Opportunity Information: Apply for 2020 AFCP JA SMALLGRANTS
The 2020 U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) Small Grants Competition is a discretionary grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of State through the U.S. Embassy in Kingston, Jamaica. It invites organizations to submit full applications for projects that preserve significant cultural heritage while also supporting broader U.S. foreign policy objectives. The program is framed around the idea that protecting cultural heritage can do more than save historic resources; it can also strengthen civil society, encourage good governance, and contribute to political and economic stability by helping communities protect and value their shared history and identity.
Projects proposed under this competition are expected to clearly connect cultural preservation work with at least one relevant foreign policy area, funding area, and/or priority identified by the program. While the announcement emphasizes cultural heritage outcomes, it also stresses that recommended projects should demonstrate American respect for cultural heritage and align with U.S. diplomatic goals. In practical terms, this typically means proposals should make a strong case for why the heritage being preserved matters, how the work will be carried out responsibly, and how the results can benefit communities and institutions in a sustainable way.
The 2020 AFCP Small Grants Competition supports preservation efforts across three main categories: cultural sites, cultural objects and collections, and forms of traditional cultural expression. Cultural sites can include historic buildings, monuments, archaeological sites, and other places of heritage value. Cultural objects and collections can involve museum holdings, archives, manuscripts, artifacts, or other movable heritage requiring conservation, documentation, stabilization, storage improvements, or similar preservation actions. Traditional cultural expression includes living heritage such as traditional crafts, music, dance, oral histories, indigenous knowledge, or other practices that communities recognize as part of their cultural identity, where preservation efforts may focus on documentation, safeguarding, or transmission to new generations.
Grant-funded projects can span one to three years, allowing applicants to propose either shorter, targeted preservation interventions or longer multi-phase efforts that require more time for planning, conservation work, training, and community engagement. The award ceiling listed for this opportunity is USD 200,000, and the program anticipated making about three awards under this competition cycle. As a result, applicants generally need to present a realistic scope of work and budget that fits within the funding limits while still showing measurable preservation impact.
From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity was released on November 6, 2019, and the original closing date for full applications was December 9, 2019. The official listing identifies the funding instrument as a grant and notes the CFDA number as 19.025. Eligibility is described broadly as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement, meaning applicants would need to consult the complete notice for specifics on which types of organizations may apply and any documentation requirements.
In short, this funding opportunity supports well-defined cultural preservation projects in Jamaica (via the U.S. Embassy in Kingston) that protect tangible and intangible heritage, are feasible within a one-to-three-year timeline, and are designed in a way that advances U.S. foreign policy goals by promoting stability, good governance, and stronger civil society through cultural heritage preservation.Apply for 2020 AFCP JA SMALLGRANTS
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Jamaica in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2020 U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) Small Grants Competition" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.025.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 06, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 09, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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