On June 19, VA commemorated the 75th anniversary of the Specially Adapted Housing program, providing home adaptation grants to nearly 50,000 service members and Veterans with qualifying, serious service-connected disabilities through multiple eras of military service.
SAH grants provide important financial support for home modifications that address the unique needs of these Veterans and service members.
Created in 1948, adaptation assistance was first a one-time grant limited to $10,000, which covered up to 50 percent of the housing unit, land and remodeling costs to the Veteran.
Since that time, the grant amount has grown over tenfold with annual increases calculated using the Turner building cost index. And instead of being a one-time use program, eligible Veterans can use the grant up to six times up to the grant amount.
Eligibility has continued to expand to include Veterans with other conditions caused or worsened by their military service. SAH eligibility also now includes degenerative conditions where Veterans are diagnosed at higher rates than non-Veterans, such as Parkinson’s and ALS. And if you’re a Veteran temporarily residing in a home owned by a family member, you have a one-time option to adapt that home through the Temporary Residence Adaptation grant program.
Key Facts
- Created on June 19, 1948, the SAH program administers funding to eligible service members and Veterans with certain severe, service-connected disabilities, such as loss of use of a limb, loss of limb or blindness.
- There are three types of grants administered: SAH, Special Housing Adaptation (SHA) and TRA.
- The current amount authorized for eligible SAH, SHA and TRA grant recipients is available on VA’s housing grants website.
- If your SAH-adapted home is ever damaged in a natural disaster, there may be supplemental grant funds to help you repair it.
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Once an applicant is verified as eligible for an SAH grant, an SAH agent will work with the Veteran to navigate the grant project processes. The Veteran can still choose their own contractor and are the final say on the types of modifications that best suit their specific needs.
Contact us
More information on the SAH program can be found online at VA’s website.
*After publishing, this News post was edited on July 19, 2023, reflecting a byline change and modifications to the sections “Key facts” and “Know a Veteran who may qualify?”
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