Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Large Grants Program

Key facts

Copied from the official Grants.gov record. Last verified October 29, 2026.

Program name

Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Large Grants Program

Issuing agency

U.S. Mission to Cambodia (Department of State)

Opportunity number

PAS-CB-600-20-PAS-0003

Funding type

Grant

Funding purpose

Other — The Fund was established to help countries preserve their cultural heritage. For Cambodia, it is aimed at preserving major ancient archaeological sites, historic buildings and monuments, and major museum collections that have historical or cultural significance and are accessible to the public and protected by law in Cambodia. The projects selected to receive funding through the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) will advance U.S. diplomatic goals and demonstrate the depth of U.S. respect for the cultural heritage of Cambodia. Proposal shall advance U.S. foreign policy objectives and demonstrate American leadership in the preservation and protection of cultural heritage around the world.

Status

Forecasted

Application deadline

Forecasted · estimated close December 6, 2019 (agency estimate)

Agency estimates

Estimated posting: November 21, 2019. Estimated award date: September 1, 2020. Estimates can change.

Published award range

$200,000 – $800,000

Cost sharing or match required

No

Eligible applicants (official categories)

• Others (see Additional Information on Eligibility)

Relevant to

NonprofitsHow we determined this: Listed as 'Others'; the agency's eligibility text mentions nonprofits (flagged for review).

Geographic restrictions

None stated in structured data (federal opportunities are often nationwide). Check the eligibility details and full announcement for any limits.

Assistance Listing (CFDA)

19.025

Official source

View on Grants.gov ↗ · Agency information link ↗

Application URL

www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/322314 ↗Apply through Grants.gov (Workspace) using the application package on the official listing, unless the full announcement names a different submission system.

Source identifier

Grants.gov opportunity ID 322314 · Funding opportunity number PAS-CB-600-20-PAS-0003

Posted

November 8, 2019 · Source last updated November 20, 2019

Last verified

October 29, 2026 (against Grants.gov)

Data completeness

100% of key fields published by the source

Record confidence

loweligibility described only in free text (in review); forecast — dates and amounts are agency estimates.

Eligibility details (from the agency)

AFCP defines eligible project applicants as reputable and accountable non-commercial entities, such as non-governmental organizations, museums, ministries of culture, or similar institutions and organizations, including U.S.-based organizations subject to Section 501(c)(3) of the tax code, that are registered and active in SAM.gov and able to demonstrate that they have the requisite experience and capacity to manage projects to preserve cultural heritage.

Description (from the official listing)

FUNDING AREAS - SPECIFIC TO THE AFCP 2019 ANNUAL COMPETITION The AFCP Large Grant Program supports the preservation of major ancient archaeological sites, historic buildings and monuments, and major museum collections that are accessible to the public and protected by law in the host country. Appropriate project activities may include: A. Preventive conservation (addressing conditions that damage or threaten the site) B. Stabilization (reducing the physical disturbance [settling, collapse, etc.] of a site) C. Conservation (addressing damage or deterioration to a collection or sites) D. Consolidation (connecting or reconnecting elements of a site) E. Anastylosis (reassembling a site from its original parts) F. Restoration (replacing missing elements to recreate the original appearance of a site, usually appropriate only with fine arts, decorative arts, and historic buildings) FUNDING PRIORITIES - SPECIFIC TO THE AFCP 2018 ANNUAL COMPETITION Applications for projects that directly support one or more of the following will receive additional consideration in FY 2019: · U.S. treaty or bilateral agreement obligations, such as cultural property agreements; · Disaster risk reduction for cultural heritage in seismically active and other disaster-prone areas; · Post-disaster cultural heritage recovery; · Preservation of inscribed World Heritage sites.

Agency contact

U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh Public Affairs Section
PASPhnomPenh@state.gov