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

National Veterans Sports Programs · Department of Veterans Affairs

At a glance

Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Members of the Armed Forces program is a closed federal grant opportunity from the National Veterans Sports Programs (Department of Veterans Affairs). The application deadline was April 11, 2023. Individual awards are listed as up to $750K, with $14.5M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 64.034 (VA Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

  1. Feb 10, 2023Posted
  2. Apr 11, 2023Application deadline
Posted
Feb 10, 2023
Close date
Apr 11, 2023
Award floor
Not specified
Award ceiling
$750,000
Est. total funding
$14,500,000
Expected awards
Not specified
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

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.

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

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-23.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 64.034

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$16M
FY25$15.6M
FY26$16M est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 64.034. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 64.034

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 472 grant awards had funding actions under VA Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

  1. ADAPTIVE ADVENTURES$1.88M
  2. MOVE UNITED$1.79M
  3. HIGHER GROUND USA, INC.$1.4M
  4. PRISMA HEALTH - UPSTATE$1.04M
  5. CHALLENGED ATHLETES, INC.$767K
Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Colleen Virzi Grantor
Grants4Vets@va.gov
8475711073

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through this opportunity?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $750k and total estimated program funding is $14,500,000.

How do I apply for this opportunity?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity VA-SPORTS-23), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

ForecastedALN 19.040
Award range
$10K – $200K
Est. close
Jul 6, 2025 (est.)
Who can apply
501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, Individuals and 1 more
Source: Grants.govVerified today
ForecastedALN 19.040
Award range
$10K – $200K
Est. close
Jun 8, 2026 (est.)
Who can apply
State governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status and 2 more
Source: Grants.govVerified today