VETERANS PRESS: Hey veterans, did you know?

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides grants to Service Members 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 to help Veterans live more independently and barrier-free in their own homes. 

An SAH grant can be used to: 

• Build a specially adapted home on suitable land to be owned or already owned 

• Remodel an existing home to make it suitable for specially adapted housing 

• Apply the grant toward the unpaid mortgage balance of an adapted home already owned by a Veteran who obtained or remodeled the home without VA grant assistance. 

The SAH grant typically covers modifications of the following: 

• Bathrooms, kitchens, and bedrooms 

• Covered porches, ramps, and walkways 

• Garages, carports, and passageways 

• Doors, windows, and flooring 

• Security items 

• Concrete or asphalt walkways 

• Sliding doors, handrails, and grab bars 

• Additional elements as per the VA 

A Special Home Adaptation (SHA) grant may be used to buy, build, or change your permanent home (a home you plan to live in for a long time). 

https://www.va.gov/housing-assistance/disability-housing-grants/