Specially Adapted Housing Assistive Technology Grant Program (64.051)
Specially Adapted Housing Assistive Technology Grant Program (Assistance Listing 64.051) is run by the Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration, part of the Department of Veterans Affairs. It awarded $1.1 million in 7 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $157,761 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $199,735. Half of the 7 awards fell between $199,200 and $200,000, and they ranged from $121,465 to $200,000.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$1.1 million
- Grant awards7
- Typical award$199,735
- Awarded in FY 2025-$591,866
- Size rank1,816 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- It is the 1816th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 5 largest recipients received 116% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 5 states and territories.
What the program funds
Pursuant to the Veterans’ Benefit Act of 2010, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary), through the Loan Guaranty Service (LGY) of the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), is authorized to provide grants of financial assistance to develop new assistive technology. The objective of the grant, known as the Specially Adapted Housing Assistive Technology (SAHAT) Grant Program, is to encourage the development of new assistive technologies for specially adapted housing grant participants. In particular, Veterans that have lost the use of their upper or lower extremities, and blindness.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
As authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 2108, the Secretary may award grants to a “person or entity” for the development of specially adapted housing assistive technologies. In order to foster competition and best serve the needs of Veterans and Servicemembers, VA is placing no restrictions on the types of eligible entities outside of threshold criteria listed in the NOFA. All technology grant recipients, including individuals and entities formed as for-profit entities, will be subject to the rules of the Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and other Non-profit Organizations, as found at 2 CFR Part 200. Where the Secretary determines that 2 CFR Part 200 is not applicable or where the Secretary determines that additional requirements are necessary due to the uniqueness of a situation, the Secretary will apply the same standard applicable to exceptions under 2 CFR 200.102.
What the money can and cannot pay for
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) acknowledges there are many emerging technologies that could improve home adaptions or otherwise enhance a Veteran’s or Servicemember’s ability to live independently, such as voice-recognition and voice-command operations, living environment controls, and adaptive feeding equipment. Therefore, VA has defined ‘‘new assistive technology’’ as an advancement the Secretary determines could aid or augment the ability of a Veteran or Servicemember to live in an adapted home. Grantees will be expected to leverage grant funds to plan, develop, manage, and implement new assistive technologies for specially adapted housing. Since the new program would also be open to individuals and private entities, some of the applicants will not meet the definition of non-Federal entity or recipient, as defined under part 200, and certain provisions of part 200 may not be applicable to all applicants in this technology grant program. Where the Secretary determines a provision is not applicable or where the Secretary determines that additional requirements are necessary due to the uniqueness of a situation, the Secretary would apply the same standard applicable to exceptions under 2 CFR 200.102. Although part 200 does not define the term exception, Sec. 200.102 is clear that an exception can relax an existing requirement or make additional, more restrictive requirements on a participant.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Grantees can be awarded no more than $200,000 per Fiscal Year
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2022: For a list of awarded projects, please visit: https://www.benefits.va.gov/HOMELOANS/sahat_awards.asp
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Specially Adapted Housing Assistive Technology Grant Program (64.051) awarded $1.1 million across 7 grant awards, an average of $157,761 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prehensile Holdings, LLC | Colorado | 2 | $399,163 |
| University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education | Pennsylvania | 2 | $362,142 |
| Virtual Collaboration Research Inc | Massachusetts | 1 | $200,000 |
| Livewell Solutions, LLC | Texas | 1 | $198,973 |
| University of Utah | Utah | 1 | $121,465 |
Who usually wins
Small businesses received 54% of the money, colleges and universities 41% and businesses 4.4%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small businesses | 3 | $598,401 | 54% |
| Colleges and universities | 3 | $456,945 | 41% |
| Businesses | 1 | $48,978 | 4.4% |
By state
No state received $1 million or 10 awards from this program, so it has no state pages.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 2 | $399,163 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | $362,142 |
| Texas | 1 | $198,972 |
| Utah | 1 | $121,465 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | $49,243 |