Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces

 

Adaptive Sports Grant (ASG) Program Description: A. Purpose: To provide grants to eligible adaptive sports entities to plan, develop, manage, and implement adaptive sports activities for disabled Veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces. Adaptive sports activities means: (1) instruction, participation, and competition in adaptive sports; (2) training and technical assistance to program administrators, coaches, recreation therapists, instructors, VA employees, and other appropriate individuals; and (3) coordination, Paralympic classification of athletes, athlete assessment, sport-specific training techniques, program development (including programs at the local level), sports equipment, supplies, program evaluation, and other activities related to the implementation and operation of the program. B. See full text of NOFA for additional ASG Program details.

Active VA-ASG-2017-01 Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Office: National Veterans Sports Programs Grant 85 Adaptive Sports Activities for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces 04/28/2016 This program does not have cost sharing or matching requirements. Michael Welch
Paralympic Program Specialist
Phone 202-632-7136 http://www.va.gov/adaptivesports/va_grant_program.asp michael.welch5@va.gov $8,000,000.00 Awards range from $10,000.00 to $500,000.00