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VA Adaptive Sports and Arts
VA’s Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events provides Veterans with opportunities for health and healing through adaptive sports and therapeutic art programs. These specialized rehabilitation events aim to optimize Veterans’ independence, community engagement, well-being, and quality of life. The programs are built on clinical expertise within VA, with essential support from Veteran Service Organizations, corporate sponsors, individual donors and community partners.
FACT SHEET – NVSPSE
2026 National Events
National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic
April 4 – 11, 2026
Application window will open Aug. 1, 2025
Deputy Director:
Alex Maitre
(970) 263-5040
Alexandre.Maitre@va.gov
www.wintersportsclinic.org
National Veterans Creative Arts Festival
June 2026
This event is by invitation only.
Director:
Amy Kimbler
amy.kimbler@va.gov
www.creativeartsfestival.va.gov
Tampa
National Veterans Golden Age Games
June 27 – July 2, 2026
February 18, 2026 : Registration opens 10 a.m. ET for the Visually Impaired and Wheelchair Divisions.
February 19, 2026: Registration opens 2 p.m. ET for all other eligible participants.
Director:
Brittany Hook, CTRS
GoldenAgeGames@va.gov
www.veteransgoldenagegames.va.gov
TBD
National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic
New Program Launching in 2027
TBD
Director: Dave Tostenrude
David.Tostenrude@va.gov
Detroit, MI
National Veterans Wheelchair Games
July 9 – 14, 2026
RegistrationRegistration opens February 2, 2026 – via
www.wheelchairgames.org
Director:
Dave Tostenrude
NVWGInfo@va.gov
www.wheelchairgames.org
Iowa City, IA
National Disabled Veterans Golf Clinic
Sept. 13 – 18, 2026
The application window for the 2026 clinic is January 26 – March 20
Director:
Nick Beelner
(319) 358-5963
nicholas.beelner@va.gov
www.veteransgolfclinic.org
Grant Program
The Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Veterans and service members with disabilities (ASG Program) provides grant funding to organizations to increase and expand the quantity and quality of sustainable adaptive sport activities that Veterans and service members with disabilities have to participate in physical activity including those for mental health issues within their home communities, as well as more advanced Paralympic and adaptive sport programs at the regional and national levels.
Learn More
Training Allowance
Interested in becoming a Paralympic athlete? The VA National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events Office provides a monthly assistance allowance for Veterans with disabilities training in Paralympic sports, as well as certain Veterans with disabilities selected for or competing with the national Olympic Team, as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 322(d) and Section 703 of the Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2008.
Learn More
VA Adaptive Sports and Arts
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Date last updated April 6, 2026
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VA
| Adaptive Sports and Arts
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Department of Veterans Affairs (smw)
2026-04-06T17:39:46-04:00
VA Adaptive Sports and Arts
VA’s Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events provides Veterans with opportunities for health and healing through adaptive sports and therapeutic art programs. These specialized rehabilitation events aim to optimize Veterans’ independence, community engagement, well-being, and quality of life. The programs are built on clinical expertise within VA, with essential support from Veteran Service Organizations, corporate sponsors, individual donors and community partners.
FACT SHEET – NVSPSE
2026 National Events
National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic
April 4 – 11, 2026
Application window will open Aug. 1, 2025
Deputy Director:
Alex Maitre
(970) 263-5040
Alexandre.Maitre@va.gov
www.wintersportsclinic.org
National Veterans Creative Arts Festival
June 2026
This event is by invitation only.
Director:
Amy Kimbler
amy.kimbler@va.gov
www.creativeartsfestival.va.gov
Tampa
National Veterans Golden Age Games
June 27 – July 2, 2026
February 18, 2026 : Registration opens 10 a.m. ET for the Visually Impaired and Wheelchair Divisions.
February 19, 2026: Registration opens 2 p.m. ET for all other eligible participants.
Director:
Brittany Hook, CTRS
GoldenAgeGames@va.gov
www.veteransgoldenagegames.va.gov
TBD
National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic
New Program Launching in 2027
TBD
Director: Dave Tostenrude
David.Tostenrude@va.gov
Detroit, MI
National Veterans Wheelchair Games
July 9 – 14, 2026
RegistrationRegistration opens February 2, 2026 – via
www.wheelchairgames.org
Director:
Dave Tostenrude
NVWGInfo@va.gov
www.wheelchairgames.org
Iowa City, IA
National Disabled Veterans Golf Clinic
Sept. 13 – 18, 2026
The application window for the 2026 clinic is January 26 – March 20
Director:
Nick Beelner
(319) 358-5963
nicholas.beelner@va.gov
www.veteransgolfclinic.org
Grant Program
The Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Veterans and service members with disabilities (ASG Program) provides grant funding to organizations to increase and expand the quantity and quality of sustainable adaptive sport activities that Veterans and service members with disabilities have to participate in physical activity including those for mental health issues within their home communities, as well as more advanced Paralympic and adaptive sport programs at the regional and national levels.
Learn More
Training Allowance
Interested in becoming a Paralympic athlete? The VA National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events Office provides a monthly assistance allowance for Veterans with disabilities training in Paralympic sports, as well as certain Veterans with disabilities selected for or competing with the national Olympic Team, as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 322(d) and Section 703 of the Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2008.
Learn More
VA Adaptive Sports and Arts
Browse the imagery collection from all our events.
View all images
We’re here anytime, day or night - 24/7
If you are a Veteran in crisis
or concerned about one, connect with our caring, qualified responders for confidential help. Many of
them are Veterans themselves.
Call
1-800-273-8255 and press
1
Text to
838255
Chat
confidentially now
Call TTY if you
have hearing loss
1-800-799-4889
Get more resources at
VeteransCrisisLine.net
.
OPR
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Date last updated April 6, 2026
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