Slots: 1
Deadlines
Internal Deadline: Friday, July 25th, 2025, 5pm PT
LOI: N/A
External Deadline: August 11, 2025, 5pm PT
Award Information
Award Type: Cooperative Agreement
Estimated Number of Awards: 1
Anticipated Award Amount: $1,400,000
Link to Award: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359956
Process for Limited Submissions
PIs must submit their application as a Limited Submission through the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) Application Portal: https://rii.usc.edu/oor-portal/. Use the template provided here: RII Limited Submission Applicant Template
Materials to submit include:
- (1) Two-Page Proposal Summary (1” margins; single-spaced; standard font type, e.g. Arial, Helvetica, Times New Roman, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt). Page limit includes references and illustrations. Pages that exceed the 2-page limit will be excluded from review. You must use the template linked above.
- (2) CV – (5 pages maximum)
Note: The portal requires information about the PIs in addition to department and contact information, including the 10-digit USC ID#. Please have this material prepared before beginning this application.
Purpose
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.
Purpose.
Sports diplomacy enhances cross-cultural understanding and opens new avenues of dialogue and collaboration between individuals and nations. Sports-based people-to-people exchanges can lay the foundation of trust needed to build a more stable, secure, and prosperous world. Sports provide a platform to create opportunities for people to realize their potential to contribute fully to society. The ISPI use sports to support U.S. foreign policy goals and promote key U.S. values on and off the field.
ISPI is designed to achieve the following goals:
a. Advance U.S. foreign policy goals;
b. Increase and deepen understanding of U.S. society, culture, history, and dispel stereotypes;
c. Promote cross-cultural and mutual understanding between U.S. and international participants; and
d. Cultivate leadership and develop capacity for young leaders to build stable communities in the United States and abroad.
Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.