Specialized grants provide items such as wheelchair ramps, adaptable bathrooms and other alterations that improve the lives of veterans with certain disabilities.
Home Improvement and Structural Housing (HISA) grants provide seriously disabled veterans with certain home improvements to ensure they are able to continue treatment as well as provide access to the home or to essential lavatory and sanitary facilities.
The benefit is provided through the Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service (PSAS), the most comprehensive provider of prosthetic devices. Their mission optimizes the health and independence of seriously disabled veterans.
A HISA grant can provide a lifetime benefit of up to $6,800 for veterans and servicemembers with service-connected disabilities and $2,000 for veterans with a nonservice-connected condition. HISA grants commonly cover permanent ramps that provide access to the residence, adaptable bathrooms, widening doorways and costs related to taxes, permits and inspections fees associated with the home alterations. HISA grants do not cover exterior decking, temporary ramps and jacuzzi tubs.
Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) and Special Home Adaptation (SHA) grants are exclusively for veterans with certain severe, life-altering service-connected disabilities, such as loss or loss of use of more than one limb, blindness in both eyes and severe burns. These grants are more comprehensive and cover costs associated with buying, building, or changing a permanent home.
To learn more about programs provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for home improvements for certain disabled veterans, click here.
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