> > 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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