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SFOP0007530: FY 2021 Global Sports Mentoring Program

Closed Closed April 1, 2021 Opportunity SFOP0007530

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Annual Program Statement for U.S. Presentation at International Architecture Biennales (DFOP0017180). Status: Closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left). It is in our archive of Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs notices from 2021.

Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs offered grants of up to $1.1 million to nonprofits and colleges and universities. It expected to make one award. Applications closed on April 1, 2021.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed January 7, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
SFOP0010307May 8, 2024Closed May 29, 2024Closed

Key dates

PostedJanuary 7, 2021
DeadlineApril 1, 2021
Archived by Grants.govMay 1, 2021

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits and colleges and universities.

Please see full announcement.

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Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Sports Diplomacy Division, in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for the FY 2021 Global Sports Mentoring Program (GSMP). 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 conduct two separate month-long professional development mentorship programs and a reciprocal overseas exchange involving approximately 75 international and American participants in total. By empowering women and people with disabilities, the GSMP directly supports U.S. foreign policy goals, promotes social inclusion, and elevates the status of marginalized populations. Through the mentorship experience, the GSMP encourages mutually beneficial relationships between American sports executives and leaders in the sports sector overseas. Furthermore, the GSMP engages alumni from previous years through sustained U.S. Embassy relationships, follow-on individual grants to alumni, and monitoring and evaluation. Tapping into the power of public-private partnerships and founded on participant-led business plans, the GSMP positively impacts communities at home and abroad and creates a more secure and democratic global playing field for all. Please see the full announcement for additional details.

Category: Other.

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

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (19.415) awarded $569 million across 289 grant awards, an average of $2.0 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc.District of Columbia34$220 million
International Research and Exchanges Board Inc.District of Columbia11$59.2 million
World Learning Inc.Vermont20$32.2 million
Aspen Institute, Inc. (the)District of Columbia2$22.3 million
Afs-USA, IncNew York8$17.0 million

Top states: District of Columbia ($336 million), New York ($50.2 million), California ($43.7 million), Vermont ($40.0 million), Virginia ($14.1 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, DFOP0017180, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is SFOP0007530 still open?

No. It closed on April 1, 2021. A newer notice is open: DFOP0017180, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

Who can apply for FY 2021 Global Sports Mentoring Program?

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 2021 Global Sports Mentoring Program?

Closed April 1, 2021. 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 $1.1 million each.

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.

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