2020 U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation – Small Grants (Cameroon)

The U.S. Embassy in Cameroon announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out an individual project to preserve cultural heritage in Cameroon, in the framework of the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP). Issuance of this funding opportunity does not constitute an award commitment on the part of the U.S. government. Full implementation of the AFCP 2020 program is subject to the availability of funds. Please carefully follow all instructions below. Priority Region: All regions of Cameroon are given equal consideration; no region is prioritized over another. Program Objectives: The AFCP 2020 Small Grants Competition supports the preservation of cultural sites, cultural objects and collections,and forms of traditional cultural expression. Appropriate project activities may include: a) In the case of cultural sites: conservation of an ancient or historic building, preservation of an archaeological site, or documentation of cultural sites in a region for preservation purposes. b) In the case of cultural objects and collections: conservation treatment for an object or collection of objects from a museum, site, or similar institution—that include, but are not limited to, archaeological and ethnographic objects, paintings, sculpture, manuscripts, and general museum conservation needs; 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. c) In the case of forms of traditional cultural expression: documentation and audiovisual recording of traditional music,indigenous languages and dance forms for broad dissemination as the means of teaching and further preserving them, or support for training in the preservation of traditional applied arts or crafts in danger of extinction.