2025-2026 winter/summer/fall veteran sports program - teaching veterans with disabilities how to SKI, snowboard, cycle, waterski, mountain bike, and white water raft

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration awarded The Usmma Sailing Foundation, Inc. a $165,220 Project Grant (CFDA 64.034: VA Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces) on September 30, 2025, for the 2025-2026 Winter/Summer/Fall Veteran Sports Program. The award supports comprehensive adaptive sports instruction and participation opportunities for disabled veterans and service members across six recreational and rehabilitative activities: skiing, snowboarding, cycling, water skiing, mountain biking, and white water rafting. The grant funds program delivery through September 30, 2026.

This award represents the fifth consecutive annual grant to the nonprofit foundation from the VA since 2021, bringing total federal funding to the organization to over $961,000. The foundation utilizes grant funding to provide instruction, athlete assessment, sports-specific training, equipment procurement, and operational administration necessary to deliver these adaptive sports activities. The program is designed to enhance quality of life and provide recreational and rehabilitative benefits to the veteran population with disabilities across the United States.