Housing Grant for Disabled Veterans VA provides grants to Servicemembers and Veterans with certain permanent and total service-connected disabilities to help purchase or construct an adapted home, or modify an existing home to accommodate a disability. Two grant programs exist: the Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) grant and the Special Housing Adaptation (SHA) grant. Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) Grant SAH grants help Veterans with certain service-connected disabilities live independently in a barrier-free environment. SAH grants can be used in one of the following ways: Construct a specially adapted home on land to be acquired Build a home on land already owned if it is suitable for specially adapted housing Remodel an existing home if it can be made suitable for specially adapted housing Apply the grant against the unpaid principal mortgage balance of an adapted home already acquired without the assistance of a VA grant View and share VA’s SHA infographic to help spread the word <www.benefits.va.gov/homeloans/documents/docs/make_yourself_at_home.pdf> Special Housing Adaptation (SHA) Grant SHA grants help Veterans with certain service-connected disabilities adapt or purchase a home to accommodate the disability. You can use SHA grants in one of the following ways: Adapt an existing home the Veteran or a family member already owns in which the Veteran lives Adapt a home the Veteran or family member intends to purchase in which the Veteran will live Help a Veteran purchase a home already adapted in which the Veteran will live Temporary Residence Adaptation (TRA) Grant A temporary grant may be available to SAH/SHA eligible Veterans and Servicemembers who are or will be temporarily residing in a home owned by a family member. The TRA grant will not be deducted from the total grant funds available to a Veteran or Servicemember The TRA grant will be deducted from one of the three usages available to the Veteran or Servicemember The maximum amount available to adapt a family member’s home for the SAH grant is $35,593 and for the SHA grant is $6,355 Eligibility If you are a Servicemember or Veteran with a permanent and total service-connected disability, you may be entitled to a Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) grant or a Special Housing Adaptation (SHA) grant. The table below provides an overview of VA’s housing grant programs for Veterans with certain service-connected disabilities.
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