U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2018 Large Grants Competition, Paraguay | SPA100 18 GR 002 WHA 10312017

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The U.S. Mission to Paraguay, working with the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, opened a fiscal year 2018 competition under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) focused on large-scale cultural preservation projects in Paraguay. This opportunity supports substantial efforts to safeguard significant cultural heritage resources in the country, specifically targeting major ancient archaeological sites, historic buildings and monuments, and major museum collections. A key emphasis is that the heritage resources supported through this fund should be accessible to the public and legally protected in Paraguay, reflecting the program's intent to direct U.S. support toward nationally recognized assets with clear public value and formal protection status.

This grant is a discretionary federal assistance award issued as a grant under CFDA 19.025, categorized under humanities/cultural affairs. The program was structured as a large grants competition, indicating that proposals were expected to be ambitious in scale and outcomes compared to smaller preservation awards. The funding opportunity carried an award ceiling of up to $975,000, with an expectation of making one award, suggesting a highly competitive process aimed at selecting a single, high-impact project rather than spreading funds across multiple smaller initiatives.

The competition timeline shows the opportunity was created on October 31, 2017, with an original closing date of December 22, 2017. Applicants were invited to submit project abstracts and full proposals, signaling a staged submission process commonly used to screen concepts before requiring complete project planning details. The administering agency for this competition was the Department of State, U.S. Mission to Paraguay, and the opportunity was identified by Funding Opportunity Number SPA100 18 GR 002 WHA 10312017.

Eligibility for this opportunity included nonprofit organizations with U.S. 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education) and other eligible applicant types as further described in the official eligibility clarification text. In practical terms, the program is oriented toward organizations capable of managing complex preservation work, coordinating with relevant Paraguayan authorities and stakeholders, and delivering conservation outcomes that protect culturally significant, publicly accessible heritage sites or collections in compliance with applicable legal protections.

• The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Paraguay in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2018 Large Grants Competition, Paraguay" 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 Oct 31, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 22, 2017. (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 $975,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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