Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) Grant

Specially Adapted Housing Program

Overview 

The Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) program offers grants to Servicemembers and Veterans with certain severe service-connected disabilities. The grants assist with building, remodeling or purchasing an adapted home.

What Is a Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) Grant?

The Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) grant helps disabled Veterans and Servicemembers enjoy barrier-free living. One example is a wheelchair accessible home. This can provide an independent living that might not otherwise be possible.

The current maximum grant amount is $85,645. It must be used for the purpose of constructing or modifying a home to meet adaptive needs. The maximum grant amount adjusts annually, so please visit the website https://www.benefits.va.gov/homeloans/adaptedhousing.asp

Veterans and Service members with specific service-connected disabilities may be eligible. You must be entitled to disability compensation due to:

• Loss or loss of use of both legs
• Unable to move around without the aid of braces, crutches, canes or a wheelchair
• Blindness in both eyes, plus loss or loss of use of one leg
• Loss of loss of use of one leg, and:
  -Residuals of organic disease or injury OR
  -Loss or loss of use of one arm, affecting balance and ability to move without aid
• Loss or loss of use of both arms at or above the elbows
• Severe burn injury

What Is a Special Housing Adaptation (SHA) Grant?

The Special Housing Adaptation (SHA) grant can be used to increase your mobility throughout your residence. The current maximum grant amount is $17,130. The maximum grant amount adjusts annually, so please visit the website https://www.benefits.va.gov/homeloans/adaptedhousing.asp.

Veterans and Service members with specific service-connected disabilities may be eligible. You must be entitled to disability compensation due to one of the following:

• Blindness in both eyes with 20/200 visual acuity or less in the better eye with the use of a corrective lens
• Anatomical loss or loss of use of both hands or arms below the elbow
• Severe burn injury

What Is a Temporary Residence Assistance (TRA) Grant?

You can receive a temporary SAH/SHA grant to adapt the home of a family member. The maximum amount available to adapt a family members home for the SAH grant is $37,597 and for the SHA grant is $6,713. The maximum grant amounts adjust annually, so please visit the website https://www.benefits.va.gov/homeloans/adaptedhousing.asp.