBASSY-DHAKA-AFCP-FY25 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 19.025, posted by U.S. Mission to Bangladesh. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on November 14, 2024 and last updated on November 13, 2024. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $25,000 -- $500,000. It expects to issue 2 awards. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on January 14, 2025. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$25,000 -- $500,000
Close Date
January 14, 2025
Posted
November 14, 2024
Expected Awards
2
Instrument
Grant
Description
The AFCP Grants Program supports the preservation of archaeological sites, historic buildings and monuments, museum collections, and forms of traditional cultural expression, such as indigenous languages and crafts.Appropriate project activities may include:•Anastylosis: Reassembling a site from its original parts.•Conservation: Treating or otherwise addressing damage or deterioration to an object or site.•Consolidation: Reconnecting elements of an object or site.•Documentation: Recording the condition and important features of an object, site, or tradition in analog or digital format.•Inventory: Listing of objects, sites, or traditions by location, feature, age, or other unifying characteristic.•Preventive Conservation: Addressing conditions that threaten or damage a site, object, collection, or tradition.•Restoration: Replacing missing elements to recreate the original appearance of an object or site, usually appropriate for fine arts, decorative arts, and historic buildings.•Stabilization: Reducing the physical disturbance or increasing the stability of an object or site.SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING SITES AND OBJECTS HAVING A RELIGIOUS CONNECTION: The establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution permits the government to include religious objects and sites within an aid program under certain conditions. For example, an item with a religious connection (including a place of worship) may be the subject of a cultural preservation grant if the item derives its primary significance from, and is nominated solely on the basis of, architectural, artistic, historical, or other cultural (not religious) criteria.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Dhaka Grants Administration Team Public Diplomacy Section U.S. Embassy - Dhaka +880255662000
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