Grant Opportunities
Ambassador's Fund For Cultural Preservation & Special Self-Help Fund
Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation
Through the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation, the U.S. Department of State is helping eligible countries around the globe preserve historic sites and manuscripts, museum collections, and traditional form of expression such as music, dance, and language. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs administers the Fund, established by Congress in 2001 to assist less-developed countries in preserving their cultural heritage. The Ambassador’s Fund is the only program in the U.S. government that provides direct small grant support to heritage preservation in less developed countries. By creating the program, Congress noted, “in efforts to assist in preserving the heritage of other cultures, we show our respect for them.”
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Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation
Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (Arabic Version)
Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund
The US Ambassador’s Self Help Program assists small grassroots, community-run projects in the local communities of Yemen. The goal of the Self Help Program is to improve the basic economic and social conditions of the community or village. Each project must help itself by giving money, labor or other services to the project. The greater the involvement and contribution from the local community, the more likely the project grant will gain approval.
Examples of the projects funded by the SSH Program include the building of care centers for disabled and orphaned children, children's day care centers and preschools, and water and sanitation projects.
In other countries, for example, SSH fund has been used on projects that address the impact of HIV/AIDS on the community. These include construction of clinics and training of home-based caregivers.
United States law forbids the expenditure of this fund for religious purposes, or for projects that are normally the responsibility of the local government such as primary, secondary and tertiary institutions. We cannot contribute money to a building fund, nor can we pay for vehicles, computers, copiers, salaries, or other recurring costs.
Grants generally range between US $1000 to US $5000. After the U.S. money is used, the project must be able to keep going on its own or with the help from the community. Please remember that we receive many applications and have only a limited amount of funds available.
If your organization has a project that falls within the Self-Help Program guidelines, complete the application to apply for a Self-Help grant and send it to the address below:
E-mail: albielaa@state.gov
Tel: +967-1-755-2198
Fax: +9671-303-183