increase their mobility throughout their home. The grant is available to veterans and service members Both must be true: • You or a family member own or will own the home, and • You have a qualifying service-connected disability
Qualifying service-connected disabilities include: • The loss or loss of use of both hands • Certain severe burns • Certain respiratory or breathing injuries
If you qualify for an SHA grant, you can get up to $23,444 for FY 2024. This is the current total maximum amount allowed for SHA grants.
Specially Adapted Housing Grant (SAH) t (SAH)
The SAH grant can be used to help a veteran enjoy barrier- free living and increased mobility in their existing or a newly purchased home. There are three ways this grant can help disabled veterans live a more accessible life in their homes. They are: • Adapting an existing home the veteran or a family member owns where the veteran lives • Adapting a home the veteran or family member intends to purchase where the veteran will live • And helping a veteran buy a home that has already been modified to fit the veteran’s needs This can mean buying or making a home wheelchair accessible, or adapting a home for a veteran who has experienced a loss of sight, or the loss or loss of use of both hands, certain severe
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