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

 

To provide 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.

Active 64.034 Department of Veterans Affairs B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2015 The VA Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces Program is very flexible in creating adaptive sports opportunities for disabled Veterans and disabled Servicemembers. In the past, the program has supported over 9,000 activities with over 16,000 unique Veteran participants in a year. Through technical assistance and events such as development of adaptive sports training and tools, the program created new partnerships and capabilities with nationwide implementation. Through initiatives working with national adaptive sport entities, the program established new comprehensive therapeutic links between the Veterans Health Administration and adaptive sport communities for treatment of Veterans with cognitive and physical disabilities.
Fiscal Year 2016 The VA Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces Program is very flexible in creating adaptive sports opportunities for disabled Veterans and disabled Servicemembers. In the past, the program has supported over 9,000 activities with over 16,000 unique Veteran participants in a year. Through technical assistance and events such as development of adaptive sports training and tools, the program created new partnerships and capabilities with nationwide implementation. Through initiatives working with national adaptive sport entities, the program established new comprehensive therapeutic links between the Veterans Health Administration and adaptive sport communities for treatment of Veterans with cognitive and physical disabilities.
Fiscal Year 2017 The VA Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces Program is very flexible in creating adaptive sports opportunities for disabled Veterans and disabled Servicemembers. In the past, the program has supported over 9,000 activities with over 16,000 unique Veteran participants in a year. Through technical assistance and events such as development of adaptive sports training and tools, the program created new partnerships and capabilities with nationwide implementation. Through initiatives working with national adaptive sport entities, the program established new comprehensive therapeutic links between the Veterans Health Administration and adaptive sport communities for treatment of Veterans with cognitive and physical disabilities.
Fiscal Year 2022 104 organizations are providing adaptive sports offerings to Veterans with disabilities through 108 grant awards. 38 U.S.C. 521A 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 many disabled veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces have. To demonstrate significant experience, all the key personnel identified in the adaptive sports grant application of the entity must have experience implementing the adaptive sports activities to be provided and have experience working with persons with disabilities that many disabled veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces to be served through the adaptive sports grant have. The experience must be for two continuous years immediately prior to the date of submission to VA of the grant application. When more than one entity would be engaged in the provision of the adaptive sport activities, the entity applying for the adaptive sports grant must provide documentation that verifies that through the partnership, it has the experience necessary to implement all of the adaptive sports activities proposed in the adaptive sports grant application. Not applicable. Eligibility is determined as stated in 38 CFR Part 77 and the current notice of funding availability for this award. Preapplication coordination is required. Currently, pre-applications are not required under this funding mechanism. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Applications procedures established in the notice of funding availability. Formal approval of the award of assistance is made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or his designees, to the eligible adaptive sport entity. The applicable adaptive sport entity manages the awards program to include partnering entities Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 120 to 180 days. Not applicable. Not applicable. Selection criteria are established in the notice of funding availability through the funding priorities and the review criteria. Funding can be utilized 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 are defined in accordance with 38 CFR 77.2 as: (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. Performance Reports: Reporting will be required quarterly and at award close-out. All reporting will be completed electronically. In these reports, grantees will be required to report data including, but not limited to: information on participants served, time spent providing adaptive sports activities, financial and acquisition data related to the grant, types of supportive services provided and other information as requested by NVSP&SE. Grantees must report on all activities funded by the Adaptive Sports Grant Program. Through all reporting, the grantee will be expected to demonstrate adherence to the grantee’s proposed program concept, as described in the grantee’s application. Not applicable. Records must be retained for the time period designated in the grant agreement or other regulations and policies overseeing program. 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. The period of performance is typically one-year, as outlined in the notice of funding availability for the VA Adaptive Sports Grant Program. Funding may be utilized for grant approved activities that occur during the period of performance. Grantees will receive payments in response to payment request electronically through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Payment Management System (HHS PMS). Funding will be released upon approval of payment requests, made electronically through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Payment Management System (HHS PMS). None/Not specified. National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events
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Phone: Grants4Vets@va.gov http://www.va.gov/adaptivesports 36-0160-0-1-703 (Project Grants) FY 22$15,999,684.00; FY 23 est $16,000,000.00; FY 24 est $16,000,000.00; FY 19$14,856,170.00; FY 20 est $15,000,000.00; FY 21 est $15,000,000.00; FY 15$8,000,000.00; FY 17 est $8,000,000.00; FY 16 est $8,000,000.00; - The maximum award range is set each year in the Notice of Funding Availability. The range of the grants awarded and the average award level are provided as examples from the past (FY 21, period of performance 9/30/2021 - 9/30/2022) and current (FY 22, period of performance 9/30/2022 - 9/30/2023) grant cycles: FY 21: $13,650.00 - $713,847.00; average award = $ $156,840.69 FY 22: $7,350.00 - $750,000.00; average award = $148,145.23 38 CFR Part 77, Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces. 2 CFR 200, UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS Fiscal Year 2015 Funded Projects take diverse forms, such as training and technical assistance to train therapist and Veterans in Paralympic and adaptive sports, introductory and competitive events such as the Valor Games and Warrior Games, equipping initiatives to enable community-based entities to provide adaptive sports programs for disabled Veterans, clinics and training camps for disabled Veterans to participate and hone skills in adaptive sports, ongoing community-based adaptive sports programs for disabled Veterans, and activities to develop pipelines for disabled Veterans training in Paralympic sports. Funded Projects take diverse forms, such as training and technical assistance to train therapists and Veterans in Paralympic and adaptive sports, introductory and competitive events such as the Valor Games, equipping initiatives to enable community-based entities to provide adaptive sports programs for disabled Veterans, clinics and training camps for disabled Veterans to participate and hone skills in adaptive sports, ongoing community-based adaptive sports programs for disabled Veterans, and activities to develop pipelines for disabled Veterans training in Paralympic sports.
Fiscal Year 2016 Funded Projects take diverse forms, such as training and technical assistance to train therapists and Veterans in Paralympic and adaptive sports, introductory and competitive events such as the Valor Games, equipping initiatives to enable community-based entities to provide adaptive sports programs for disabled Veterans, clinics and training camps for disabled Veterans to participate and hone skills in adaptive sports, ongoing community-based adaptive sports programs for disabled Veterans, and activities to develop pipelines for disabled Veterans training in Paralympic sports.
Fiscal Year 2017 Funded Projects take diverse forms, such as training and technical assistance to train therapists and Veterans in Paralympic and adaptive sports, introductory and competitive events such as the Valor Games, equipping initiatives to enable community-based entities to provide adaptive sports programs for disabled Veterans, clinics and training camps for disabled Veterans to participate and hone skills in adaptive sports, ongoing community-based adaptive sports programs for disabled Veterans, and activities to develop pipelines for disabled Veterans training in Paralympic sports.
Fiscal Year 2020 Offer opportunities for Veterans and members of the Armed Forces with disabilities to participate directly in adaptive sports, to participate in adaptive sports competitions, or to participate in activities where a new sport can be learned. Offer adaptive sports training opportunities to community providers and/or VA staff members to improve their skills or learn new approaches for the delivery of adaptive sports to Veterans and members of the Armed Forces with disabilities. Offer sport-specific classification of Veteran athletes and training of providers to be classifiers in adaptive sports recognized by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee or International Paralympic Committee.
Fiscal Year 2021 Offer opportunities for Veterans and members of the Armed Forces with disabilities to participate directly in adaptive sports, to participate in adaptive sports competitions, or to participate in activities where a new sport can be learned. Offer adaptive sports training opportunities to community providers and/or VA staff members to improve their skills or learn new approaches for the delivery of adaptive sports to Veterans and members of the Armed Forces with disabilities. Offer sport-specific classification of Veteran athletes and training of providers to be classifiers in adaptive sports recognized by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee or International Paralympic Committee.