Cultural Antiquities Task Force

Objective

An interagency body of U.S. federal law enforcement and other agencies, the Cultural Antiquities Task Force (CATF) supports projects and other activities intended to disrupt the illegal trafficking of cultural property from other countries into the United States.

Who Can Apply

• Not-for-Profit Organization
• Nonprofit Organization
• International Organization
• Foreign Non-Government Not-for-Profit Organization
• Foreign Non-Government Nonprofit Organization
• Foreign Government

Embassies must vet applicants for eligibility and ensure that the applicants are able to receive U.S. federal assistance. Cultural Property Agreement Implementation Grants (CPAIG) are open to U.S. embassies in countries with which the United States has a signed bilateral cultural property agreement or where emergency import restrictions on archaeological and ethnological material are in effect under the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2601 et seq). The CATF may also fund projects at its discretion outside of the CPAIG framework in countries where cultural heritage is at risk from theft, looting, and trafficking.

Who Benefits

• Foreign Government
• Foreign Non-Government Nonprofit Organization
• Foreign Non-Government Not-for-Profit Organization
• International Organization
• Nonprofit Organization
• Not-for-Profit Organization

Assistance Types

• Cooperative Agreement

Program Contact

PerschlerMJ@state.gov
(202) 531-6590