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VA-SPORTS-24: Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Members of the Armed Forces program

Closed Closed March 27, 2024 Opportunity VA-SPORTS-24 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of National Veterans Sports Programs notices from 2024.

• Award ceiling$750,000
• Total funding$14.5 million
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants must qualify as a non-Federal Government entity with significant experience in managing a large-scale adaptive sports program for persons with disabilities if those disabilities are those that disabled Veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces may have.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past VA Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces awards averaged $138,512; this notice allows up to $750,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (93% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The Adaptive Sports Grant Program provides grants to eligible adaptive sports entities to plan, develop, manage, and implement programs to provide adaptive sports activities for Veterans and members of the Armed Forces with disabilities. For the purpose of this program, adaptive sports activities include: (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; (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. The primary goal for this Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) is to ensure that appropriate levels of resources are provided to eligible adaptive sports entities with capabilities that are well-suited to meet the needs and priorities for Veterans with disabilities and members of the Armed Forces with disabilities. This NOFA announces the availability of up to $14,500,000 for initial grants to provide adaptive sports activities under the Adaptive Sports Grant Program to Veterans, and members of the Armed Forces, with disabilities. Proposals with a focus on providing equine therapy targeted for Veterans and members of the Armed Forces should apply to VA-EQUINE-24.

Category: Other.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

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