VA U.S. Paralympics Monthly Assistance Allowance Program

 

To promote the lifelong health and to motivate, encourage and sustain participation and competition in adaptive sports from the local level through elite levels among disabled Veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces through partnerships with VA clinical personnel as well as national and community-based adaptive sports programs. To provide monthly assistance allowance to a Veteran with a disability as authorized by 38 U.S.C 322(d) for qualifying athletes, whether categorized as emerging or national team athletes.

Active 64.037 Department of Veterans Affairs D - Direct Payments With Unrestricted Use Not applicable. Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2008, Section 703, Public Law 110-389, 38 U.S.C. 521A
Public Law 114-223 To receive an allowance, a disabled Veteran must submit a complete application, as well as established training and competition plans and is responsible for turning in monthly and quarterly reports in order to continue receiving the monthly assistance allowance. The disability of the Veteran may be service-connected or non-service-connected if the veteran meets the minimum military standard or higher in his or her respective Paralympic or Olympic sport at a recognized competition level. The Veteran also must meet eligibility criteria established by the International Paralympic Committee for participants in Paralympic sports or by the International Olympic Committee for participants in Olympic sports. To receive an allowance, a Veteran must submit a complete application identifying any dependents upon which a higher payable rate of allowance may be based; and the appropriate National Governing Body or equivalent Paralympic or Olympic entity must provide certification of the Veteran's participation in training or competition sponsored by the USOPC, applicable Paralympic or Olympic sport entity for U.S. Commonwealths or Territories, or the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), or residence at a USOPC training center, for a period for which payment is requested. The certification must specify whether the payment is due for training, competition, or residence, and the dates of the training, competition, or residence for which payment is due. Proof of the ability to perform the required level of Paralympic or Olympic sport activity and compliance with military and higher standards are required. Emerging athlete and national team standards are established by the applicable Paralympic sport entity for each Paralympic sport. National team standards are established for each Olympic sport. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. The VA and applicable Paralympic sport entities publish the notice of fund availability for the Monthly Assistance Allowance for Disabled Veterans Training in Paralympic and Olympic Sports Program through multiple media forms, soliciting applications for the allowance program and information on applications for requesting eligibility to receive the allowance. All applications are handled on an individual disabled Veteran applicant basis. Forms furnished by VA must be used for this program. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing open basis with award decisions on a monthly basis consistent with applicants meeting award requirements and availability of funds. Formal approval of the award of the Monthly Assistance Allowance for Disabled Veterans Training in Paralympic and Olympic Sports is made by first submitting required verification of qualifications and supporting data to the applicable Paralympic or Olympic sport entity. The applicable Paralympic or Olympic sport entity manages the application and ongoing verification of the monthly assistance allowance for Veterans in connection with training in Paralympic or Olympic sport program. The applicable Paralympic or Olympic sport entity submits qualification and rate documentation to the VA for verification and award on a monthly basis. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 15 to 30 days. The overarching monthly allowance program under P.L. 110-389 and 38 U.S.C. 322 is a congressionally mandated to the applicable Paralympic and Olympic sport entities, and subject to compliance with accompanying guidelines. The VA, and applicable Paralympic and Olympic sport entities manage the monthly assistance allowance program in compliance with program directives. Subject to the availability of funds, the monthly assistance allowance may be renewed. Allowance recipients are required to submit a renewal training program verification and allowance application within the time frame established in appropriate verification and award cycle. Not applicable. Section 703 of the Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-389) identified the monthly assistance allowance was -(1) Subject to the availability of appropriation for such purpose, the Secretary may provide a monthly assistance allowance to a Veteran with a disability invited by United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) to compete for a slot on, or selected for, the Paralympic Team for any month which the Veteran is training or competing in any event sanctioned by the USOPC or who is residing at a USOPC training center. (2) The amount of monthly assistance payable to a Veteran under (1) shall be equal to the monthly amount of subsistence allowance that would be payable to the Veteran under chapter 31 of this title if the Veteran were eligible for an entitled to rehabilitation under such chapter. (3) In providing assistance under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to Veterans with service-connected disabilities. (4) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through December 31, 2013. Under Public Law 113-59, 38 U.S.C. 322(d) was amended with respect that its provisions apply to the applicable Paralympic sport entities in American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the same manner and to the same degree as the United States Olympic Committee. Limitations on the use of administrative expenses are described in 38 U.S.C. Part 1, Chapter 5, Subchapter II, Section 521A d (4) and (5). Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Length-of-time limitations are established in accordance with the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 2008, section 703. Allowance recipients will receive payments electronically through the VA Administrative and Loan Accounting Center (ALAC). Allowance recipients will receive payments electronically through the VA Administrative and Loan Accounting Center (ALAC). Program Specialist Michael F. Welch, Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events, 810 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20420; e-mail: Stipends4Vets@va.gov Michael F. Welch
Department of Veterans Affairs
Office of National Veterans Sports Programs & Special Events
810 Vermont Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20420 USA
Stipends4Vets@va.gov
Phone: 202-632-7136 https://www.blogs.va.gov/nvspse/training-allowances/ 36-4155-0-1-421 (Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use) FY 22$1,870,000.00; FY 23 est $1,990,000.00; FY 24 est $2,000,000.00; FY 19$2,000,000.00; FY 20 est $2,000,000.00; FY 21 est $2,000,000.00; - The monthly assistance allowance is based on 38 U.S.C. Chapter 31 Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) rates. For FY2023, a disabled Veteran athlete approved for monetary assistance normally ranges from $732.56 up to $1,365.93 per month, depending on the number of dependents. Title 38 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 521A, Assitance for United States Paralympic Inc. Not applicable.