Closed · DOS-NBO-PDS-FY25-002-AFCP · CFDA 19.025 · Discretionary

U.S. Embassy Nairobi, Kenya: Ambassadors Fund For Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2025

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

$25K-$500K
Award range
Closed
Status
March 31, 2025
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

U.S. Embassy Nairobi, Kenya: Ambassadors Fund For Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2025 is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Kenya that offered $25,000 -- $500,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 41 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Kenya.

$25K-$500K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.025
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

U.S. Embassy Nairobi is closed (last close March 31, 2025). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Kenya still indexes 41 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 March 31, 2025

Posted Dec 20 Closes Mar 31

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Grant

Description

Executive summary The U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya is now accepting applications for the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) Grants Program! AFCP supports the preservation of historic buildings, archaeological sites, manuscripts, museum collections, and forms of traditional cultural expression such as indigenous languages and crafts in more than 120 countries around the world. Grants range from U.S. $25,000 to $500,000.Projects may range in length from one to five years. The application process involves two rounds:Round 1: The first round includes the submission of project ideas in the form of concept notes, due to the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi on January 15, 2025. Concept notes should be submitted electronically to NairobiGrants@state.gov and should not exceed three pages. No hard copies will be accepted. Failure to include any of the requirements or follow the character limits will result in the application being deemed ineligible.Round 2: Selected applicants will be invited to submit full project applications for Round Two by March 31, 2025.For any questions regarding the submission process, please email NairobiGrants@state.gov. Priority regions: All the counties in Kenya Participants and audiences: Local communities, government agencies, educational institutions, tourists, and others interested in cultural heritage and preservation.Funding Areas · Anastylosis: Reassembling a site using 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 objects, sites, or traditions by location, feature, age, or other unifying characteristics. · 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.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DOS-NBO-PDS-FY25-002-AFCP

Grants.gov marks U.S. Embassy Nairobi 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 Kenya book (36 peers, 86% of 42).

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

NairobiGrants@state.gov

What to do next

U.S. Embassy Nairobi is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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