Ambassador's
Fund for Cultural Preservation Awards for 2004
September 23, 2004
The Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation is a
program established three years ago that benefits 50 countries
this year, including El Salvador. The funds will be used for
the reconstruction of the Cathedral of Santa Ana. El Salvador
was awarded this grants from in 2001 and 2002 to restore the
historical collection of the Library Manuel Gallardo.
The United States Department of State announced on September
2nd awards of cultural preservation grants to projects
in 50 countries through the Ambassador's Fund for Cultural
Preservation for 2004. Established by Congress in 2001,
the Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation aims to
assist less developed countries in preserving their cultural
heritage. Since its inception, the program has now awarded
205 grants totaling $4.2 million in 96 countries.
The grants for 2004 represent the heritage of all geographic
regions and vary from archive preservation to museum collections,
historic sites and ethnographic documentation.
The Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation is administered
by the Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs. The Bureau, through its cultural preservation
activities, promotes cooperation with other countries to
reduce the threat of pillage of irreplaceable cultural
heritage, and to develop long-term strategies for preserving
cultural property. As an indication of the overwhelming
response to this program, U.S. Ambassadors in 96 of the
121 eligible countries in the developing world responded
to the call for proposals. Many countries submitted multiple
proposals bring the total to 123.
For more information on the Ambassador's Fund for Cultural
Preservation, as well as a full list of the funded project
for 2004, see: <http://exchanges.state.gov/education/culprop/afcp/>.
Preserving a Historical Collection Through Digitization:
La Biblioteca Gallardo (The Gallardo Library), Santa Tecla,
El Salvador
Country: El Salvador
Post: San Salvador
Region: Western Hemisphere
Fiscal Year: 2001
Description: Grant funds are being used for a three-part
project in which the Manuel Gallardo Library will develop
an on-line
catalog of its vast collection of cultural and historical
materials. Simultaneously, the library is digitizing its
collection and using the digital records to create e-books
and establishing an Internet database.
Amount Awarded: $17,275
Type: Archives
La Biblioteca Gallardo: Creating an Information Training
Center, Phase II
Country: El Salvador
Post: San Salvador
Region: Western Hemisphere
Fiscal Year: 2002
Description: Funds support the second phase
of a three-part project in which the Manuel Gallardo Library
will develop
an on-line catalog of its vast collection of cultural and
historical materials. Simultaneously, the library will digitize
its collection and use the digital records to create e-books
and establish an Internet database.
Amount Awarded: $30,000
Type: Archives
Restoration of the Cathedral of the City of Santa Ana
Country: El Salvador
Post: San Salvador
Region: Western Hemisphere
Fiscal Year: 2004
Description: To support the restoration of the Cathedral
built in 1906 and completed in 1913. The Cathedral, decalered
a
national moument by the National Assembly, is a symboc of
the city of Santa Ana, a major part of the cultural heritage
and a significant attraction.
Amount Awarded $29,817
Type: Building restoration
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