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The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, is pleased to announce an open competition for eligible organizations to submit applications to carry out a project to highlight, raise public awareness, and preserve Afghanistan’s diverse cultural heritage. Based on funding availability, this project aims to advocate for and preserve the diverse tangible and/or intangible heritage of Afghanistan, and to raise Afghans’ awareness and appreciation of the richness and diversity of the nation’s heritage with the aim to better enable its long-term protection. Project ideas can include heritage that is defined as either intangible such as traditional crafts, dance, and musical traditions, literary traditions, or tangible heritage such as buildings, monuments, sites, artifacts, and museum collections. This project will also focus on increasing public awareness of the rich cultural diversity that defines Afghanistan’s unique cultural patrimony, promoting civic responsibility to protect and preserve the rights of all their citizens and strive for inclusive, unified communities that recognize diversity. PAS intends to issue an award for a period of 24 months with the option for up to one additional 12-month period.
Funding Opportunity Number: SCAKAB-21-CA-003-SCA-03312021. Assistance Listing: 19.501. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: O. Award Amount: $300K – $650K per award.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification). Eligibility is open to all types of applicants except for individuals. Please refer to Section D of the NOFO narrative for funding restrictions. Organizations may sub-award/contract with other entities, but only one entity may be the prime recipient of the award. When sub-awarding/contracting with other entities, the responsibilities of each entity must be clearly defined in the proposal. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $300K – $650K per award. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was June 2, 2021, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Yes — Protecting and Promoting Afghanistan’s Diverse Cultural Heritage is offered by U.S. Mission to Afghanistan and this listing comes from Grants.gov, an official U.S. federal source. Federal applications generally require registrations (for example SAM.gov or an agency submission portal), so allow extra lead time.
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