Deadline: 6 December 2024
The Challenged Athletes Foundation is now accepting applications for its Annual Grant Program to remove barriers between adaptive athletes and their pursuit of sport and fitness.
Categories
- CAF offers Two grant categories. You may only choose one category to apply for. More details for each category are below:
- Sport Expense Grant: A Sport Expense Grant aims to cover any expenses associated with an athlete’s training, competitions, or equipment purchases and maintenance. If awarded this grant, CAF will send you monetary funding that can be used for any of the following sports-related expenses:
- Coaching/Training Expenses (expenses related to specialized coaching, personal trainer, coach, gym fees, adaptive sports clinics, classes or lessons, etc.)
- Travel/Competition Expenses (expenses related to sport/athletic competitions, training camps, or clinics. These expenses may include entry fees and/or travel-related expenses to competitions for the athlete. If the athlete is under 18 or requires a guide, funds can be used towards expenses for one parent/guardian or guide. Travel related expenses can include transportation (fuel, rental car, flight, ride share, etc.), accommodations (hotel fees), and food.
- Minor/Small equipment purchases (expenses related to maintain, refurbish, or upgrade your adaptive equipment like handcycles, sport wheelchairs, bicycles, etc. or to purchase smaller equipment items that help you train or compete in sport.
- Equipment Grant: An Equipment Grant can fall into one of two subcategories:
- Equipment – CAF Equipment – You select a piece of equipment from a list of equipment provided by our vendor partners. If awarded, you will order equipment from a CAF vendor, and they will bill CAF. No monetary funds will be given to the grant recipient.
- Equipment – Other Equipment – Your desired equipment is not offered by CAF’s vendors.
- You can be awarded an Equipment Grant every 3 years if over 18, and every 2 years if under 18.
- Sport Expense Grant: A Sport Expense Grant aims to cover any expenses associated with an athlete’s training, competitions, or equipment purchases and maintenance. If awarded this grant, CAF will send you monetary funding that can be used for any of the following sports-related expenses:
Funding Information
- Sport Expense Grant: maximum $1,500
- Equipment Grant: up to $3,500
Eligible Activities
- Sport Expense Grant:
- Examples of inappropriate use of these funds would include:
- Travel expenses for coaches or additional family members
- Fuel expenses for personal vehicle outside of competition travel
- Lodging expenses for any additional/extended travel outside of competition dates
- Expensive meals
- Tournament memorabilia
- Medical or rehab services, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, chiropractic care, acupuncture, massage, etc.
- Non-sport equipment
- Uniforms or articles of clothing
- Technology with a fitness component (FitBits, Apple Watches, etc.)
- Examples of inappropriate use of these funds would include:
Ineligible Activities
- Equipment Grant:
- If you receive funds to purchase equipment, you may not use them for the following:
- Non-sport equipment, including everyday wheelchairs, rehabilitation equipment, vehicles, fully electric chairs, etc.
- Technology with a fitness component (Fitbit, Apple Watches, etc.)
- Medical or rehab services, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, chiropractic care, acupuncture, massage, etc.
- If you receive funds to purchase equipment, you may not use them for the following:
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals must have a permanent physical disability.
- Applicants are eligible to choose one category each year. Sports expense grant is eligible every year.
- Equipment grant is eligible every three years (18 and over) or every two years (under 18) after last Equipment grant award.
For more information, visit Challenged Athletes Foundation.
