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 $192,631.57 Project Grant to Team River Runner Incorporated under the VA Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces (CFDA 64.034) program. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, supports Team River Runner's efforts to plan, develop, manage, and implement programs that provide adaptive sports opportunities for disabled veterans and disabled members of the armed forces. The grant-funded programs focus on delivering comprehensive rehabilitation, skill-building, and community reintegration services through outdoor recreational activities such as alpine skiing, snowboarding, cycling, camping, and water sports, with a particular emphasis on paddlesports like kayaking. The one-year grant period runs through September 30, 2025 and aims to create veteran healing, develop leadership skills, and increase social connections through these purposeful adaptive sports experiences.

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.