What is this grant opportunity?

This is a federal funding opportunity titled "Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation – Uganda 2025", offered by U.S. Mission to Uganda. It is associated with CFDA program 19.025. The U.S. Mission Uganda Public Affairs Section is pleased to announce the start of the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2025 Grants Program. The United States Ambassador’s Fund f...

Is this opportunity still open?

No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on January 10, 2025. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.

How much funding is available?

The award range for this opportunity is $10,000 -- $500,000. Total estimated funding: $500,000. Expected number of awards: 1.

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Closed · DOS-PDS-FY25-AFCP · CFDA 19.025 · Discretionary

Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation – Uganda 2025

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

$10K-$500K
Award range: Closed
Status: January 10, 2025
Close date: 1
Expected awards

Compiled by PlainGrants · August 10, 2026

The verdict

Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation – Uganda 2025 is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Uganda that offered $10,000 -- $500,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 28 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Uganda.

$10K-$500K
award range: Closed
application status: 1
expected award: 19.025
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation –… is closed (last close January 10, 2025). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Uganda still indexes 28 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 10, 2025

Posted Dec 10 Closes Jan 10

Est. Total Funding

$500,000

Expected Awards

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The U.S. Mission Uganda Public Affairs Section is pleased to announce the start of the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2025 Grants Program. The United States Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) seeks to preserve cultural heritage in eligible countries, including Uganda, supported by the Cultural Heritage Center (“the Center”) in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State.  The U.S. Mission is now accepting concepts of not more than 3 pages for the first round of the 2025 Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation competition.  Successful concepts should identify projects that assist the people of Uganda in preserving their cultural heritage.  Awards will range from $10,000 to $500,000. The Center anticipates funding 20 to 30 projects worldwide in this year’s competition. The application process involves two rounds. Interested applicants should submit concept notes for Round One by January 10, 2025, at 5pm GMT+3 to KampalaGrants@state.gov. Selected applicants will be invited to submit full project applications for Round Two, by April 17, 2025. For more information on AFCP projects in Uganda and the worldwide program: History of the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation in Uganda – U.S. Embassy in Uganda (usembassy.gov)

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DOS-PDS-FY25-AFCP

Grants.gov marks Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation –… 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: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to Uganda book (22 peers, 76% of 29).

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

Mission Uganda Public Diplomacy Grants Management Team Grantor Phone 256414306001

What to do next

Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation –… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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