Navigate here to learn more about each grant program. Please read the eligibility requirement for each grant program.

Once you create an account in the grant portal, you will use that account for all applications. If you have applied for a CAF grant in the last 3 years, you already have an account in our system. You can use the same login for all applications. If you do not remember your login information, you can click on the Forgot your Password link to reset.

Go to the Grant Portal login and click on “Forgot Your Password?” located on the login page. Please reach out to [email protected] if you have trouble logging in.

Log into the Grant Portal. On the Home page, you always have access to your Profile. Click the EDIT button to update any of your profile information.

There are two steps you must take during the grant distribution process:

1. Accept & Redeem Grant
2. Upload Receipts

STEP 1: Accept & Redeem Grant (Deadline: May 31st, 2024)

Once you’ve received notification that you have been awarded a grant, log in to your grant portal, click on the tile at the bottom of the homepage, and click on “Step 1: Accept & Redeem Grant”. In this step, you will:

1. Review your grant award details
2. Read your grant terms and conditions
3. Accept (or decline) your grant
4. Receive instructions on how to receive your grant

You must accept your grant and submit Step 1 by May 31^st, 2024. Failure to accept your grant by this date will result in the forfeit of your 202 grant.

STEP 2: Upload Receipts (Deadline: January 31^st, 2025)

Receipts must be uploaded into Step 2 in your grant portal by January 31^st, 2025. Receipts must be dated between the March distribution date and January 31^st, 2025. You may upload and save receipts in your grant portal throughout the year, or upload them all at once. When all of your receipts have been uploaded, you will submit Step 2. Upon submission of Step 2, you will have completed the requirements for your 2024 grant.

eligible to apply for the CAF grant. CAF uses the International Paralympic Committee classification standards as a guideline for our grant eligibility. An individual must have a permanent physical disability that can be classified within the IPC guidelines, and permanently impairs the mobility of the individual, affects the neuromuscular system, and/or impairs balance or motor control.

Cognitive or developmental disabilities, chronic illnesses or pain syndromes, and strictly health related conditions do not meet CAF’s eligibility guidelines. Teams, organizations, etc. are also not eligible to apply.

If you received a Sport Expense Grant, CAF will send your grant funds directly to you. Once you accept your grant in Step 1, you will be given instructions for how to receive your grant funds and will be given payment options to select from. You must submit Step 1 in order for CAF to process your funds and send them to you. Step 1 must be submitted by May 31^st, 2024.

• 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.)

When in doubt, ask yourself if the expense is absolutely necessary to make the athlete’s athletic endeavors possible. The misuse of funds will result in the recipient being ineligible for future grants. If you have questions about use of funds, contact [email protected].

The purpose of this grant is to remove the financial barriers that will prohibit the athlete from playing their sport. Examples of inappropriate use of these funds would include:

• Travel expenses for coaches or additional family members
• Fuel expenses for a 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 any form of physical therapy, occupational therapy, chiropractic care, acupuncture, massage, etc.
• Non-sport equipment
• Personal expenses not related to sport or competition
• Nutrition supplements
• Uniforms or articles of clothing
• Technology with a fitness component (FitBits, Apple Watches, etc.)

When in doubt, ask yourself if the expense is necessary to make the athlete’s athletic endeavors possible. The misuse of funds will result in the recipient being ineligible for future grants. If you have questions about use of funds, contact [email protected].

Yes! This grant category gives you flexibility to use the funds for any or all the listed sports expenses. You could use awarded funds all for one competition, or you could use the funds for a competition and a training expense and an equipment expense.

Funds can be used for equipment maintenance, upgrades, or refurbishments for your existing adaptive equipment, or to purchase smaller equipment items that help you train or compete in your sport (home weights, training equipment, attachments, etc.)

No. Grant funds must be spent within the grant cycle, which begins on the day of distribution in March and ends on 1/31/2025.

Yes. You will be required to upload your receipts in your grant portal to show how funds were spent. We encourage you to take photos of all receipts in case a physical receipt is lost or misplaced.

We are not able to accept requests for grant changes in the Sport Expense category.

Once you accept your grant in Step 1, you will see instructions on how to place your order for your equipment through CAF’s preferred vendor that you were awarded equipment from. It is important that you follow the ordering instructions exactly and do not order your equipment any other way. CAF will ONLY pay our preferred vendor for your equipment. Equipment orders must be placed by September 30^th, 2024.

Once your order has been finalized with your vendor, they will provide you a receipt or order confirmation, which you will upload into Step 2 in your grant portal. They will bill CAF for the amount you were awarded. Upon submission of Step 2, you will have completed the 2024 grant redemption process.

*Please note: Funding Towards Equipment grant requests have a max request of $3,500. You will be responsible for covering the remaining expenses if the awarded amount doesn’t cover the entire equipment expense.

Your CAF grant covers the baseline version of the equipment you were awarded. It does not cover any upgrades, customizations, and, if applicable, shipping costs.  Equipment grant recipients will be responsible for paying for any upgrades, customizations, or additions to your equipment, as well as shipping costs. Before placing your order, please discuss any out-of-pocket costs with your vendor, as they will have record of what you were awarded from CAF and can inform you of any additional expenses.

Yes. Equipment grant orders must be placed with CAF’s preferred vendor by September 30^th, 2024. This gives you 6 months from grant distribution day to contact your vendor and place your order. Recipients who do not place their order with their vendor by September 30^th will lose their 2024 grant.

IMPORTANT: You are required to order the equipment you were awarded through the preferred vendor listed in your grant award details, and by following the instructions listed in Step 1. CAF has established partnerships with our vendors, and they offer us discounted pricing that other distributors cannot. CAF will ONLY pay the vendor you were awarded for your equipment. You may not order your equipment through a vendor of your choosing, even if they sell the equipment you applied for or were awarded.

As a general rule, CAF does not accept requests to change equipment vendors. In very rare cases, CAF may consider a request to change the equipment vendors only if the athlete’s ability to participate in sport is significantly impacted by the equipment they were awarded. If you believe that a change in your equipment vendor is essential for your participation in sport, please contact [email protected] before accepting your grant to inquire about your options.

You may request to change your grant category from “Equipment Grant” to “Sport Expense Grant”. To inquire about this change, email [email protected].

You may also inquire with your vendor about switching to a different piece of equipment sold by your vendor. Ask your Vendor for information about the new equipment and obtain a price from them. CAF will pay the original amount you were granted to the Vendor.

If you received a Funding Towards Equipment Grant, CAF will send your grant funds directly to you. Once you accept your grant in Step 1, you will be given instructions for how to receive your grant funds and will be given payment options to select from. You must submit Step 1 in order for CAF to process your funds and send them to you. Step 1 must be submitted by May 31^st, 202.

You are permitted to use these funds to purchase any comparable sport equipment, even if it is not what you listed in your application. Please see below FAQ to see what funds CANNOT be used for.

No. Grant funds must be spent within the grant cycle, which begins on the day of distribution in March and ends on 1/31/2025.

The purpose of this grant is to remove the financial barriers that prohibit you from purchasing adaptive equipment. You may not use grant funds to purchase the following:

• Non-sport equipment, including everyday wheelchairs, mobility devices
• Electric/motorized equipment
• Rehabilitation equipment
• Technology with a fitness component (FitBits, Apple Watch, etc.)

If you have a question about equipment eligibility, please contact [email protected].

Receipts will be uploaded in Step 3 in your grant portal. Sport Expense & Funding Towards Equipment recipients must upload receipts to show how your spent your funds. Equipment recipients must upload your order form or confirmation from your vendor. Prosthetic recipients are NOT required to upload receipts. All receipts or order forms must be uploaded and Step 2 must be submitted by January 31, 2025.

Yes, you can upload receipts throughout the year. You can login to upload additional receipts as you obtain them or you can save all receipts and upload them all at once.

If you have shared expenses with other individuals on one receipt (ex: you split a hotel room or rental car with another person and your bill shows the total amount instead of just your portion of the payment), please indicate on the receipt your portion of the payment/how much you paid. You should always have a paper trail of receipts showing how your funds were spent. Any remaining funds should be returned to CAF.

We understand that sometimes receipts can be lost or misplaced, especially during trips, which is why we highly recommend that you take a photo or make a copy of all receipts as you collect them. Get in the habit of immediately taking a photo of your receipt as soon as you receive it so that in case you lose the physical receipt, you have a backup copy. We will also accept bank/credit card statements that show the expense transaction and date. Photos of receipts are acceptable.

Submitting receipt is a part of the grant process, as outlined in the Grant Agreement form signed by all recipients. If you fail to submit your receipts, you will not be eligible for future CAF grant opportunities. Please reach out to the grants team at [email protected] if you have questions.

Please upload your order confirmation or order form into Step 3. Your vendor may send you a ‘receipt’ as confirmation of your order which you can upload as well.

Make sure you submitted Step 2 in your grant portal. CAF will only send your funds once you submit Step 2. If you have additional questions about your funds, please email our finance team at [email protected].

You can send grant funds back to CAF using PayPal or by sending in a check to CAF. To send back funds via PayPal, use the Family and Friends option to avoid paying service charges, and send back to [email protected]. Be sure to include the grant recipient’s name and a note indicating that these are leftover funds in the memo section. If mailing a check, please make payable to Challenged Athletes Foundation and send to CAF Headquarters (Address: 9591 Waples St, San Diego, CA 92121) and indicate the recipient’s name on the memo line.