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 $164,500 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 California Aquatic Therapy & Wellness Center Inc., doing business as Pools Of Hope. The award, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will support the organization's Veterans Adaptive Aquatic Sports Program. This program aims to provide therapeutic aquatic activities and adaptive sports opportunities to a minimum of 150 disabled veterans and service members in the North Long Beach, CA area. Pools Of Hope is a non-profit organization specializing in adaptive aquatic sports and therapy, and has a history of securing federal grants and contracts to support its mission of improving accessibility and reaching underserved communities through its aquatic therapy programs.

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.