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VA reaching out to veterans, builders in effort to award more adapted housing grants

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Federal officials want to fix up more disabled veterans’ homes, but first they need more construction experts and more projects to work on.

The Department of Veterans Affairs handed out more than 2,300 Specially Adapted Housing grants last fiscal year, a record for the program. But grant chief Jason Latona believes the effort can expand even further in coming years, if officials can make more veterans and home builders aware of the offering.

“We kind of see ourselves as ambassadors for our veterans to the construction industry,” he said. “And we try to make that connection whenever we can.

“Our builders and veterans both go into the projects with open eyes realizing that this work will be different, probably be a little dirty and messy, but we’re ready for it.”

The SAH program awards grants to veterans and service members with certain severe service-connected disabilities, to allow them to make home adjustments so they can live more independently.

Author: Military Times

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