[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51820-51821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20047]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[Docket No. VA-2025-VACO-0002]


Loan Guaranty: Assistance to Eligible Individuals in Acquiring 
Specially Adapted Housing; Cost-of-Construction Index for Fiscal Year 
2026

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announces that the 
aggregate amounts of assistance available under the Specially Adapted 
Housing (SAH) grant program have increased by 3.87 percent for fiscal 
year (FY) 2026.

DATES: The increases in the aggregate amounts outlined in this notice 
were effective as of October 1, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Latona, Assistant Director for 
Specially Adapted Housing Policy and Native American Direct Loans, Loan 
Guaranty Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, 202-461-9201.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 2102(e), 38 
U.S.C. 2102A(b)(2), 38 U.S.C. 2102B(b)(2), and 38 CFR 36.4411, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs announces for FY 2026 the aggregate 
amounts of assistance available to veterans and service members 
eligible for SAH program grants.
    Section 2102(e)(2) of 38 U.S.C. authorizes the Secretary to 
increase the aggregate amounts of SAH assistance annually based on a 
residential home cost-of-construction index. Consistent with 38 CFR 
36.4411(a), the Secretary uses the Turner Building Cost Index for this 
purpose. Such an increase will be equal to the percentage by which the 
Turner Building Cost Index for the most recent calendar year exceeds 
that of the next preceding calendar year. If, however, the Turner 
Building Cost Index for the most recent full calendar year is equal to 
or less than the next preceding calendar year, the percentage increase 
will be zero. See 38 CFR 36.4411(b).
    In the most recent quarter for which the Turner Building Cost Index 
is available, second quarter 2025, the index showed a 3.87 percent 
increase over the index value listed for second quarter 2024. Turner 
Construction Company, https://www.turnerconstruction.com/cost-index 
(last visited July 31, 2025). Therefore, pursuant to 38 CFR 36.4411(a), 
the aggregate amounts of assistance for SAH grants made pursuant to 38 
U.S.C. 2101(a) and 2101(b) will increase by 3.87 percent for FY 2026.
    Sections 2102A(b)(2) and 2102B(b)(2) require the Secretary to apply 
the same percentage calculated pursuant to section 2102(e) to grants 
authorized pursuant to sections 2102A and 2102B. As such, the maximum 
amount of assistance available under these grants will also increase by 
3.87 percent for FY 2026.
    The increases were effective as of October 1, 2025. 38 U.S.C. 
2102(e), 38

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U.S.C. 2102A(b)(2), and 38 U.S.C. 2102B(b)(2).

SAH: Aggregate Amounts of Assistance Available During Fiscal Year 2026

Section 2101(a) Grants and Temporary Residence Adaptation (TRA) Grants

    Effective October 1, 2025, the aggregate amount of assistance 
available for SAH grants made pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 2101(a) will be 
$126,526 during FY 2026.
    The maximum TRA grant made to an individual who satisfies the 
eligibility criteria under 38 U.S.C. 2101(a) and 2102A will be $50,961 
during FY 2026.

Section 2101(b) Grants and TRA Grants

    Effective as of October 1, 2025, the aggregate amount of assistance 
available for SAH grants made pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 2101(b) will be 
$25,349 during FY 2026.
    The maximum TRA grant made to an individual who satisfies the 
eligibility criteria under 38 U.S.C. 2101(b) and 2102A will be $9,099 
during FY 2026.

Section 2102B Grants

    Effective as of October 1, 2025, the amount of assistance available 
for grants made pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 2102B will be $116,084 during FY 
2026; however, the Secretary may waive this limitation for a veteran if 
the Secretary determines a waiver is necessary for the rehabilitation 
program of the veteran.

Signing Authority

    Douglas A. Collins, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, approved this 
document on November 6, 2025, and authorized the undersigned to sign 
and submit the document to the Office of the Federal Register for 
publication electronically as an official document of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs.

Joseph Montanye,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-20047 Filed 11-17-25; 8:45 am]
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