Chicago park district veterans adaptive sports programming, valor games midwest, and windy city winter sports clinic

The Chicago Park District was awarded a $186,615.67 Project Grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Under Secretary for Health on August 3, 2021. The grant funding supports the Chicago Park District Veterans Adaptive Sports Programming, Valor Games Midwest, and Windy City Winter Sports Clinic through the VA Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces program (CFDA 64.034).

The grant funds will enable the Chicago Park District to plan, develop, manage, and implement adaptive sports activities for veterans and members of the armed forces with disabilities. Specifically, the funding will support the Chicago Park District's adaptive sports programming as well as the Valor Games Midwest and Windy City Winter Sports Clinic events, providing disabled veterans and service members in the Chicago area with opportunities to participate in sports programs tailored to their needs.