Adding front porches to homes are covered under these grants.
Senior citizens who need new rooms, stairs, steps or other additions to their homes but cannot afford the costs can apply for government grants sponsored by federal agencies. Grants are also available to housing authorities with elderly tenants to make similar additions to their housing complexes and units. Grants cover the costs of labor as well as supply and equipment purchases. These additions add feasibility to moving around homes for seniors.
Supportive Housing for the Elderly
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds the Supportive Housing for the Elderly program. The HUD expands the number of supportive housing units available to low-income senior citizens through this program. Grants fund capital projects such as demolishing old structures, buying land and constructing or rehabilitating new or existing buildings to meet the needs of elderly tenants.
VA Grants
Veterans needing to add on wheelchair ramps, handrails and other fixtures to their homes for maximum feasibility to get around can apply for grants from the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) to cover the costs. Three types of grants are available from VA: Specially Adapted Housing (SAH), Special Home Adaptations (SHA) and Home Improvements and Special Alterations. The SHA and SAH programs, which award grants up to $10,000 and $50,000 respectively, are only available to veterans with service-related disabilities. The HISA program awards grants up to $4,100 to veterans with service-related disabilities and up to $1,200 to those with nonservice related disabilities.
Water and Waste Grants
Seniors who need bathrooms added into their old colonial-style homes in the southwestern United States are eligible for grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Grants cover the costs of installing bathrooms and other water fixtures, such as plumbing pipes, toilets, bathtubs and showers, kitchen and bathroom sinks and water boilers. Applicants must live in New Mexico, Arizona, California and Texas.
The Very Low-Income Housing Repair Program
Replacing front porch steps with wheelchair ramps is one of several eligible projects paid for with grants from The Very Low-Income Housing Repair Program. Funded by the USDA, grants are provided to low-income senior citizens ages 62 and older who own homes and need to remove safety and health hazards from their homes. Grants also cover the repairs and renovations after the removals. The maximum grant amount is $7,500. These grants don't have to be repaid unless recipients sell their homes within three years of receiving funds.
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