Oksana Masters has won 10 Paralympic medals across the summer and winter Games for the United States, and is one of the award winners ©Getty Images

Four American athletes set to compete at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics and Finland's Sini Pyy have been awarded a $400,000 (£295,000/€350,000) grant for their chosen charities through the Athletes for Good programme.

The initiative has been established by the International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee and worldwide Paralympic partner Procter & Gamble.

Oksana Masters, who has won seven Paralympic Games medals in Para cross-country skiing and biathlon and three in the summer edition in rowing and cycling, has won the grant for the Kindness Wins charity which she founded in collaboration with other athletes to recognise acts of good.

A winner of six medals at Pyeongchang 2018 including gold in the men's biathlon 7.5 kilometres sitting, Daniel Cnossen has secured funding for an extra 3,200 children to participate in the Classroom Champions programme.

Six-time Paralympic medallist Daniel Cnossen of the United States has chosen the Classroom Champions programme as the beneficiary from his grant ©Getty Images
Six-time Paralympic medallist Daniel Cnossen of the United States has chosen the Classroom Champions programme as the beneficiary from his grant ©Getty Images

Para Alpine skier Danelle Umstead has earned the grant for her Sisters in Sports Foundation which aims to provide support and mentorship to women and girls with disabilities, while Adaptive Action Sports stands to benefit after being chosen by Para snowboarder Arlene Cohen.

Nordic skier Pyy serves as an ambassador for Protect Our Winters Finland, which provides education on how to live a more environmentally friendly life.

A further 11 Olympic athletes have received Athletes for Good grants, including former women's moguls champion Justine Dufour-Lapointe of Canada for FitSpirit and the United States' women's ice hockey gold medallist Kendall Coyne Schofield.