Opportunity Information: Apply for VA SPORTS 23
The Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Members of the Armed Forces program (Funding Opportunity Number: VA SPORTS 23) is a discretionary federal grant opportunity run by the National Veterans Sports Programs (CFDA 64.034). Its purpose is to fund adaptive sports entities that can plan, develop, manage, and carry out sports and recreation programs specifically designed for Veterans and active-duty members of the U.S. Armed Forces who have disabilities. At its core, the program is meant to expand access to structured, high-quality adaptive sports opportunities and to make sure organizations with the right experience and capacity have the resources they need to serve this population effectively.
The grant supports a broad range of activities tied to delivering adaptive sports. This includes direct instruction, participation opportunities, and competitive events in adaptive sports. It also covers the behind-the-scenes infrastructure that makes these programs work, such as training and technical assistance for program administrators, coaches, recreation therapists, instructors, VA employees, and other relevant personnel. In addition, the program allows funding for coordination and specialized services commonly needed in adaptive sports settings, including Paralympic classification, athlete assessments, sport-specific training methods, and program development (including building out local-level programs). Practical implementation needs like adaptive sports equipment and supplies are also within scope, along with program evaluation and other operational activities that directly support running and improving the program.
The stated goal of the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) is to ensure that appropriate levels of resources flow to eligible adaptive sports organizations whose capabilities align with the needs and priorities of disabled Veterans and disabled service members. In other words, the VA is not only funding activities, but intentionally trying to place funding with organizations that have the experience, staffing, and operational readiness to deliver meaningful adaptive sports programming at scale and with consistent quality.
For this funding cycle, the NOFA announced up to $14,500,000 available for initial grants to provide adaptive sports activities to eligible participants. Individual awards have an award ceiling of $750,000. The opportunity was posted with an original closing date of 2023-04-11, and a creation date of 2023-02-10. While the expected number of awards is not specified in the provided source data, the total available amount and the per-award ceiling suggest funding could be distributed across multiple grantees depending on proposal quality, scope, and budget.
Eligibility is limited to non-federal government entities categorized under "Others," with a key requirement that applicants have significant experience managing a large-scale adaptive sports program for people with disabilities similar to those experienced by disabled Veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces. This emphasis signals that the program is designed for established organizations with demonstrated capacity, rather than startups or groups without a track record in large-scale adaptive sports operations.
There is also a specific boundary around equine therapy proposals: applications focused on equine therapy targeted for Veterans and service members are directed to apply under a different opportunity, VA-EQUINE-23, rather than this NOFA. This helps keep VA SPORTS 23 focused on adaptive sports programming and related training, equipment, and operational supports, while routing equine therapy to the dedicated funding stream intended for that purpose.Apply for VA SPORTS 23
- The National Veterans Sports Programs in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Members of the Armed Forces program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 64.034.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2023-02-10.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-04-11. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $750,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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