Opportunity Information: Apply for VA SAHAT 18 03

The Specially Adapted Housing Assistive Technology (SAHAT) Grant Program is a discretionary grant opportunity offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs through the VA Loan Guaranty Service (LGY), which sits within the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA). The program is designed to push innovation in science, technology, and research and development that can make specially adapted housing more usable and supportive for Veterans and Servicemembers, with a clear emphasis on increasing independence in the home. In practical terms, the VA is using this funding to encourage new ideas and newer technologies that can improve how adapted homes function, especially as emerging tools and systems become more capable and accessible.

A central feature of the opportunity is how the VA defines "new assistive technology." Rather than limiting applicants to a narrow list of devices, the VA frames it broadly as any advancement that the Secretary determines could aid or enhance a Veteran's or Servicemember's ability to live in an adapted home. That broad definition leaves room for a wide range of research and development concepts, including technologies that improve mobility, access, safety, control of the home environment, and day-to-day independent living within an adapted residential setting. The core goal is not simply to add features to a home, but to develop assistive solutions that make adapted housing more effective and supportive for the people who rely on it.

At the same time, the notice draws a firm boundary around what the grant does not fund. SAHAT money cannot be used for the construction of homes or for making physical modifications to residential dwellings for accessibility. This is an important distinction: the program is aimed at developing assistive technologies (the kinds of tools, systems, and innovations that can be used in or alongside adapted housing), not paying for ramps, widened doorways, bathroom remodels, or other structural accessibility upgrades. Veterans and Servicemembers who are seeking direct help to adapt a home are directed instead to contact their local VA Regional Benefits Office, Regional Loan Center, or Medical Center, or to use the VA adapted housing information page at http://www.benefits.va.gov/homeloans/adaptedhousing.asp.

From the published opportunity details, the funding opportunity title is "Specially Adapted Housing Assistive Technology Grant Program" with opportunity number "VA SAHAT 18 03." It is a grant (funding instrument type: Grant) categorized under Science and Technology and other Research and Development, with CFDA number 64.051. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications contained in the full announcement. The notice anticipates up to five awards, with an award ceiling of $200,000 per award. The opportunity was created on January 18, 2018, and the original closing date was February 25, 2018, indicating a time-limited application window for that cycle.

Overall, SAHAT is best understood as an R&D-focused VA grant program meant to spark and support the creation of assistive technologies that can meaningfully improve independent living in specially adapted housing, while explicitly not serving as a funding source for building or remodeling accessible homes.

  • The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Loan Guaranty Service in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Specially Adapted Housing Assistive Technology Grant Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
  • Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 64.051.
  • This funding opportunity was created on Jan 18, 2018.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 25, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
  • Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
  • The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
  • Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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