Adaptive Resource Hub

Funding & Financial Assistance

Many adaptive sports and accessibility solutions can be expensive. These organizations may help offset costs through grants, loans, scholarships, or funding assistance.

Featured Resources

• • Alpha One
    
    • Adaptive Equipment Loan Program
    • Critical Access Ramp Program
    • Business Loan Program
  • Limb Difference Collective
    
    • Adaptive recreation funding opportunities
  • Move United

  • Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF)

    • Supports: Equipment, training, competition fees

    • Eligibility: Individuals with permanent physical disabilities

    • Timeline: Annual cycle (Oct–Nov)

    • CAF Grants

  • Dare2Tri Ability Fund

    • Supports: Adaptive equipment or equipment upgrade, sports-specific prosthetics, coaching & training, and race/travel assistance.

    • Eligibility: Active Dare2Tri Participant

    • Timeline: September

    • Ron Weinert Ability Fund

  • Move United Equipment Grant

    • Supports: Adaptive sports equipment

    • Eligibility: Athletes with physical disabilities

    • Timeline: Year-round

    • Move United

  • Tatyana McFadden Award

    • Supports: Travel reimbursement for youth athletes

    • Eligibility: Ages 4–18 competing in Move United events

    • Timeline: Summer (for Hartford Nationals)

    • McFadden Award

  • AdaptX

    • Supports: Equipment, training, camps

    • Eligibility: Youth and adults with physical disabilities

    • Timeline: Fall cycle

    • AdaptX Grants

  • Athletes Helping Athletes

    • Supports: Handcycles for kids

    • Eligibility: Under 18 with physical disabilities

    • Timeline: Rolling

    • AHA Grants

  • Scout Bassett Grant

    • Supports: Equipment, training, travel, and costs associated with participating in elite sporting events and competitions

    • Eligibility: Elite Female athletes with Paralympic aspirations

    • Timeline: Varies

    • Scout Bassett Grant

  • Hi Fives Foundation

    • Supports: Adaptive sports equipment, healing network, medical equipment, programs, living expenses, and emergency care/injury expense

    • Eligibility: Individuals recovering from life-altering injuries in pursuing goals related to outdoor adventure sports.

    • Timeline: Winter & Summer

    • Empowerment Fund

  • Stronger Than You Think

    • Supports: prosthetics for women and girls with limb loss, promoting water safety education to prevent drownings, and equipping Paralympic athletes with the resources they need to compete

    • Eligibility: Prosthetic user, organizations that promote water safety, paralympic athletes

    • Timeline: As Requested

    • STYT Grants

  • IM ABLE Foundation

    • Supports: Adaptive sports gear and group fitness programs.

    • Eligibility: Individuals with physical, cognitive, and/or behavioral challenges residing in the Mid-Atlantic region

    • Timeline: Quarterly

    • IM ABLE Grants