Cultural Property Agreements Implementation Grants
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State is offering Cultural Property Agreement Implementation Grants (CPAIG) to support projects aimed at protecting cultural property from looting, theft, and trafficking in countries with cultural property agreements. Eligible applicants include U.S. and foreign institutions of higher education, non-profit organizations, and governmental entities, with projects focusing on training, inventories, site security, and public education. The total funding available for this program is $500,000, with individual awards ranging from $25,000 to $150,000, and applications must be submitted by U.S. embassies with varying deadlines; concept notes are due by February 27, 2026, and full applications by May 1, 2026. For further inquiries, applicants can contact the CPAIG Team at cpaig@state.gov.
Eligible Applicants
Foreign Institutions of Higher Education, Foreign-Based Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Foreign Public Entities (where permitted), Public International Organizations and Governmental Institutions, U.S. Institutions of Higher Education, U.S. Non-Profit Organizations (IRS section 501(c)(3))