The United States Embassy in Jakarta has opened a competition for organizations to submit applications for funding through the 2023 US Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) to carry out individual projects in preserving Indonesia's cultural heritage.

Emily Norris, the embassy’s cultural attachè, said the US government supports Indonesian diversity.

“We have cooperation to support the Tjong A Fie Mansion [preservation] in Medan. We are also working with the Pusaka Raya foundation to preserve Indonesian culinary history,” Norris told The Jakarta Post in Medan on Nov. 30.

According to the embassy’s announcement, the AFCP aims to preserve archaeological sites, historic buildings and monuments, museum collections and forms of traditional and cultural expression, such as indigenous languages and crafts.

The awards may range from a minimum of US$10,000 to a maximum of $500,000. The deadline for applications is Dec. 31.

Norris was in Medan for her inaugural visit in the provincial capital of North Sumatra. As part of her tour, she visited North Sumatra Muhammadiyah University and Medan Agricultural Development Polytechnic to share on exchange and education in the US.

“We hope that universities in Sumatra can be connected to universities in the US to become partners in research and technology, exchanges and more,” she said. (dre)

Source:
courtesy of THE JAKARTA POST

by Nurni Sulaiman (The Jakarta Post)

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