Future of Babylon Project

$1.33M USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Iraq
Start Date	Dec 27, 2005
End Date	May 27, 2007
Duration	516 days
Number of Grantees	4
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77097-48`

Grant Description

The Department of State provided funding to support the Future of Babylon Project, a cooperative arrangement with the World Monuments Fund in collaboration with the State Board of Antiquities and Heritage. The project is to develop a site management plan for Babylon. The partners will develop a sustainable plan to preserve the site and plan for future uses.

Work for the project commenced in June 2009 and will continue over the next two years. ($666,658).