Program
VA grant for smaller home adaptations (SHA)
A VA grant for veterans with certain service-connected conditions, like loss of use of the hands or blindness, to adapt a home.
What it can pay for
- handrails
- grab bars
- lighting
- electrical
- plumbing
- windows and doors
- kitchen changes
- Official name
- VA Special Home Adaptation (SHA) grant
- Where
- Nationwide
- Status
- Program running
- Most it pays
- $25,349 lifetime
- About the amount
- FY2026 max per the Federal Register ($25,349; va.gov rounds to $25,350). Lifetime ceiling usable in up to 6 grants; TRA money draws from the same ceiling.
- Housing rules
- The veteran OR a family member (blood, marriage, or adoption) must own the home; the veteran must live there and intend to keep living there. Plain non-family rentals don't qualify — use HISA instead.
- How long it takes
- No VA-published average; runs through the same stages as SAH.
- How to apply
- Same VA Form 26-4555 as SAH; online, mail to Claims Intake Center, PO Box 4444, Janesville, WI 53547-4444, or at a regional office.
- Does not pay for
- No published SHA item list; general repairs, roofs, and HVAC replacement aren't supported by any source found.
- Official source
- federalregister.gov
- Last checked
- September 28, 2026