Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces (Adaptive Sports Grants)

Key Facts

Status: Open

Posted date: September 2, 2025

Opportunity ID: 360391

Opportunity number: VA-SPORTS-26

Opportunity category: Discretionary

Agency name: National Veterans Sports Programs

Agency code: VA-NVSP

Award floor: $0

Award ceiling: $750,000

Cost sharing required: No

Funding Instrument Types
  • Grant
Category of Funding Activity
  • Other
Eligible Applicants
  • City or township governments
  • County governments
  • For-profit organizations other than small businesses
  • Independent school districts
  • Individuals
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
  • Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
  • Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
  • Small businesses
  • Special district governments
  • State governments
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Categories (use these for quoted searches)
  • agency_code:va_nvsp
  • category_of_funding_activity:other
  • cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
  • eligible_applicants:city_or_township_governments
  • eligible_applicants:county_governments
  • eligible_applicants:for_profit_organizations_other_than_small_businesses
  • eligible_applicants:independent_school_districts
  • eligible_applicants:individuals
  • eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_governments_federally_recognized
  • eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_organizations_other_than_federally_recognized_tribal_governments
  • eligible_applicants:nonprofits_having_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
  • eligible_applicants:nonprofits_that_do_not_have_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
  • eligible_applicants:private_institutions_of_higher_education
  • eligible_applicants:public_and_state_controlled_institutions_of_higher_education
  • eligible_applicants:small_businesses
  • eligible_applicants:special_district_governments
  • eligible_applicants:state_governments
  • funding_instrument_type:grant
  • opportunity_category:discretionary
  • status:open
Description

The VA NVSPSE Program announces the availability of up to$16,000,000 (subject to the availability of Federal funds) for the VA Adaptive SportsGrant Program. VA will award grants to qualifying organizations to plan, develop,manage, and implement programs to provide adaptive sports, training, and otheropportunities for Veterans and members of the Armed Forces with disabilities.Applications focused on equine therapy addressing the mental health needs of Veteranswill not be considered under this NOFO and must be submitted to Funding OpportunityNumber VA-EQUINE-26.

Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces (Adaptive Sports Grants)
The VA NVSPSE Program announces the availability of up to$16,000,000 (subject to the availability of Federal funds) for the VA Adaptive SportsGrant Program. VA will award grants to qualifying organizations to plan, develop,manage, and implement programs to provide adaptive sports, training, and otheropportunities for Veterans and members of the Armed Forces with disabilities.Applications focused on equine therapy addressing the mental health needs of Veteranswill not be considered under this NOFO and must be submitted to Funding OpportunityNumber VA-EQUINE-26.
Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces (Adaptive Sports Grants)
Open
National Veterans Sports Programs
Other
Grant
State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Individuals
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
2025-09-02