OpportunityTitle: FY24 Cultural Property Agreement Implementation Grants
CategoryExplanation: Public Diplomacy
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Project Implementers: The U.S Mission to Nigeria defines eligible project applicants as reputable and accountable non-commercial entities that can demonstrate they have the requisite capacity to manage projects to preserve cultural heritage. These may include non-governmental organizations, museums, educational institutions, ministries of culture, or similar institutions and organizations, including U.S.-based educational institutions and organizations subject to Section 501(c)(3) of the tax code. The CPAIG will not award grants to individuals, commercial entities, or past award recipients that have not fulfilled the objectives or reporting requirements of previous awards. Potential implementers must be registered and active in the U.S. government&#8217;s System for Award Management (SAM) to receive U.S. federal assistance.
Description: The U.S Mission to Nigeria is pleased to announce the call for application for the 2024 cycle of the Cultural Property Agreement Implementation Grant (CPAIG) Program. The deadline for the submission of proposals for Round 1 application is January 11, 2024 at 11:59pm. CPAIG Program Background and Objectives: In 2020, the CPAIG program was established by the Department of State in consultation with the interagency Cultural Antiquities Task Force (CATF) to support CATF&#8217;s anti-trafficking mission by promoting the implementation of cultural property agreements between the United States and foreign governments or emergency import restrictions. Cultural property agreements and emergency import restriction put into practice U.S. obligations under the UNESCO 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property, as implemented by U.S. legislation. The United States has a Cultural Property Agreement in place with Nigeria, signed in January 2022, that protects Nigeria&#8217;s antiquities by prohibiting their import into the United States.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: PASabujagrants@state.gov
GrantorContactText: Mission Nigeria Public Affairs Grants Management Team &lt;br/&gt;PASAbujaGrants@state.gov