PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
To provide for indemnification against loss or damage for eligible art works, artifacts, and objects 1) when borrowed from abroad on exhibition in the U.S.; 2) when borrowed from the U.S. for exhibition abroad, preferably when there is an exchange exhibition from a foreign country; and 3) when borrowed from the U.S. for exhibition in the U.S. as part of exhibitions from abroad which include foreign-owned objects.

ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT;
- Historical Preservation;
2. CULTURAL AFFAIRS;
- Promotion of the Arts;
- Promotion of the Humanities;

WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- Federal;
- State;
- Local;
- Public nonprofit institution/organization;
- Individual/Family;
- Private non-profit institution/organization;
- Artist/Humanist;

WHO CAN APPLY:
- Federal;
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Local (includes State-designated Indian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Public non-profit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Individual/Family;
- Private non-profit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);