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 $273,915 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 Lakeshore Foundation, a non-profit organization located in Birmingham, Alabama. This grant funding will support the Lakeshore Foundation's comprehensive adaptive sports programming for disabled veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces over a one-year period from September 30, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The Lakeshore Foundation, which serves as a U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Site, will utilize the grant to plan, develop, manage, and implement a range of adaptive sports activities, including wheelchair rugby coaching, adaptive sports instruction, fitness activities, and residential adaptive sport experiences tailored to individuals with physical disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, and mental health conditions.

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.