VA awards grants to qualifying organizations to plan, develop, manage, and implement programs to provide adaptive sports opportunities for disabled veterans and disabled members of the armed forces as…

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded a $105,637 Project Grant under the VA Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces (CFDA 64.034) to the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center (BOEC), a non-profit organization in Colorado. The grant, effective from September 30, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will fund BOEC's Heroic Military Programs, which provide therapeutic adaptive outdoor recreation activities for military veterans and service members with disabilities. These activities include adaptive sports such as skiing, snowboarding, hiking, and other specialized recreational experiences designed to support rehabilitation and improve participants' quality of life. The grant award demonstrates the VA's ongoing commitment to enhancing the physical, mental, and therapeutic health of disabled veterans and service members through comprehensive adaptive sports programming delivered by experienced non-profit organizations.

VA awards grants to qualifying organizations to plan, develop, manage, and implement programs to provide adaptive sports opportunities for disabled veterans and disabled members of the armed forces as authorized under 38 united states code 521A.