Federal Programs

United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) Grant

• Eligibility – Veterans who have service-connected disability due to military service and
lost at least one lower extremity, plus other disabilities
• Age qualification – 18+ No time limit on use of grant.
• Funding Available – not more than 50% of cost up to $50,000 maximum
• Administered by – VA office where the veterans records are located
• Vehicle modifications – None
• Contact Information – Veteran should contact local VA office

For more information, click on this link:

www.homeloans.va.gov/sah.htm

To find a Regional VA Loan Center, click on this link:

www.homeloans.va.gov/RLCWEB.htm

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United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Single Family Home Repair Loan/Grant

• Eligibility – To help very-low income applicants remove health and safety hazards or repair their homes. Must be in a rural area with a population of 10,000 or less.
• Age qualification – Loan homeowner – 18+; Grant homeowner – 62+
• Funding Available – for loan, maximum outstanding balance must not exceed $20,000; for grants, lifetime maximum is $7,500
• Administered by – USDA local offices (click link in box below)
• Vehicle modifications – None
• Contact Information – Consumers should contact local USDA local office,
Government offices should contact Jeremy Wilson Phone 717-237-227

For more information, click on this link:

www.rurdev.usda.gov/pa/PA_RD_SFH_Program.htm

To find a local USDA office, click on this link:

www.rurdev.usda.gov/pa/PA-Map.htm

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National AgrAbility Project

The Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES), an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, administers the AgrAbility Project. While the USDA administers the AgrAbility Project, the Project funds both a National AgrAbility Project and several State AgrAbility Projects.

To find state projects, click on this link:

http://www.agrabilityproject.org/stateprojects.cfm#pa

The AgrAbility Project was created to assist people with disabilities employed in agriculture. The project links the Cooperative Extension Service at a land-grant university with a private nonprofit disability service organization to provide practical education and assistance that promotes independence in agricultural production and rural living. The AgrAbility Project assists people involved in production agriculture who work both on small and large operations.

For more information, click on this link:

http://www.agrabilityproject.org/

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Disabled Access Credit (DAC)

If you are looking for a job, or have found one, but the employer is hesitant to make reasonable accommodations that will enable you to work there, let him or her know that 71% of accommodations made by small businesses cost less than $500, according to a survey conducted by the Job Accommodation Network.

The DAC is a federal tax incentive designed to encourage small businesses to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It is available to any "eligible small business" and is equal to 50% of the "eligible access expenditures" which do exceed $250 but do not exceed $10,250, for a maximum credit of $5,000 a year. For more information on the Tax Incentives Packet of the ADA, use this link www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/taxpack.htm

For additional information on funding opportunities, this website from West Virginia University may be helpful: www.jan.wvu.edu/links/Funding/GeneralInfo.html