International Sports Program Initiative (ISPI)

The International Sports Programming Initiative (ISPI) is a program that facilitates two-way exchanges between American and foreign participants designed to reach underserved youth and/or their coaches and sports administrators who manage sports programs..

The International Sports Programming Initiative uses sports to help Americans and people around the world develop important leadership skills, achieve academic success, and positively contribute to their home and host communities while supporting US foreign policy goals.

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4,400
Foreign and American participants
Have been involved in the two-way International Sports Programming Initiative since 2002.
85
Countries around the world.
ISPI two-way exchanges have taken place on every continent (except Antarctica)
Since 2016
16 ISPI partner organizations worked with 42 subaward organizations
in the implementation of two-way exchanges around the world.
41
states, plus the District of Columbia, since 2002.
ISPI two-way exchanges have taken place
In 2020-2021
ISPI partners
have implemented 25+ virtual exchanges for 2,000+ Foreign and American participants around the world.