RFPs: Cultural Property Agreement Implementation Grant Program – Albania

Objectives

• The CPAIG Grants Program supports projects that contribute to the implementation of provisions in the emergency determinations or the cultural property agreements between the United States and the foreign government.

Funding Information

• Total available funding: $500,000
• Award Ceiling: $150,000
• Award Floor: $25,000
• Length of Performance Period: 12-60 months

Eligible Activities

• The CPAIG Grants Program supports the following types of activities:
  • Training: Build capacity of foreign law enforcement and cultural property managers to protect sites and objects. Examples include country-specific or regional workshops on investigation and interdiction techniques, effective record keeping, the role of the judiciary, increased communication between ministries of culture and law enforcement authorities, and training for cultural property stewards.
  • Inventories: Support the creation and maintenance of centralized, digital, and secure inventories of cultural objects or sites to better support resource allocation, aid in recovery in cases of theft, and promote public appreciation for cultural property protection.
  • Site Security and Protection: Support practical and sustainable measures to more effectively secure archaeological sites (on land or underwater), museums, libraries, archives, and other collecting institutions against looting, thefts, and vandalism. Examples include development of site security plans, installation of security systems, and training for guards or site stewards.
  • Public Education and Outreach for Crime Prevention: Support strategies to prevent looting and trafficking through heightened public awareness and outreach. Examples include educational materials, community engagement and media programs, storytelling, distance learning courses, 3D models, and virtual experiences like games and augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR).

Ineligible Activities

• CPAIG does not support the following activities or costs, and applications involving any of the activities or costs below will be deemed ineligible:
  • Protection or purchase of privately or commercially owned cultural objects, collections, or real property, including those whose transfer from private or commercial to public ownership is envisioned, planned, or in process but not complete at the time of application.
  • Construction of new buildings, building additions, or permanent coverings (over archaeological sites, for example).
  • Relocation of cultural sites from one physical location to another.
  • Removal of cultural objects or elements of cultural sites from the country for any reason.
  • Contingency, unforeseen, or miscellaneous costs or fees.
  • Costs of work performed prior to announcement of the award unless allowable per 2 CFR 200.458 and approved by the Grants Officer.
  • International travel, except in cases where travel is justifiable and integral to the success of the proposed project or to provide project leaders with learning and exchange opportunities with cultural property experts.
  • Individual projects costing less than US $25,000 or more than US $150,000.
  • Independent U.S. projects overseas.
  • Repatriation of cultural property from the United States to another country unless part of a larger, clearly defined protection, documentation, or public diplomacy effort.

Eligibility Criteria

• The following entities are eligible to apply:
  • Foreign Institution of Higher Education
  • Foreign-based non-profit organizations/nongovernment organizations (NGO)
  • U.S. Non-Profit Organization (IRC section 501(c)(3))
  • U.S. Institution of Higher Education

Ineligibility Criteria 

• 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.

For more information, visit Grants.gov.