Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs

Description

Sports Grant programs can be an important tool for advancing foreign policy goals and connecting with audiences with whom traditional diplomacy proves challenging, including at-risk youth, women, minorities, people with disabilities, and non-English speakers. The Office of Citizen Exchanges of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for the FY 2015 SportsUnited: International Sports Programming Initiative. 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 for exchange projects designed to reach underserved youth and/or their coaches/sports administrators who manage youth sports programs. These exchanges between the United States and select countries will be either reciprocal or one-way, and will employ sports to address specific themes outlined below. The SportsUnited: International Sports Programming Initiative uses sports to help underserved youth around the world develop important leadership skills, achieve academic success, promote tolerance and respect for diversity. The focus of all programs must be on both male and female youth and/or their coaches/sports administrators.

Who can apply

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
• Private institutions of higher education
• Others

Contact

Grants.gov Contact Center<br/>Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726<br/><br/>Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays.<br/>support@grants.gov<br/>
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