Special Housing Adaptation Grant
Overview of VA home loans and how to apply | VA.gov
SHA grants help Veterans with certain service-connected disabilities adapt or purchase a home to accommodate the disability. You can use SHA grants in one of the following ways:
Trustees Of Boston UniversityWomen Veterans NetworkMany female veterans grew personally and professionally from their military service, but also experienced significant difficulties re-adapting to civilian life. The Women Veterans Network is a peer support network designed to target the unique needs of female veterans. WoVeN offers an evidence-based, 8-session program led by vetted and trained peer leaders that improves the mental health, social support, and well-being of female veterans. Female veterans interest in WoVeN has increased rapidly, and the demand for additional programming has outpaced the availability of in-person groups. This NFL-BWF Healthy Lifestyles and Creating Community grant will allow WoVeN to meet the increased demand for WoVeN by offering online groups, providing a place for more female veterans to enjoy a sense of community and belonging amongst their peers. Especially in the context of COVID-19, these web-based peer groups will provide vital support to female veterans across the United States, increase their hopefulness, social support, and community engagement and decrease feelings of distress. This funding will support a national web-based rollout of online groups with streamlined content and improved peer leader tools for regional trainings. Va Housing Grants For Disabled VeteransIf youre an active duty member or veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces with service-related disabilities, you may be struggling to buy accessible housing or renovate your current home to make it more accessible and allow you to live more comfortably and independently. To help disabled veterans adjust and make the best possible adaptations for the future, the Department of Veterans Affairs makes a number of grants available each fiscal year for the construction or modification of homes to better support the needs of veterans. Unlike loans, these are grants not meant to be paid back. Lets go over the various housing grants available through the VA, whos eligible, funding amounts and what you need to know to apply. Recommended Reading: How To File For Disability In Texas New Va Rules For Specially Adapted Housing GrantsThe Department of Veterans Affairs now allows wounded warriors to receive multiple grants for constructing or modifying their homes. This new rule allows eligible service members to receive up to six special adaptive grants worth up to a total of $109,986 from the VA. Eligible veterans can now apply for three different types of grants:
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