Capital region nordic alliance: regional-national adaptive nordic sport initiative- providing adaptive nordic sports: XC skiing, biathlon, snowshoeing, trail orienteering (sighted & VI) & paraskeleton

The Capital Region Nordic Alliance Inc. was awarded a $350,581.06 project grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Under Secretary for Health. The funding supports the VA Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces program.

Under the award, the Capital Region Nordic Alliance will provide adaptive Nordic sports programming including cross country skiing, biathlon, snowshoeing, trail orienteering, and para skeleton activities for sighted and visually impaired veterans and service members with disabilities. The programming will take place across the United States between October 1, 2022 and September 30, 2023. The goal of the adaptive sports activities is to provide rehabilitation and recreation opportunities for disabled veterans and armed forces members, as intended under the VA adaptive sports grant program.