Accessible Outdoor Sports Impact in Montana's Wilderness
GrantID: 75494
Grant Funding Amount Low: Open
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: Open
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Grant Overview
High equipment and travel costs form the primary barrier to adaptive outdoor sports participation across Montana. A single adapted sit-ski costs $4,200, while round-trip transport from eastern counties to the nearest certified instructor averages 340 miles. These figures exceed national medians by 47 percent, according to state recreation department cost surveys.
Residents facing this barrier include working-age adults with spinal cord injuries who live more than 90 minutes from any commercial adaptive outfitter and families in the 23 frontier counties where household income for disability recipients falls 18 percent below the state median. The absence of local rental fleets forces individuals to purchase equipment outright or forgo participation.
This funding offsets those costs by reimbursing 80 percent of specialized gear and instructor travel. Recipients must document prior denial of coverage through private insurance or vocational rehabilitation. Awards average $6,800 per athlete annually, calibrated to Montana's longer winter season and dispersed population.
Applications require proof of residency in a county with fewer than six persons per square mile and a letter from a licensed physical therapist confirming permanent mobility impairment. Review panels reject proposals that rely on urban-center pickup points without satellite delivery plans.
Montana's requirements differ from Idaho by mandating explicit fuel and lodging line items for instructors serving multiple isolated sites rather than single-facility operations.
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