This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0010241.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345
Type of Solicitation: Open Competition
Application Deadline: 11:59 PM EST on April 15, 2024
Total Funding Floor: $700,000
Total Funding Ceiling: $700,000
Anticipated Number of Awards: 1-2
Type of Award: Grant or cooperative agreement
Period of Performance: minimum of 24 months
Anticipated Time to Award, Pending Availability of Funds: 6 –9 months after NOFO posted.
Project Description
The U.S. Department of State, Office of International Religious (J/IRF) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that support freedom of religion or belief through the protection of religious and cultural heritage sites in Sri Lanka. This program cannot fund the construction, repair, or maintenance of religious properties, artifacts, or cultural heritage sites.
Cultural heritage is often important to members of a society for various reasons. In Sri Lanka, recent instances of archeological-religious disputes involving heritage sites have hindered opportunities for collaboration to preserve this shared cultural heritage and foster collaboration and mutual respect across religious communities. There is concern that these disputes drive ethnoreligious tensions and delay post-war reconciliation. Focusing on historical cultural traditions and leveraging a shared commitment to preserving such spaces can increase mutual respect in these communities.
More information here; https://www.state.gov/fy23-j-irf-supporting-religious-and-cultural-heritage-in-sri-lanka/