US Department of State Call for Grant Proposal for International Sports Programming Initiative

US Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), Office of Citizen Exchanges is inviting grant proposals for ‘SportsUnited: International Sports Programming Initiative’ on themes – Sport for social change, health and disability. The major objective of the program is to use sport to help under served youth around the world develop important leadership skills, achieve academic success, promote tolerance and respect for diversity. The program intends to create linkages, both people-to-people and institutional, through sport.Grant per project varies from $130,000 to $225,000. Eligible regions: countries of Africa, Europe, Near East, and Central Asia.