Opportunity Information: Apply for CPAIG FY2022 GP
The FY22 Cultural Property Agreement Implementation Grants (CPAIG FY2022 GP) is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA 19.036) designed to support practical, on-the-ground efforts that help carry out U.S. cultural property agreements and related emergency import restrictions established under the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.). In plain terms, the program backs projects that strengthen the protection of archaeological and ethnological heritage in countries that have formal cultural property arrangements with the United States, often in contexts where looting, trafficking, or instability put heritage at risk. The competition is run through U.S. embassies and consulates rather than as a single centralized application process, which means applicants are expected to coordinate directly with the relevant U.S. mission for country-specific guidance, submission procedures, and deadlines.
This grant competition applies to work in 28 eligible countries where the U.S. has either a signed bilateral cultural property agreement or emergency import restrictions in effect. The eligible countries listed in the notice are: Albania, Algeria, Belize, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Syria, Turkey, and Yemen. Because the program is administered locally through embassies, project priorities and logistics can vary by country, but the unifying theme is supporting implementation and impact of these cultural property protections through tangible activities, partnerships, and capacity-building.
Awards are offered as grants and/or cooperative agreements, which signals that some projects may involve a closer working relationship with the Department of State during implementation (a hallmark of cooperative agreements). The maximum award amount (ceiling) is $100,000, and the opportunity anticipated making around six awards. The posting shows a creation date of December 15, 2021, with an original closing date of September 30, 2022, but applicants are specifically directed to consult the relevant U.S. embassy or consulate for the actual country-level deadline and application instructions, since those details may differ across posts. The notice also points applicants to the “Related Documents” section for the full program information and step-by-step requirements.
In terms of who can apply, eligibility includes public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and U.S. nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education institutions). The notice also indicates that additional categories may be eligible under a separate eligibility clarification field, so applicants that do not neatly fit the main categories are expected to review the full instructions and confirm eligibility with the embassy or consulate managing the competition in the target country. Overall, the program is structured for organizations capable of designing credible, locally grounded cultural heritage protection activities, coordinating with host-country stakeholders, and meeting U.S. government grant management and reporting standards.
At a high level, the CPAIG opportunity is best understood as implementation-focused support: it is not simply about cultural exchange, research for its own sake, or general museum programming, but about helping partner countries and local institutions put protective measures into practice and reduce illicit trafficking of cultural materials covered by these agreements and restrictions. Applicants should expect that the strongest proposals will be those that clearly connect planned activities to real-world cultural property protection outcomes in one of the listed countries, demonstrate coordination with relevant local authorities or heritage institutions, and follow the embassy’s specific submission process as laid out in the official program documents.Apply for CPAIG FY2022 GP
- The Department of State, Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY22 Cultural Property Agreement Implementation Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.036.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 15, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 30, 2022. (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 $100,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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