# FY 2025 International Sports Programming Initiative

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/dfop0017393-fy-2025-international-sports-programming-initiative/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359956

> Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs offered grants of up to $1.4 million (at least $1.4 million) to nonprofits and colleges and universities. It expected to make one award worth $1.4 million in total. Applications closed on August 11, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DFOP0017393 |
| Agency | Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 11, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $1.4 million |
| Award floor | $1.4 million |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $1.4 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.415 |

## Who can apply

- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Please see full announcement.

## What the grant funds

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.

## Questions people ask

### Is DFOP0017393 still open?

No. It closed on August 11, 2025. A newer notice is open: DFOP0017180, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

### Who can apply for FY 2025 International Sports Programming Initiative?

Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs accepted applications from nonprofits and colleges and universities. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for FY 2025 International Sports Programming Initiative?

Closed August 11, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $1.4 million each. About $1.4 million in total for one award.

### Who has won Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc., International Research and Exchanges Board Inc., World Learning Inc. The program made 289 awards worth $569 million in that time.