Embassy Grant Programs
U.S. Assistance For Cambodian Cultural Preservation
Total U.S. Government Assistance - $866,588
Fiscal Years 2001 - 2007
Heritage Management at Prasat Han Chey, Phase II
$44,301 (U.S. Department of State)
Goal: Complete the restoration and public awareness campaign for Prasat Han Chey temple.
Partner and location: Ministry of Culture/Kompong Cham province
Cambodian Object Inventory Project
$29,800 (U.S. Department of State)
Goal: Secure collections of uninventoried archaeological artifacts by entering them in a newly created national inventory database
Partner and location: Ministry of Culture/various provinces
Heritage Management at Prasat Han Chey
$45,015 (U.S. Department of State)
Goal: Maintenance, restoration, and raising public awareness of Prasat Han Chey temple.
Partner and location: Ministry of Culture/Kompong Cham province
Cheung Ek Circular Earthwork Archaeological and Cultural Resource Management Investigations
$9,553 (U.S. Department of State)
Goal: Academic research, training, public education and cultural resource management (CRM) of circular earthwork formations and other archaeological sites at Cheung Ek.
Partner and location: Royal Academy of Cambodia/Takeo
Metal Conservation Lab
$15,000 (U.S. Smithsonian's Freer/Sackler Gallery of Asian Art)
Goal: Laboratory for conserving metal objects, training of metal conservation practitioners.
Partner and location: National Museum of Cambodia/Phnom Penh
(Additional funding: $125,950 from the Getty Conservation Institute and $12,000 from the Global Heritage Fund.)
Mapping of Mimotien Circular Earthwork Sites
$8,740 (U.S. Department of State)
Goal: Better understanding of these rare archaeological structures, improved cultural heritage management.
Partner and location: RUFA, Faculty of Archaeology/Kompong Cham
Phnom Borei and Its Relationship to Angkor Borei
$7,919 (U.S. Department of State)
Goal: Archaeological investigation to explore the relationship between two ancient Khmer settlements.
Partner and location: Institute of Culture and Fine Arts, Royal Academy of Cambodia/Takeo
Krasang Thmei Archaeological Data Analysis
$5,500 (U.S. Department of State)
Goal: To explore what this ancient cemetery reveals about the history and culture of the past.
Partner and location: RUFA, Faculty of Archaeology/Banteay Meanchey
Archaeological Excavation at Krasang Thmei
$12, 690 (U.S. Department of State)
Goal: Excavation and anthropological research; training of young archaeologists.
Partner and location: RUFA, Faculty of Archaeology/Banteay Meanchey
Preservation of Lakhaon Kaol
$15,000 (U.S. Department of State)
Goal: To research, revive and stage a new stage version of a story from the Ramayana, making it a permanent part of the performance repertoire.
Partner and location: Amrita Performing Arts/Phnom Penh
Preservation of Phnom Bakheng Temple Complex
$550,000 (U.S. Department of State)
Goal: Emergency conservation measures, archaeological research, and long-term plans for the conservation and presentation of Phnom Bakheng.
Partner and location: World Monuments Fund/Angkor Archaeological Park
Ceramics Conservation
$11,950 (U.S. Department of State)
Goal: Ceramics conservation, digital recording of conservation treatments, student training.
Partner and location: National Museum, RUFA Faculty of Fine Arts/Phnom Penh
Preservation of Ancient Books and Manuscripts
$15,000 (U.S. Department of State)
Goal: Preservation of rare historical books and palm leaf manuscripts from the 19th century.
Partner and location: National Library of Cambodia/Phnom Penh
Heritage Education Program
$34,900 (U.S. Department of State)
Goal: Nationwide education program on the importance of protecting Cambodia's cultural heritage.
Partner and location: HeritageWatch/various locations around the country
Folklore Recovery Project
$29,820 (U.S. Department of State)
Goal: Collect, conserve and publish in English and Khmer 30 traditional Cambodian oral folktales.
Partner and location: Buddhist Institute/Phnom Penh and other locations around the country
Rescue Archaeological Excavation at Koh Jas
$31,400 (U.S. Department of State)
Goal: Save valuable scientific data from loss due to looting, training of young Cambodian archaeologists.
Partner and location: HeritageWatch/Banteay Meanchey
