Deadline: 1 December 2010
U.S. Consulate General Jerusalem
Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The U.S. Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) has announced a call for proposals for cultural preservation projects at Palestinian historical and cultural sites. The deadline for submission to the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem is December 1, 2010.
More information about the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation may be found at: http://exchanges.state.gov/heritage/afcp.html
1. PRIORITY AREAS: The AFCP supports projects to preserve cultural heritage in the following three categories:
-- Cultural Sites
-- Cultural Objects and Collections
-- Forms of Traditional Cultural Expression
2. PRIORITY ACTIVITIES: The AFCP gives top priority to project activities that are in keeping with international cultural heritage preservation standards. These activities may include:
-- In the case of CULTURAL SITES, restoration of a historic building, preservation of an archaeological site, or documentation of cultural sites in a region for preservation purposes.
-- In the case of CULTURAL OBJECTS AND COLLECTIONS, conservation treatment for an object or collection of objects; needs assessment of a collection with respect to its condition and strategies for improving its state of conservation; inventory of a collection for conservation and protection purposes; the creation of safe environments for storage or display of collections; or specialized training in the care and preservation of collections.
-- In the case of FORMS OF TRADITIONAL CULTURAL EXPRESSION, documentation and audiovisual recording of traditional music and dance forms for preservation and eventual dissemination, or support for training in the preservation of traditional arts or crafts that are threatened by extinction.
Stakeholders may include national, regional, or local cultural authorities; the local community; and others with vested interests in the site and the outcome of a project.
3. COST SHARING: AFCP encourages cost sharing, contributions in kind, and other forms of cost participation.
4. HOW TO APPLY: (DEADLINE: December 1, 2010)
Proposal requirements:
A. Project purpose that briefly explains the project objectives and desired results;
B. Project activities description that explains how the applicant intends to achieve the project objectives and results, presents proposed tasks in a logical order, and describes how those tasks directly contribute towards achieving the project objectives and results;
C. Project timeframe or schedule that identifies the major project phases and milestones, with performance target dates for achieving them;
D. Statement of importance highlighting the historic, architectural, artistic, or cultural (non religious) values of the cultural site, object, collection, or form of traditional expression;
E. Statement of urgency indicating the severity of the situation and explaining why the project must take place now;
F. Rationale for U.S. support that explains why the U.S. government ought to fund this project;
G. Detailed project budget, demarcated in one-year budget periods (2011, 2012, 2013, etc.), that lists all costs in cost categories (Personnel, Travel (including Per Diem), Equipment, Supplies, Contractual, Other Direct Costs); indicates funds from other sources; and gives a justification for any anticipated international travel costs;
H. Applicant information, including resumes or CVs of the proposed project director and key project participants, that demonstrates that the applying entity (ministry of culture, NGO, etc.) has the requisite experience and the capacity to manage projects to preserve cultural heritage;
I. Proof of official permission to undertake the project and the endorsement and support of the appropriate national authority;
J. Attachments, including at least three high quality digital images (JPEGs) or audiovisual files that convey the nature and condition of the site, object, or form of expression and, in the case of a site or object, show the urgency or need for the proposed project (collapsing wall, water damage, worn fabric, broken handle, etc).
K. Proposals should not exceed $200,000. Last year, AFCP awards worldwide ranged from $10,000 to $254,000 with an average award amount of $57,600.
Please submit proposals via e-mail to Suzan Nammari, Cultural Affairs Specialist, U.S. Consulate General Jerusalem, by email at nammarisq@state.gov by December 1, 2010.
More information here.
U.S. Consulate General Jerusalem
Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The U.S. Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) has announced a call for proposals for cultural preservation projects at Palestinian historical and cultural sites. The deadline for submission to the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem is December 1, 2010.
More information about the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation may be found at: http://exchanges.state.gov/heritage/afcp.html
1. PRIORITY AREAS: The AFCP supports projects to preserve cultural heritage in the following three categories:
-- Cultural Sites
-- Cultural Objects and Collections
-- Forms of Traditional Cultural Expression
2. PRIORITY ACTIVITIES: The AFCP gives top priority to project activities that are in keeping with international cultural heritage preservation standards. These activities may include:
-- In the case of CULTURAL SITES, restoration of a historic building, preservation of an archaeological site, or documentation of cultural sites in a region for preservation purposes.
-- In the case of CULTURAL OBJECTS AND COLLECTIONS, conservation treatment for an object or collection of objects; needs assessment of a collection with respect to its condition and strategies for improving its state of conservation; inventory of a collection for conservation and protection purposes; the creation of safe environments for storage or display of collections; or specialized training in the care and preservation of collections.
-- In the case of FORMS OF TRADITIONAL CULTURAL EXPRESSION, documentation and audiovisual recording of traditional music and dance forms for preservation and eventual dissemination, or support for training in the preservation of traditional arts or crafts that are threatened by extinction.
Stakeholders may include national, regional, or local cultural authorities; the local community; and others with vested interests in the site and the outcome of a project.
3. COST SHARING: AFCP encourages cost sharing, contributions in kind, and other forms of cost participation.
4. HOW TO APPLY: (DEADLINE: December 1, 2010)
Proposal requirements:
A. Project purpose that briefly explains the project objectives and desired results;
B. Project activities description that explains how the applicant intends to achieve the project objectives and results, presents proposed tasks in a logical order, and describes how those tasks directly contribute towards achieving the project objectives and results;
C. Project timeframe or schedule that identifies the major project phases and milestones, with performance target dates for achieving them;
D. Statement of importance highlighting the historic, architectural, artistic, or cultural (non religious) values of the cultural site, object, collection, or form of traditional expression;
E. Statement of urgency indicating the severity of the situation and explaining why the project must take place now;
F. Rationale for U.S. support that explains why the U.S. government ought to fund this project;
G. Detailed project budget, demarcated in one-year budget periods (2011, 2012, 2013, etc.), that lists all costs in cost categories (Personnel, Travel (including Per Diem), Equipment, Supplies, Contractual, Other Direct Costs); indicates funds from other sources; and gives a justification for any anticipated international travel costs;
H. Applicant information, including resumes or CVs of the proposed project director and key project participants, that demonstrates that the applying entity (ministry of culture, NGO, etc.) has the requisite experience and the capacity to manage projects to preserve cultural heritage;
I. Proof of official permission to undertake the project and the endorsement and support of the appropriate national authority;
J. Attachments, including at least three high quality digital images (JPEGs) or audiovisual files that convey the nature and condition of the site, object, or form of expression and, in the case of a site or object, show the urgency or need for the proposed project (collapsing wall, water damage, worn fabric, broken handle, etc).
K. Proposals should not exceed $200,000. Last year, AFCP awards worldwide ranged from $10,000 to $254,000 with an average award amount of $57,600.
Please submit proposals via e-mail to Suzan Nammari, Cultural Affairs Specialist, U.S. Consulate General Jerusalem, by email at nammarisq@state.gov by December 1, 2010.
More information here.
