Active Fund for Adaptive Sports Equipment – United States

The Kelly Brush Foundation believes in the power of sport and recreation to foster inclusion and overcome the barriers of paralysis. They have helped over 1,600 people from 50 states purchase handcycles, monoskis, sport chairs, racing chairs, hockey sleds, and much more.

Funding Information

• There is no minimum or maximum award.
• Please note that grants rarely exceed $5,000, and the average grant is generally around $3,500.

Eligible Equipment

• Any piece of sports or recreation equipment specifically designed for people with disabilities that allow an applicant to be active. It should be noted that first-hand experience using the desired equipment in the environment you intend to use it is extremely important to the Grant Committee.
• They give preference to equipment that provides some fitness benefit. They do, however, consider applications for power equipment where the applicant can persuasively explain why that type of equipment is the best and most appropriate piece of equipment for him/her to live an active lifestyle.
• They will not consider applications for:
  • Non-adaptive sports equipment such as standard bicycles, skis/boots/poles, automotive equipment, etc.
  • Accessory upgrades (such as wheelsets)
  • Everyday wheelchairs
  • FES equipment
  • Motorized wheelchair attachments
  • Indoor exercise equipment such as trainers (for handcycles), gym equipment, stationary bikes or rowing machines
  • Guns or Bows (only the adaptive devise that might be used to operate)
• All other non-adaptive equipment Quotes that include accessories such as sport computers, tee shirts, premium wheelsets, and other accessories will be reduced by the amount of such accessories when considered by the Grants Committee.

Eligible Applicants

• Individuals with paralysis caused by spinal cord injury who reside in the US.
• Other conditions are not eligible for the grant programs, including (but not limited to) spina bifida, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, post-polio, Guillain-Barre´ Strohl Syndrome, ALS, all other neuropathies, and all other conditions causing disability.
• The only exceptions are if the applicant is younger than the age of 13 or the applicant’s disability prevents the use of a computer.

For more information, visit Kelly Brush Foundation.