Project Grant SPORTS25048

Federal Grant Award Summary

Equicenter Inc. received a $117,000 Project Grant from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Under Secretary for Health, awarded September 30, 2025, under the VA Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces program (CFDA 64.034). The grant funds the delivery of adaptive equine-assisted therapeutic services through Equicenter Inc.'s "HEROES & HORSES" program, which provides structured riding and unmounted horsemanship lessons to disabled veterans and service members. The program is designed to improve the physical, mental, and emotional health of veterans with various service-related disabilities, including physical impairments, traumatic brain injuries, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Under this one-year performance period (September 30, 2025 through September 30, 2026), Equicenter Inc. will deliver approximately 1,320 therapeutic horsemanship lessons annually through a structured 44-week curriculum with 30 lessons per week. The organization, an accredited therapeutic horsemanship provider based in Honeoye Falls, New York, leverages its expertise in equine-assisted activities and therapeutic services to provide specialized programming that meets the rehabilitation and recreational needs of the veteran population. This represents the fourth consecutive annual grant award to Equicenter Inc. under the VA adaptive sports program, with cumulative grant funding totaling approximately $589,414 since 2022.