Cultural Grant Assistance is a part of Official Development Assistance (ODA), provided to contribute to the promotion of cultural and higher educational activities and preservation of cultural heritage in developing countries. It is administered through two schemes: Cultural Grant Assistance and Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects. To date, expressions of gratitude have been forthcoming from more than 120 countries throughout the world from persons concerned with, and from institutions actually involved in, cultural and higher education and the preservation of cultural heritage.
http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/oda/category/cultural/index.html
