Diving inclusion program

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Under Secretary for Health awarded a $219,988 Project Grant to Aquanauts Adaptive Aquatics Inc., doing business as Adaptive Scuba Programs, to support the Diving Inclusion Program. The grant was awarded under the VA Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces program (CFDA 64.034) and will be carried out in Florida from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023.

The grant will fund Adaptive Scuba Programs' delivery of adaptive scuba diving activities and instruction for veterans and members of the armed forces with disabilities. The VA Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs aims to support programs that provide adaptive sports opportunities to disabled veterans and service members to improve their quality of life. The $219,988 in funding will allow Adaptive Scuba Programs to deliver scuba instruction and diving experiences tailored to participants' disabilities over the one-year period of performance.