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FY 2025 International Sports Programming Initiative

Agency: Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs

Assistance Listings: 19.415 -- Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges

Last Updated: July 9, 2025

The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Sports Diplomacy Division (ECA/PE/C/SD), in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for the implementation of the FY 2025 International Sports Programming Initiative (ISPI). U.S. public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to manage sports exchange projects designed to support key sporting and cultural priorities of the Administration.


ISPI is an exchange program that promotes coaching and administrative skills, creates connections with U.S. sports organizations, and enables youth development professionals to create effective sports-based initiatives in their home countries. The FY 2025 ISPI will continue to rely on U.S. embassies and consulates to select the specific theme and sport of each exchange, which will advance U.S. foreign policy goals. Additionally, all exchanges will promote America250, the FIFA World Cup, and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games.


Only one proposal will be considered by ECA from each applicant organization. In cases where more than one submission from an applicant appears in grants.gov, ECA will only consider the submission made closest in time to the NOFO deadline; that submission would constitute the one and only proposal ECA would review from that applicant.


Please see NOFO for additional information.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Education

  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and state institutions of higher education

Nonprofit

  • Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Additional information

Please see full announcement.

Grantor contact information

Description

Nicholas Hirsch

Email

HirschNW@state.gov

HirschNW@state.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
FY25_Amended_ISPI_POGI.pdf
FY 2025 International Sports Programming Initiative POGI
Aug 5, 2025 12:26 PM UTC
Performance_Monitoring_Plan_MODE_2.3_02.03.2025.docx
ECA Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) (DOCX)
Jul 9, 2025 03:17 PM UTC
FY2025_Amended_ISPI_NOFO.pdf
FY 2025 International Sports Programming Initiative NOFO
Aug 7, 2025 12:45 PM UTC
Performance_Monitoring_Plan_MODE_2.3_02.03.2025.pdf
ECA Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) (PDF)
Jul 9, 2025 03:17 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Organizational Funding Opportunities

Closed: August 11, 2025

Application process

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Award

$1,400,000

Program Funding

1

Expected awards

$1,400,000

Award Minimum

$1,400,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

DFOP0017393

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

--

Category of Funding Activity:

Other

Category Explanation:

Please see full announcement.

History

Version:

2

Posted date:

July 9, 2025

Archive date:

September 10, 2025

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