The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Under Secretary for Health awarded a $415,200 Project Grant to The Usmma Sailing Foundation. Inc. from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. This funding supports the WARRIOR SAILING: SAILING INSTRUCTION, CERTIFICATION AND COMPETITION FOR VETERANS OR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH DISABILITIES program. Through this award, The Usmma Sailing Foundation. Inc. will deliver adaptive sailing instruction, certification, and...
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Under Secretary for Health awarded a $179,265 Project Grant to The Usmma Sailing Foundation. Inc. on August 3, 2021 under the VA Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces (CFDA 64.034) program. The grant will support WARRIOR SAILING: SAILING INSTRUCTION, CERTIFICATION AND COMPETITION FOR VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES, which will provide adaptive sports activities including...
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded $461,520 to U.S. Patriot Sailing, Inc. under the VA Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces (CFDA 64.034) federal grant program. The funding supports U.S. Patriot Sailing's US PATRIOT SAILING VETERANS (ADAPTIVE SPORT) TRAINING, THERAPEUTIC, RECREATIONAL PARTICIPATION, AND COMPETITION SAILING PROGRAM from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Under this...
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded a $140,000 Project Grant to U.S. Patriot Sailing, Inc. on August 3, 2021 under the VA Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces (CFDA 64.034) federal grant program. U.S. Patriot Sailing, Inc. will utilize the funding to implement an adaptive sailing training, therapeutic, recreational participation, and competition program for veterans located in Chesapeake...
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration awarded a $201,500 one-year Project Grant to The Usmma Sailing Foundation, Inc. on September 30, 2023. The grant will fund the provision of total adaptive ice hockey programs for combat wounded and service disabled veterans of all ages, including sled and standing teams, across the USA. This award is part of the VA Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces (CFDA...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the University of Illinois at Chicago to develop a humanities curriculum and discussion forum program titled "Visualizing Parallels Between the US 'Indian Wars' and the 'Global War on Terror'." Through this award made under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162), UIC will partner with the Emerging Veteran Art Movement to prepare a...
The Intrepid Museum Foundation received a $204,666 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) to undertake a 2.5-year project to restore and open the Intrepid's historic 7,000+ square-foot medical facility, known as "Sick Bay", as well as surrounding spaces along the Sick Bay pathway, including the ship's post office, barber shop, and a berthing/torpedo handling compartment. The project...
The Department of the Navy, through its Secretary of the Navy and Chief of Naval Operations, awarded a $450,000 block grant to the American Veterans Center. The grant was awarded under the Congressionally Directed Assistance program (CFDA 12.599) to support a project commemorating the 75th anniversary of World War II between October 1, 2021 and January 21, 2022. The Congressionally Directed Assistance program funds Congressional priorities through assistance instruments awarded by the Department...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $193,876.59 Project Grant to George Mason University under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162) to support the project "COMING HOME: DIALOGUES ON THE MORAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SPIRITUAL IMPACTS OF WAR" from May 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019. The project aimed to enhance the teaching and study of the humanities by creating new resources, programs, and curricula...
The Minnesota Humanities Center received a $196,556 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program. Through this funding, the Center will organize a series of public forums from June 2023 to May 2025 to examine the experiences of underrepresented military service members. Specifically, the Complicated Service Discussion Series will bring together veterans and community...