Equine assisted therapies and outdoor recreational activities for veterans and members of the armed forces with disabilities

Equinoterapia Puerto Rico, Inc. was awarded a $206,800 Project Grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Under Secretary for Health on October 1, 2022 to provide equine assisted therapies and outdoor recreational activities for veterans and members of the armed forces with disabilities through September 30, 2023.

The funding supports the VA Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces (CFDA 64.034) program, which provides grants to eligible entities to plan, develop, manage, and implement adaptive sports programs. Specifically, Equinoterapia Puerto Rico will use the grant funding to deliver equine assisted therapy and outdoor recreational activities to disabled veterans and service members in Puerto Rico through September 2023, helping them participate in adaptive sports programs supported by the VA grant program.