Challenged athletes foundation (CAF) operation rebound physical fitness program to improve health outcomes and foster independence among disabled veterans

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration awarded a $376,487 Project Grant to the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) to provide its Operation Rebound physical fitness program for disabled veterans. The grant supports CAF's planning, development, management, and implementation of adaptive sports activities aimed at enhancing the rehabilitation, therapeutic health, skill-building, and community reintegration of veterans and service members with disabilities. Funded through the VA Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces program (CFDA 64.034), this award enables CAF to offer various adaptive sports programs, including swimming, surfing, cycling, winter sports, and its High School Adaptive Sports Program, while providing technical expertise, mentorship, and support through adaptive sports expert coaches. Additionally, CAF has received sub-grant funding from the Christopher Reeve Foundation to offer adaptive sports camps and clinics across the U.S. for athletes living with paralysis.