64.037: VA U.S. Paralympics Monthly Assistance Allowance Program
Overview
Program Number
64.037
Status
Inactive
Last Modified
Aug. 28, 2020
Date Posted
Aug. 28, 2020
Objective
To promote the lifelong health and to motivate, encourage and sustain participation and competition in adaptive sports from the local level through elite levels among disabled Veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces through partnerships with VA clinical personnel as well as national and community-based adaptive sports programs. To provide monthly assistance allowance to a Veteran with a disability as authorized by 38 U.S.C 322(d) for qualifying athletes, whether categorized as emerging or national team athletes.
Type of Assistance
C - Direct Payments for Specified Use
Applicant Eligibility
To receive an allowance, a disabled Veteran must submit a complete application, as well as established training and competition plans and is responsible for turning in monthly and quarterly reports in order to continue receiving the monthly assistance allowance. The disability of the Veteran may be service-connected or non-service-connected if the veteran meets the minimum military standard or higher in his or her respective Paralympic or Olympic sport at a recognized competition level. The Veteran also must meet eligibility criteria established by the International Paralympic Committee for participants in Paralympic sports or by the International Olympic Committee for participants in Olympic sports.
Beneficiary Eligibility
To receive an allowance, a Veteran must submit a complete application identifying any dependents upon which a higher payable rate of allowance may be based; and the appropriate National Governing Body or equivalent Paralympic or Olympic entity must provide certification of the Veteran's participation in training or competition sponsored by the USOPC, applicable Paralympic or Olympic sport entity for U.S. Commonwealths or Territories, or the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), or residence at a USOPC training center, for a period for which payment is requested. The certification must specify whether the payment is due for training, competition, or residence, and the dates of the training, competition, or residence for which payment is due.
Additional Information
Grant Awards
VA U.S. Paralympics Monthly Assistance Allowance Program direct grants
Grant Opportunities