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SAH & SHA Grant Eligibility

Based on Specially Adapted Housing statutory authority at 38 U.S.C. §§ 2101-2107 and VA’s published grant-eligibility rules. This page is a free community resource. We are not VA-accredited and do not file claims or provide legal advice (per 38 U.S.C. § 5904).

Last reviewed: April 2026 · Next review: October 2026

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Primary sources: 38 U.S.C. §§ 2101-2107 (Specially Adapted Housing), VA.gov adaptive housing grants, 38 CFR § 3.809 (SAH eligibility)

The Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) and Special Housing Adaptation (SHA) grants can help veterans with certain severe service-connected disabilities adapt or purchase a home38 U.S.C. Ch. 21. Qualifying conditions are listed in 38 CFR § 3.80938 CFR § 3.809.

Specially Adapted Housing Grant

SAH Grant

Helps veterans with certain service-connected disabilities build, buy, or modify a home to meet their needs.

Maximum: $117,014

Qualifying disabilities:

•Loss or loss of use of both lower extremities (such that locomotion without braces, crutches, canes, or wheelchair is not possible)
•Loss or loss of use of both upper extremities at or above the elbow
•Blindness in both eyes (light perception only) plus loss or loss of use of one lower extremity
•Loss or loss of use of one lower extremity together with residuals of organic disease or injury, or with loss or loss of use of one upper extremity, affecting balance or movement
•Severe burn injuries (deep partial thickness or full thickness, 30%+ body surface)
•ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) rated service-connected

Grant can be used for:

•Build a specially adapted home on owned land
•Buy an already-adapted home
•Modify an existing home to meet adaptive needs
•Pay remaining mortgage balance on adapted home (if applying for first time and home already adapted)

Special Housing Adaptation Grant

SHA Grant

Helps veterans with certain service-connected disabilities modify an existing home or buy an already-adapted home.

Maximum: $22,036

Qualifying disabilities:

•Blindness in both eyes (5/200 visual acuity or less)
•Loss or loss of use of both hands
•Severe burn injuries (deep partial thickness or full thickness, 30%+ body surface)
•Certain respiratory or breathing injuries from toxic exposure requiring use of a clinically prescribed respiratory device

Grant can be used for:

•Modify an existing home to meet adaptive needs
•Help purchase an already-adapted home
•May be used if living in a family member's home

Check Your Eligibility

Current VA disability rating

Loss or loss of use of both legs?

Loss or loss of use of both hands?

Service-connected blindness?

Severe burn injuries (30%+ body surface)?

Service-connected ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease)?

SAH & SHA Grant Eligibility

Last reviewed: April 2026 · Next review: October 2026

Maintained by: Veterans Benefits Navigator editorial team. Every citation links to a primary federal or state source. See editorial standards and our privacy posture.

Primary sources: 38 U.S.C. §§ 2101-2107 (Specially Adapted Housing), VA.gov adaptive housing grants, 38 CFR § 3.809 (SAH eligibility)