Project Grant SPORTS24055

Award Date 9/30/24
Completion Date 9/30/25
Dollars Obligated $274K
Federal Grant Program
64.034
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
United States

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded a $273,915 Project Grant to the Lakeshore Foundation, a non-profit organization in Birmingham, AL, under the VA Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces (CFDA 64.034) program. The grant funds Lakeshore Foundation's programs to plan, develop, manage, and implement adaptive sports opportunities for disabled veterans and armed forces members, including wheelchair rugby coaching, adaptive sports and fitness activities, residential adaptive sport experiences, and enhancing rehabilitative health through adaptive sports. Lakeshore Foundation has received several prime federal grants from the VA for these types of adaptive sports programs and has also collaborated as a sub-recipient with the University of Alabama at Birmingham on related research projects. The award has a performance period from September 30, 2024 to September 30, 2025.

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