Program Title: Ambassadorial Fund for Cultural Preservation

Award Amount Range: $10,000 — $250,000 (For your information, the average award
amount in the 2012 round was approximately US $66,000)

Project proposals must include or address the following:

Project purpose that briefly explains the project objectives and desired results;

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;

Project timeframe or schedule that identifies the major project phases and milestones, with performance target dates for achieving them;

Statement of importance highlighting the historic, architectural, artistic, or cultural (non-religious) values of the cultural site, object, collection, or form of traditional expression;

Statement of urgency indicating the severity of the situation and explaining why the project must take place now;

Detailed project budget, demarcated in one-year budget periods (2013, 2014, 2015, 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;
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;

Proof of official permission to undertake the project and the endorsement and support of the appropriate national authority;

Attachments, including at least five 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).

10. Applicants must:
A. Obtain the organization’s Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) DUNS (www.dnb.ru)
B. Be registered in the CCR prior to submitting an application or plan; (https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/)
C. Fill out SF form 424 (attached separately)
Deadline for submission of proposals: December 01, 2012
The proposals must be written in English. Applications will be reviewed and considered as they arrive. Early applications are encouraged. We appreciate your interest in this program.

For more details please visit http://dushanbe.usembassy.gov/amb_fund.html

or contact:
Sherzod Abdujabborov

U.S. Embassy, Public Affairs Section
109 A Ismoili Somoni Avenue, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
E-mail: AbdujabborovSA@state.gov
Phone: +(992) (37)229-2315; Mob: +(992) 985808002

http://dushanbe.usembassy.gov/amb_fund.html