Opportunity Information: Apply for VA EQUINE 23
This funding opportunity, titled "Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces (Equine Assisted Therapy)" (Funding Opportunity Number: VA EQUINE 23), is a discretionary grant program run through the National Veterans Sports Programs under CFDA 64.034. It supports adaptive sports entities that can plan, build, manage, and carry out programs offering adaptive sports activities for Veterans and current members of the Armed Forces who have disabilities. In this specific notice, the emphasis is on equine-assisted therapy as a targeted approach for participants whose disabilities are connected to mental health issues, recognizing that structured, professionally delivered equine programming can be used as a therapeutic, adaptive activity within the broader adaptive sports framework.
The program defines adaptive sports activities broadly, covering far more than just direct participation. Funded efforts may include instruction and opportunities to participate and compete, as well as the behind-the-scenes elements required to run safe and effective programs. That includes training and technical assistance for the people responsible for delivery, such as program administrators, coaches, recreation therapists, instructors, and even VA employees and other appropriate personnel. It also includes practical operational components like coordinating events and services, athlete assessment, Paralympic classification where relevant, sport-specific training techniques, program development at the local level, purchasing or providing sports equipment and supplies, and building in program evaluation and related implementation activities. In other words, the grant is meant to support complete, functioning programs, not just isolated events.
The stated goal of the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) is to make sure resources are directed to eligible organizations that have the right capabilities and experience to meet the needs and priorities of disabled Veterans and disabled service members. For this equine-focused NOFA, a total of $1,500,000 is available for award across selected proposals that provide equine therapy specifically targeted to the mental health-related needs of the eligible population. The award ceiling is listed as $750,000, meaning individual grants can be funded up to that amount, depending on the application and the agency's award decisions. Applicants proposing adaptive sports projects that are not centered on equine therapy are instructed to apply under a different opportunity number, VA-SPORTS-23, which suggests this NOFA is intentionally narrow and designed to pull in equine-centered proposals rather than general adaptive sports programming.
Eligibility is limited to non-federal entities categorized under "Other" eligible applicants, with an important practical requirement: the applicant must have significant experience managing a large-scale adaptive sports program for people with disabilities of the type experienced by disabled Veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces. This signals that the funder is looking for organizations with demonstrated operational capacity, safeguards, staffing, and program infrastructure, rather than start-ups or groups without a track record in adaptive or disability-focused sports and recreation settings. Key administrative details in the source information include a creation date of February 10, 2023, and an original closing date of April 11, 2023, which frame when the opportunity was first posted and when applications were due under that cycle.Apply for VA EQUINE 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 Disabled Members of the Armed Forces (Equine Assisted Therapy)" 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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