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Cultural Grant Aid of Japan ~ Japanese Cultural Grant Aid to Egypt

What is Cultural Grant Aid ?

Cultural Grant Aid is a scheme whereby up to ¥50 million per project can be granted to cover the procurement cost of equipment to be used for various cultural and educational activities as well as the cost of equipment transportation and installation. Since its launch in FY 1975 up to FY 2000, Japan granted a total amount of ¥43,982.9 million for 1,072 projects in 124 countries / areas under this scheme. The equipment provided for developing countries under the scheme is playing an important role in the preservation of cultural articles and cultural heritage, the implementation of various projects at theatres and museums and the promotion of educational and research activities.

 If you have interests in application for the Japanese Cultural Grant Aid, please contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, International Cultural Relations and Technical Cooperation and Dialogue.

The table below shows the cases that the Government of Japan extended Cultural Grant to the Government of Egypt.

>> The Table for Cultural Grant Aid Projects for Egypt until 2004


Eligible Products and Equipment

Cultural grant aid provides funds for the purchase of equipment or construction and improvement of facilities to be used for the promotion of culture or higher education in the recipient country and of services necessary for the transportation and installation of this equipment. There is a ceiling of Y300 million per case. Personnel and other expenses for the operation of seminars and projects are  not eligible. Regarding equipment, equipment that is not directly connected with the promotion of culture or higher education, expendables, and very high-tech equipment are not eligible. Also, in principle only Japanese-made goods are eligible.

Examples of Eligible Equipment

• Theaters:
  
  Acoustic and stage lighting equipment for a theater aimed at promoting theatrical performances such as dramas, concerts and operas.
   
  • Musical instruments: instruments for orchestras, instruments for educational purposes in music schools, etc.
     
  • Equipment for cultural facilities: sound and lighting equipment for theaters, exhibiting equipment for museums, audiovisual equipment for culture halls, etc.
     
• Universities:
  
  Laboratory equipment for the study of foreign languages and for experiments aimed at improving science education.
   
  • Japanese language education equipment: language lab equipment for Japanese language study, etc.
     
  • Equipment for educational facilities: audiovisual equipment, experiment equipment, equipment for producing teaching materials, etc.
     
  • Program software: basically documentaries and items for use in higher education (excluding children's programs and programs for use in lower grades).
     
  • Sports equipment: equipment for judo, gymnastics, athletics, etc. (excluding balls and rackets).
     
• Symphony orchestras:
  
  Musical instruments that complement those that orchestras already have on hand.
   
• Libraries:
  
  Microfilm equipment for the preservation of historical documents in libraries and equipment to produce video programs accessing all the documents in their care.
   
• Facilities for preservation and restoration of cultural heritage:
  
  Cranes for the restoration of cultural heritage, equipment for processing stones, underground radar equipment for excavation, and equipment for X-ray analysis.
   
• TV and radio stations:
  
  Video filming and editing equipment for the production of educational and cultural programs, as well as studio lighting and acoustic equipment.

Eligible Recipients

• Government agencies of the recipient country
  >> e.g. Ministry of Culture, Sports Agency.
   

• Public agencies and organizations
  >> e.g. Judo (Sports) Federation, public educational television channels, national museums, national orchestras, national universities.
   

• Local governments
  >> e.g. City halls, local sports divisions, local symphony orchestras.

Follow-up Surveys to Evaluate Aid

Evaluation surveys are conducted to determine how the equipment purchased and installed through cultural grant aid is being used. The purpose is to ensure more efficient implementation of cultural grant aid in the future by drawing lessons from the results of the surveys. Within a few years after the installation of the equipment to be assessed, either (1) a survey will be conducted by a survey mission dispatched from Japan with the cooperation of experts related to the region and the equipment, or (2) a survey will be conducted by officials from the Japanese Embassy in the recipient country.

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