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

The Chicago Park District was awarded a $362,465.74 project grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Under Secretary for Health. 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) to support veterans programming, specialty clinics, the Valor Games Midwest event, and the Windy City Winter Sports Clinic from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023.

This funding will allow the Chicago Park District to plan, develop, manage and implement adaptive sports activities for veterans and members of the armed forces with disabilities, as intended under the CFDA 64.034 program. Specifically, the grant award will support the delivery of veterans programming and specialty clinics, as well as the Valor Games Midwest event and Windy City Winter Sports Clinic, to provide adaptive sports opportunities for the disabled veterans and armed forces member population in the Chicago area.