Valor games southeast 2024 (VGSE24)

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration awarded a $425,000 Project Grant under the VA Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces (CFDA 64.034) program to Bridge II Sports, a non-profit organization, on September 30, 2023. This one-year grant will enable Bridge II Sports to plan, develop, manage, and implement the VALOR GAMES SOUTHEAST 2024 (VGSE24), a multi-day adaptive sports competition that promotes independence, well-being, skill development, and a sense of community for veteran and service member participants with disabilities. Additionally, Bridge II Sports received a sub-award from the Christopher Reeve Foundation to support year-round adapted sports programming serving people with spinal cord injuries, with the goal of cultivating skills, independence, acceptance, personal growth, and community engagement through diverse adaptive sports activities.