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U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation
AFCP, USAFCP
STATE, DEPARTMENT OF · BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Open opportunities (3)
Current Grants.gov opportunities that list Assistance Listing 19.025.
Objective
1) Support the preservation of cultural heritage overseas 2) Increase U.S. favorability 3) Counter false narratives about the United States 4) Support U.S. diplomatic objectives and foreign policy goals
What the program funds
AFCP supports the preservation of a wide range of humanity’s cultural heritage, including historic buildings, archaeological sites, museum collections, paintings, manuscripts, and endangered indigenous languages. Over 130 embassies use the AFCP program to increase U.S. favorability, counter false narratives about the United States, and advance U.S. diplomatic objectives. U.S. embassies have also used the AFCP program to support the preservation of a wide range of sacred and religious sites, including in countries where freedom of religion is limited or under threat.
Types of assistance
- Grant
Who can apply
- Foreign Non-Government Nonprofit Organization
- Foreign Government
- Nonprofit Organization
- International Organization
- Foreign Non-Government Not-for-Profit Organization
- Not-for-Profit Organization
The U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation supports the preservation of cultural heritage in the following countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Republic), Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador,…
Beneficiaries
- Anyone/general public
Deadline guidance
Contact the Public Diplomacy Section at the U.S. embassy for application deadlines.
Program-level guidance from SAM.gov - each funding opportunity sets its own deadline.
Award history
Grant awards recorded under Assistance Listing 19.025 in Federal Awards’ USAspending.gov data (2015-2027).
Total obligated
$27,298,837
Awards synced
101
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Program information from SAM.gov Assistance Listings, last updated Oct 25, 2026 (listing published Feb 6, 2026). Confirm eligibility and deadlines in the official listing and the funding opportunity before applying. Federal Awards is an independent service, not affiliated with the U.S. government.