Embassy of the United States of America

AFCP 2018 SMALL GRANTS

Application Form

STEP 1

Please make sure that you fill in the below listed forms and attach to your application email separately. You can find the empty forms in the announcement package.

1. SF‐424 Cover Sheet

2. SF‐424A Budget Information for Non‐Construction Programs

3. SF‐424B Assurances for Non‐Construction Programs

STEP 2

Please make sure that you fill all parts of the below form.

PART A – PROJECT BASICS

Project Basic Information
Title of the Project:
AFCP focus area and category:
AFCP Focus Areas: Cultural Sites, Cultural Objects & Collections, Forms of Traditional Cultural Expression. (See AFCP-FAQ for more information)
Start and end dates:
If part of an inscribed World Heritage Site, the name of the World Heritage Site:
Ownership status of the object or site (Public or Private):
If a continuation or expansion of a project previously supported by AFCP, the title of the previous project and the award year:

PART B – PROJECT APPLICANT INFORMATION

Project Applicant Information
Organization name:
Organization type:
Address information:
Name, title, and contact information of project director:
Applicant DUNS number:
For more information: https://tr.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/91/2016/11/Apply_DUNS_NCAGE_English.pdf
SAM.gov registration status:
For more information: https://tr.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/91/2016/11/SAM-Registration-Guide-for-New-Foreign-Registration-in-English.pdf

PART C – PROJECT LOCATION

Project Location
Project site:
City or vicinity:
Country:
Brief description of location:

PART D - OFFICIAL PERMISSIONS

Proof of Official Permission to undertake the project / Please list the permissions you have below and also attach pdf. format of the letter(s) of permission to the application email

PART E – PROJECT PURPOSE

Project Purpose / Please briefly explain the project objectives and desired results

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PART F – PROJECT ACTIVITIES

Project Activities Description / Please explain how you intend to achieve the project objectives and results. Present proposed tasks in a logical order, and describe how those task directly contribute towards achieving the project objectives and results

PART G – PROJECT TIME FRAME

Project Time Frame or Schedule / Please identify the major project phases and milestones, with performance target dates for achieving them. Applicants may propose project performance periods of up to 60 months (five years) with five budget periods of one year each. Projects must begin before September 30, 2018, and conclude no later than September 30, 2023)

PART H – PROJECT PARTICIPATION

Participation in Numbers
Number of primary (key) project participants (directors, managers, key consultants and experts, etc.; resumes required):
Number of secondary participants (skilled and unskilled laborers, technicians, volunteers occasional workers and others who are not considered primary project participants):
Number of US participants:
Number of Non-US participants:

*NOTE: Total of primary and secondary participants should be equal total of US and Non-US participants.

PART I – PROJECT IMPORTANCE

Statement of Importance / Highlight the historic, architectural, artistic, or cultural (non-religious) values of the cultural site, collection, or form of traditional expression

PART J – PROJECT URGENCY

Statement of Urgency / Indicate the severity of the situation and explaining why the project must take place now

PART K – SUSTAINABILITY

Statement of Sustainability / Outline the steps or measures that will be taken to maintain the site, object, or collection in good condition after the AFCP-supported project is complete; or, in the case of forms of traditional cultural expression, to preserve and disseminate the documentation, knowledge, or skills gained from the project

PART L – BUDGET

Detailed Project Budget / Please demarcate in one-year budget periods (2017, 2018, 2019, etc.), that lists all costs in separate categories (Personnel, Fringe Benefits, Travel [including Per Diem], Equipment, Supplies, Contractual, Other Direct Costs, Indirect Costs, Cost Sharing); indicate funds from other sources; and give a justification for any anticipated international travel costs. Please also explain line by line how the costs were estimated (quantity x unit cost, annual salary x percentage of time spent on project, etc.) and any unique line items in the budget.
Please fill in the excel budget form and attach to your application email.

DO NOT FORGET TO ATTACH BELOW DOCUMENTS!

Attachments and Supporting Documents / Please make sure to attach below listed documents on your application email
·  Five (5) 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.), any historic structure reports, conservation needs assessments, and other planning documents compiled in preparation for the proposed project
·  English resumes of project director and primary participants of the project
·  Permission letter(s) from the Turkish authorities
·  Excel Budget Form
·  Historic Structure Reports, completed Conservation Needs Assessments, Engineering Studies, Feasibility Studies, and any other planning documents (summaries or digests acceptable) completed in preparation for the proposed project.

U.S. Embassy Ankara, Public Affairs

Ataturk Bulvari No.110 Kavaklidere, 06100 Ankara, Turkey

T +90 (312) 455-55-55 W https://tr.usembassy.gov/