The veterans housing rehabilitation and… (VR22GA00001) – Project Grant to Habitat For Humanity…

Activities: The funding may be used to modify or rehabilitate eligible veterans' primary residences to allow ease of mobility in, around, and out of the home, reduce possibility of falling, provide living quarters for a familial caregiver, assist with utility costs, install energy efficient features and equipment, and remedy interior or exterior home features to eliminate safety hazards. Funds can also be used to provide grantees' affiliates with technical, administrative, and training support in connection with those services. Project summaries can be found at: https://WWW.hudexchange.info/programs/rural/veterans-housing-rehabilitation-and-modification-pilot-program/.
Expected outcomes: The expected outcomes for vhrmp funds include the increasing accessibility, energy efficiency, and safety of eligible beneficiaries' homes. Since FY 2018, HUD has made 25 awards through notice of funding opportunities which has resulted in awarding $24 million to nationwide or statewide nonprofit organizations that primarily serve veterans and low-income individuals. Grantees have committed $13 million of matching and $9 million in leveraging. Currently, 1,753 veteran homes are projected to be rehabilitated and/or modified. Grantees have completed approximately 275 projects. In terms of costs saved, utility savings were cited most by the grantees. For example, one grantee reports 38 percent of clients have said their utility bills have decreased since the repairs have been made. Other cited mobility benefits include: 76% percent of clients noted that the repairs made IT easier for them to enter and exit their home;74% percent of clients said that IT is easier to breathe in their home since the repairs have been made; 84 percent of clients said their physical and mental health has improved since the repairs have been made; and 63 percent of clients have said that the cost for home maintenance has decreased since the repairs.
Intended beneficiaries: The intended beneficiaries of this program are low-income and disabled eligible veterans. The term "eligible veteran" means a veteran as defined by 38 U.S.C. 101 whose income is less than 80 percent of the median income for an area, as determined by the department of housing and urban development secretary, and has a disability as defined under section 3 of the americans with disabilities act (42 U.S.C. 12102).
Subrecipient activities: The subrecipient activities are unknown at the time of award.

The veterans housing rehabilitation and modification pilot program (vhrmp) awards grant funds to organizations who must provide nationwide or statewide programs which primarily serve low-income…

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