Opportunity Information: Apply for VA ASG 2016 01
Apply for VA ASG 2016 01
- The National Veterans Sports Programs in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 64.034 VA Assistance to United States Paralympic Integrated Adaptive Sports Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 20, 2015 and posted on Mar 23, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 26, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $8,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 80 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) County governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Special district governments City or township governments Independent school districts Small businesses Public and State controlled institutions of higher education State governments.
- Eligible applicants must qualify as a non Federal Government entity with significant experience in managing a large scale adaptive sports program for persons with disabiities if those disabilities are those that disabled Veterans and disabled of the Armed Forces have.
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Opportunity Summary:
This funding opportunity, titled Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces (Funding Opportunity Number: VA ASG 2016 01), is a discretionary grant program run by the Department of Veterans Affairs through the National Veterans Sports Programs. Its central aim is to help qualified adaptive sports organizations plan, build, run, and improve adaptive sports programs that serve disabled Veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces. The program is designed to support a broad range of adaptive sports-related services, including instruction, participation opportunities, and competitive events, along with the behind-the-scenes elements that make these programs work, such as staff training, technical assistance, athlete assessment, Paralympic classification support, sport-specific coaching techniques, and local program development. It also allows funding for necessary equipment and supplies, coordination activities, and program evaluation, as long as the proposed spending fits within the rules laid out in 38 CFR Part 77.
A key priority in how awards are made is directing resources to applicants that can demonstrate strong capacity and proven ability to deliver large-scale adaptive sports programming for people with disabilities similar to those experienced by the target population. The VA emphasizes meeting current needs and program goals while also expanding access in geographic areas where adaptive sports opportunities for disabled Veterans and service members are limited. In other words, applicants are expected not only to offer quality programming, but also to help close gaps in availability where the VA has identified fewer options.
The VA expects grantees to use the grant as a lever rather than the only source of support, meaning applicants should show how they will maximize impact through partnerships, existing infrastructure, and other resources. Outreach is a major expectation of the program: grantees must actively coordinate with the VA and the Department of Defense, and are also expected to build working relationships with state, local, and tribal governments, Veterans Service Organizations, and relevant private or community organizations. Partnerships can be formal or informal, but applicants must document real service-delivery partnerships through letters of support submitted with the application. These letters need to describe what the partner will actually do (and any related funding, if applicable). General character references or letters from people not involved in delivering services do not count as partner support for this purpose.
While the program is meant to help develop continuing rehabilitative, therapeutic, and whole-life health opportunities through adaptive sports, it is not structured as a long-term guaranteed funding source for any single organization. It is administered annually, and receiving an award in one cycle does not assure future awards. Funding authority for the program comes from 38 U.S.C. 521A (as amended by the VA Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2013, Public Law 113-59), and the grants operate under the VA regulations in 38 CFR Part 77, along with other applicable federal requirements.
For this specific opportunity cycle, the VA anticipated making about 80 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $8,000,000. Individual awards were expected to range from a floor of $10,000 to a ceiling of $500,000, and there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement listed. The CFDA number associated with the program is 64.034 (VA Assistance to United States Paralympic Integrated Adaptive Sports Program). The opportunity was posted on March 23, 2015, with an application deadline of May 26, 2015, and an archive date of September 30, 2015.
Eligibility is broad across many non-federal entity types, including nonprofits (with or without 501(c)(3) status), for-profit organizations (excluding the small-business restriction noted only for a separate eligibility line item), small businesses, state and local governments, tribal governments and tribal organizations, school districts, special district governments, and public and private institutions of higher education. However, beyond organizational type, the VA highlights a core eligibility expectation: applicants must be non-federal entities with significant experience managing large-scale adaptive sports programs for people with disabilities, specifically where those disabilities align with the kinds of impairments present among disabled Veterans and disabled service members.
Additional guidance and the full Notice of Funding Availability were provided through the VA Adaptive Sports Grant Program website (http://www.va.gov/adaptivesports/vagrantprogram.asp). For applicants who had trouble accessing materials, the listed point of contact was Michael Welch, Adaptive Sports Program Specialist, VA Office of National Veterans Sports Programs (phone: 202-632-7136).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the official title and funding opportunity number for this grant?
The opportunity is titled Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces. The Funding Opportunity Number is VA ASG 2016 01.
2) Which federal agency runs this grant program?
This is a discretionary grant program run by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through the National Veterans Sports Programs.
3) What is the main purpose of the Adaptive Sports Grant program?
The central aim is to help qualified adaptive sports organizations plan, build, run, improve, and expand adaptive sports programs that serve disabled Veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces.
4) Who is the target population this funding is meant to serve?
The grant is intended to support programming for disabled Veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces, with an emphasis on disabilities similar to those experienced by these groups.
5) What kinds of activities and services can the grant support?
The opportunity is designed to support a broad range of adaptive sports-related services, including:
- Adaptive sports instruction
- Participation opportunities for athletes
- Competitive events
- Staff training
- Technical assistance
- Athlete assessment
- Paralympic classification support
- Sport-specific coaching techniques
- Local program development
- Necessary equipment and supplies
- Coordination activities
- Program evaluation
All proposed costs must fit within the rules laid out in 38 CFR Part 77.
6) Are equipment and supplies allowable costs under this grant?
Yes. The opportunity states that funding may be used for necessary equipment and supplies, as long as the spending aligns with the requirements in 38 CFR Part 77.
7) Does the program support “behind-the-scenes” capacity-building work, or only direct sports participation?
It supports both. In addition to direct instruction and events, the opportunity explicitly includes supporting operational elements that make programs work, such as training, technical assistance, assessments, classification support, coaching techniques, local program development, coordination, and evaluation, subject to 38 CFR Part 77.
8) What is the VA prioritizing when selecting awardees?
A key priority is directing resources to applicants that can demonstrate strong capacity and a proven ability to deliver large-scale adaptive sports programming for people with disabilities similar to those experienced by the target population. The VA also emphasizes meeting current needs while expanding access in geographic areas where opportunities are limited.
9) Does the VA want applicants to expand access in underserved geographic areas?
Yes. The program emphasizes expanding adaptive sports access in geographic areas where adaptive sports opportunities for disabled Veterans and service members are limited.
10) Is this grant intended to be an organization’s long-term ongoing funding source?
No. The opportunity explains that while it supports continuing rehabilitative, therapeutic, and whole-life health opportunities through adaptive sports, it is not structured as a long-term guaranteed funding source for any single organization.
11) If an organization receives an award one year, does that guarantee future awards?
No. The program is administered annually, and the opportunity states that receiving an award in one cycle does not assure future awards.
12) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost-sharing or matching requirement is listed for this specific opportunity cycle.
13) What does the VA mean by using the grant as a “lever”?
The VA expects grantees to use the grant to maximize impact through partnerships, existing infrastructure, and other resources, rather than relying on the grant as the only source of support.
14) What outreach and coordination expectations are described for grantees?
Outreach is a major expectation. Grantees must actively coordinate with the VA and the Department of Defense (DoD), and are also expected to build working relationships with:
- State, local, and tribal governments
- Veterans Service Organizations
- Relevant private or community organizations
15) Are partnerships required, and do they need to be documented?
Yes. Partnerships can be formal or informal, but applicants must document real service-delivery partnerships through letters of support submitted with the application.
16) What must partner letters of support include to count?
The letters must describe what the partner will actually do in service delivery and should note any related funding, if applicable. The opportunity specifies that general character references or letters from people not involved in delivering services do not count as partner support for this purpose.
17) What is the estimated total funding amount and number of awards for this cycle?
For this cycle, the VA anticipated about 80 awards with an estimated total funding amount of $8,000,000.
18) What is the minimum and maximum award size?
Individual awards were expected to range from a floor of $10,000 to a ceiling of $500,000.
19) What is the CFDA number for this grant program?
The CFDA number is 64.034 (VA Assistance to United States Paralympic Integrated Adaptive Sports Program).
20) When was this opportunity posted, and what were the key dates?
The opportunity was:
- Posted: March 23, 2015
- Application deadline: May 26, 2015
- Archive date: September 30, 2015
21) What types of organizations are eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad across many non-federal entity types, including:
- Nonprofits (with or without 501(c)(3) status)
- For-profit organizations
- Small businesses
- State governments
- Local governments
- Tribal governments and tribal organizations
- School districts
- Special district governments
- Public and private institutions of higher education
The opportunity also notes a small-business restriction only for a separate eligibility line item, while listing for-profit entities as eligible in general.
22) Beyond organization type, what core eligibility expectation does the VA emphasize?
Beyond being a non-federal entity, applicants are expected to have significant experience managing large-scale adaptive sports programs for people with disabilities, specifically where those disabilities align with the kinds of impairments present among disabled Veterans and disabled service members.
23) What laws and regulations govern this grant program?
Funding authority comes from 38 U.S.C. 521A (as amended by the VA Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2013, Public Law 113-59). The grants operate under 38 CFR Part 77, along with other applicable federal requirements.
24) Where can applicants find the full Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) and additional guidance?
Additional guidance and the full Notice of Funding Availability were provided through the VA Adaptive Sports Grant Program website: http://www.va.gov/adaptivesports/vagrantprogram.asp.
25) Who is the point of contact for access issues or questions about materials?
The listed point of contact is Michael Welch, Adaptive Sports Program Specialist, VA Office of National Veterans Sports Programs. Phone: 202-632-7136.
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