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SFOP0009380: FY 2023 Sports Visitor and Sports Envoy Programs

Closed Closed April 26, 2023 Opportunity SFOP0009380 ☆ Save

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 2023.

• Award ceiling$3.6 million
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits and colleges and universities.

• 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.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges awards averaged $2.0 million; this notice allows up to $3.6 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (95% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Sports Diplomacy Division, of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for implementation of two exchange programs under a single cooperative agreement: the FY 2023 Sports Visitor and Sports Envoy Programs. 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 implement Sports Visitor and Sports Envoy international exchanges. The Sports Visitor and Sports Envoy Programs support U.S. foreign policy goals and promote key U.S. values, on and off the field, and an understanding of the political, economic, social, and cultural contexts from which they arise. These programs are an effective way to engage priority audiences, including at-risk youth, women, minorities, people with disabilities, and non-English speakers. Sports Visitor Programs designed for elite athlete on-the-field training are ineligible under C.2. “Other Eligibility Requirements" in the NOFO. ECA plans to issue one Cooperative Agreement for a total of $3,640,000 ($2,250,000 for the Sports Visitor Program, $650,000 for the Sports Envoy Program, and $740,000 in one-time funds to support Ukraine activities) to a U.S. public or private non-profit organization for the implementation and oversight of the FY 2023 Sports Visitor and Sports Envoy Programs. The Bureau anticipates that the single award recipient will manage the comprehensive organizational and administrative responsibilities of these programs, and will identify qualified sub-award recipients to implement programming for at least two outbound student-athlete exchanges under the Sports Visitor Program. ECA encourages applicants to detail how sub-awards will be administered and managed. The award will provide funding for approximately 160 Sports Visitor Program participants (100 foreign and 60 U.S.) and 40-50 Sports Envoy Program participants. The applicant is highly encouraged to go beyond these numbers should their expertise lead to cost-efficiencies. 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.

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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.