VA Adapted Housing Grants

Program Description

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.

Services

• The maximum dollar amount allowable for SAH grants in fiscal year 2013 is $64,960.
• The maximum dollar amount allowable for SHA grant in fiscal year 2013 is $12,992.
• Eligible veterans or service members may now receive up to three grants, with the total dollar amount of the grants not to exceed the maximum allowable.

Eligibility

• Each grant program is open to service members and veterans with specific service-connected disabilities.
• Modifications must be made to a permanent residence owned by the service member or veteran. In the case of the SHA grant, the home may be owned by a family member.

How To Apply

• Apply online, by mail, or at the Providence VA Regional Office.

Supplemental Materials

• Special Adaptive Housing Brochure.

About Providence VA Regional Office

The Providence VA Regional Office administers a variety of services, including Compensation, Education, Insurance, Loan Guaranty, Pension, and Veteran Readiness and Employment for Veterans, Servicemembers, their families and survivors in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. Providence Regional Office Home

Contact Info

Providence VA Regional Office

800-827-1000

380 Westminster Street

Providence, RI 02903