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VA Adaptive Sport Annual Report TABLE OF CONTENTS 34 OUR MISSION / VISION 44 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 74 PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS 84 PARALYMPIC GRANT PROGRAM 164 PARALYMPIC MONTHLY ASSISTANCE ALLOWANCE PROGRAM 184 NATIONAL REHABILITATION SPECIAL EVENTS 204 COLLABORATION & PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT 244 TRANSITION TO PUBLIC LAW 113-59 284 APPENDIX A - FY 2013 PARALYMPIC GRANT RECIPIENTS 364 APPENDIX B - PARTNERSHIPS WITH NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.VA.GOV/ADAPTIVESPORTS VISIT FOR MORE INFORMATION 384 APPENDIX C - PARALYMPIC SPORTS BY DISABILITY GROUP 2 FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.VA.GOV/ADAPTIVESPORTS VISIT FOR MORE INFORMATION Our Mission: The Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events’ (NVSP&SE) provides rehabilitative opportunities for eligible Veterans to improve independence, wellbeing and quality of life through adaptive sport, recreation and art therapy programs. NVSP&SE does this by managing six national events and awarding grants to provide adaptive sports opportunities for disabled Veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces. Vision: Since its inception, NVSP&SE has been dedicated to providing disabled Veterans with constructive and positive relationship-building programs that facilitate their entry into VA’s system of rehabilitative care. The experience of the disabled Veterans and members of the Armed Forces is founded on and guided by staff that faithfully embraces VA’s I-CARE core values of Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect and Excellence. 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Office of NVSP&SE provides NVSP&SE events – from those recently opportunities for disabled Veterans and serving to those who served in World disabled members of the Armed Forces to War II, Korea and Vietnam. The place participate in rehabilitative sport and art to start is www.va.gov/adaptivesports/ therapy programs. Veterans may suffer The Web site has information on grants, from post-traumatic stress disorder or allowances, National rehabilitation special traumatic brain injuries; others have lost events, videos, and a Sport Club finder to limb(s) or mobility, or have become blind help Veterans locate activities within their or visually impaired; while some deal with communities. a combination of injuries or conditions. 2013 marked a major change in VA’s grant As the therapeutic and competitive sport program. Under the program’s original needs of disabled Veterans and wounded legislative authority, Public Law 110-389, service members becomes more defined, VA was authorized to award grants only there is an equally increasing need to to the United States Olympic Committee’s promote and highlight the benefits of (USOC) U.S. Paralympics Division for an participating or competing in adaptive integrated adaptive sports program. sports and the importance of providing In December 2013, Public Law 113-59 those opportunities. VA supports modified this legislation by changing the FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.VA.GOV/ADAPTIVESPORTS VISIT FOR MORE INFORMATION the wellness of Veterans and service eligibility criteria such that organizations members with disabilities and promotes other than the USOC could apply directly their participation in adaptive sports as to VA for grant funding. Thus, this a means toward living healthier, happier annual report details the final year of and more productive lives. the U.S. Paralympics Integrated Adaptive Sport Program and transition to the Veterans of all ages can participate in VA Adaptive Sport Grant program. 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.VA.GOV/ADAPTIVESPORTS VISIT FOR MORE INFORMATION 5 FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.VA.GOV/ADAPTIVESPORTS VISIT FOR MORE INFORMATION 6 PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS, MISSIONS & HIGHLIGHTS Paralympic Grant $1,167,820.21 in allowance payments to 163 disabled Veterans competing Program across 23 different Paralympic sports. During the reporting period, VA awarded $8 million in grant funding to the National Rehabilitation U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) to Special Events WWW.VA.GOV/ADAPTIVESPORTS VISIT FOR MORE INFORMATION manage U.S. Paralympics programs and to award subgrants to Paralympic Sport These events promote physical, Clubs, colleges and universities, hospitals, social, and emotional wellbeing for all Veteran and military organizations, and Veteran participants by encouraging other qualifying recipients nationwide. independence, healthier lifestyles, and This served to enhance and expand the maximum performance. Through these local community-based Paralympic and programs, the office hosted six national adaptive sports programs. rehabilitative sport and art therapy opportunities to 4,993 Veterans served Though implementation of grant by VA medical facilities nationwide. funded programming was impacted by legislative changes, the U.S. Paralympics administered $6,983,777.71 in grant Collaboration & funds and provided adaptive sports opportunities for 4,415 disabled Veterans Program Development and disabled members of the Armed These initiatives capitalize on the Forces. synergies established through the three core programs and build upon VA and Paralympic Assistance Department of Defense activities to produce complementary therapeutic Allowance Program sport opportunities in line with 38 U.S.C. § 523. The program provides a monthly assistance allowance to disabled Veterans training in their respective Paralympic Transition to sports as authorized by the Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2008 and Public Law 113-59 defined in 38 CFR Part 76. Under this The reporting period marked a transition program, VA pays monthly allowances from the USOC administered program to Veterans with either a service- to the VA Adaptive Sport Grant program. related or non-service-related disability This transition includes changes in the if they are selected and are actively functional relationships and operational training or competing in a Paralympic environment related to VA, the USOC, and sport for a slot on the United States other adaptive sport entities in the United Paralympics team. Throughout the States. reporting year, VA awarded a total of 7 PARALYMPIC GRANT PROGRAM 1.1 Program Overview funding including sub-awards to 70 community, regional and national Participating in national, regional, partners. VA approved the grant and community-based Paralympic application on Sept. 27, 2013, for a and adaptive sport and rehabilitative total award of $8,000,000 covering the programs are essential factors in period September 1, 2013, through improving overall health for disabled September 30, 2014. Additionally, the Veterans and disabled members of U.S. Paralympics requested approval the Armed Forces. These programs are to carry over $506,403 of FY12 grant critical to improve the health-life plan of funds returned by a subgrant recipient. Veterans as well as to treat physical, VA approved this request bringing the mental and visual impairments. Also, total amount of funding authorized to $8,506,403. The USOC also requested, FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.VA.GOV/ADAPTIVESPORTS VISIT FOR MORE INFORMATION these athletic opportunities assist in reintegrating Veterans back into their and VA approved, an extension to the communities after the completion of FY13 grant period of performance to service. December 31, 2014. On July 23, 2013, the USOC submitted Due to expiring legislative authority and an application for $8,000,000 in grant the uncertainty of reauthorization, the 8 PARALYMPIC GRANT PROGRAM U.S. Paralympics did not administer the Similar to prior applications, the grant full grant award. The U.S. Paralympics award was applied to two funding reported use of $6,983,777.71 in areas: (1) Grant Programs and (2) USOC grant funding, leaving a balance Paralympic Programs. As shown in of $1,522,625.29 in unused funds. Table 1, approximately $5.8 million was The following details on the Grant dedicated to grant programs, which FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.VA.GOV/ADAPTIVESPORTS VISIT FOR MORE INFORMATION Program account for the $6,983,777.71 accounts for 83 percent of the grant. in grant funds. Also, approximately $1.2 million was allocated for USOC operated programs, Figure 1: Grant Award by Funding Area Funding Area Total Dollars Grant Programs $5,785,109.71 USOC Paralympic Programs $1,198,668.00 TOTAL $6,983,777.71 9 PARALYMPIC GRANT PROGRAM 1.2 Grant Program necessary for high-quality, sustainable programs serving disabled Veterans and The grant program provides funding disabled members of the Armed Forces. assistance to national, regional, and These partners offer sport camps, clinics, community-based organizations that competitions and ongoing programming provide Paralympic and adaptive sport at select locations across the country. opportunities to disabled Veterans and During this grant period, the U.S. disabled members of the Armed Forces. Paralympics awarded up to 34 subgrants Organizations applied for grants in the ranging from $14,750 to $500,000 to following program areas that provide a partner organizations. multi-level approach for ensuring athletic SPORT DEVELOPMENT opportunities are available across a variety of sports and competitive levels: Under these partnerships, USOC affiliated National Governing Bodies (NGBs) (1) Community, Regional and and High Performance Management National Partnerships Organizations (HPMOs) provide motivation, sport-specific instruction, (2) Sport Development skill development and camaraderie for disabled Veterans and disabled (3) Valor Games Series members of the Armed Forces. These partnerships foster the development of (4) Program Development
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