Universal Design Solutions is a proud participant in the VA grant programs. We have experience in all aspects of the remodeling requirement to meet the VA’s MPR Guidelines (Minimum Property Requirements).
Housing Grants for Disabled Veterans
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. Two grant programs exist: the Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) grant and the Special Housing Adaptation (SHA) grant.
Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) Grant
SAH grants help Veterans with certain service-connected disabilities live independently in a barrier-free environment. SAH grants can be used in one of the following ways:
- Construct a specially adapted home on land to be acquired
- Build a home on land already owned if it is suitable for specially adapted housing
- Remodel an existing home if it can be made suitable for specially adapted housing
- Apply the grant against the unpaid principal mortgage balance of an adapted home already acquired without the assistance of a VA grant
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Special Housing Adaptation (SHA) Grant
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:
- Adapt an existing home the Veteran or a family member already owns in which the Veteran lives
- Adapt a home the Veteran or family member intends to purchase in which the Veteran will live
- Help a Veteran purchase a home already adapted in which the Veteran will live
Eligibility
If you are a Servicemember or Veteran with a permanent and total service-connected disability, you may be entitled to a Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) grant or a Special Housing Adaptation (SHA) grant. The table below provides an overview of VA's housing grant programs for Veterans with certain service-connected disabilities.
Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA)
This grant provides medically necessary improvements and structural alterations to Veterans/Servicemembers’ primary residence for the following purposes:
- Allowing entrance to or exit from their homes
- Use of essential lavatory and sanitary facilities (e.g. roll in showers or walk in tubs)
- Allowing accessibility to kitchen or bathroom sinks or counters (e.g. lowering counters/sinks)
- Improving entrance paths or driveways in immediate area of the home to facilitate access to the home through construction of permanent ramping
- Improving plumbing or electrical systems made necessary due to installation of home medical equipment
Find out more about these programs at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN5QMihyuhY
Veteran Programs
Our Services:
- Bathroom Remodel / Modifications
- Home Assessment Reports
- Mobility and Transfer Devices / Aides
- Ceiling Track Lift Systems
- Stair Lifts, Home and Platform Lifts
Reliable Home Modifications Experts
We offer home assessments, modifications and medical equipment solutions to improve your accessibility, mobility and safety in your own home. Our thorough home assessments and years of experience in the industry give us the ability to recommend the remodel or equipment needed to give you greater peace of mind at home. We also provide ADA compliant accessibility services for commercial and retail business, as well as restaurants and medical buildings.
- Room additions
- Kitchen Remodel / Modification
- Entry and doorway widening
Residential
Reliable Home Modifications Experts
Our staff of Certified Aging in Place Specialists and Certified Environmental Access Consultants will work with you to assess a need for remodel or additions to your bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, doorways, and outside of your home. Different areas of your home provide various levels of difficulty when it comes to accessibility and mobility. With the right modification and/or the ideal equipment installed, even the most troubling spots in your home are safe.