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Brigadoon and Veterans
Brigadoon Partners with the VA to help our veterans
Why a general contractor
A general contractor can play a crucial role in assisting a veteran with a specially adaptive home remodel. Such a project involves modifying a home to accommodate the specific needs and challenges faced by the veteran due to disabilities or injuries sustained during their service. The general contractor oversees the entire process, ensuring that the remodel meets both the functional requirements and aesthetic preferences of the veteran.
What we do
The contractor's responsibilities include:
- Design and Planning: Brigadoon collaborates with the veteran and potentially other professionals like architects or designers to create a remodel plan tailored to the veteran's needs. This includes features such as wheelchair ramps, wider doorways, accessible bathrooms, lowered countertops, and more.
- Permits and Regulations: Brigadoon helps navigate the often complex web of building permits and regulations, ensuring that the remodel adheres to local codes and standards.
- Sourcing Materials: Brigadoon sources appropriate materials that combine functionality with the desired aesthetics. This could involve finding wheelchair-friendly flooring, adaptive lighting, and other specialized fixtures.
- Coordination: Brigadoon manages the various subcontractors involved in the project, such as electricians, plumbers, and carpenters, ensuring a smooth workflow and timely completion.
- Budget Management: Specially adaptive remodels can be cost-intensive due to the unique requirements. Brigadoon helps establish a realistic budget within the grant budgets and manages costs throughout the project.
- VA coordination: We work closely with the Veteran's administration to get through all the paperwork.
- Quality Control: Brigadoon ensures that the finished remodel meets high-quality standards and aligns with the agreed-upon design and functionality.
- Timely Completion: Completing the remodel on schedule is crucial, especially if the veteran's living situation is temporarily disrupted. We manage the timeline to minimize inconveniences.
- Communication: Effective communication between the veteran, Brigadoon , and the Veteran's Administration is essential for the success of the project. Brigadoon serves as the main point of contact, keeping everyone informed of progress and addressing any concerns.
In essence, Brigadoon serves as the guiding force that brings the veteran's vision of a specially adaptive home to life. Our expertise ensures that the remodel not only enhances the veteran's daily life but also provides a safe and comfortable living environment that meets their unique needs.
Veteran Housing Grants
VA Housing Grants
SAH SHA HISA TRA
explained
SAH Veterans Administration grant
"Enhancing Comfort and Freedom – The SAH grant is specially designed for Veterans facing mobility challenges and certain severe burn injuries, providing a life-changing solution. This grant offers the flexibility to (a) design and build an adapted home on newly acquired land, (b) construct on owned land meeting SAH criteria, (c) renovate an existing property for SAH standards, or (d) use the grant to acquire a pre-adapted home and apply it to the mortgage balance. Experience a new level of living with SAH, where independence and comfort unite seamlessly."
SHA Veterans Administration grant
"Empowering New Beginnings – The SHA grant is expertly crafted to provide invaluable support to Veterans facing blindness, loss of hand function, or certain severe burn or respiratory injuries. This grant opens doors to possibilities, allowing recipients to (a) enhance a soon-to-be-acquired home, (b) adapt a future family member's home, (c) upgrade an existing owned home, (d) elevate a family member's existing property, or (e) secure a home already equipped with VA-acknowledged special features. Embrace the journey to enhanced living with SHA, where empowerment and comfort seamlessly intertwine."
HISA Veterans Administration grant
"Revitalize and Customize with HISA – The Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) grant stands as an exceptional support avenue. Not bound by the origin of a veteran's disabling condition, this grant delivers flexibility. However, applicants are required to possess a VA-rated condition of at least 50 percent disabling. HISA grants unfold opportunities to enhance key areas within a veteran's primary abode, crafted specifically to align with their medical requirements:
- Streamlined entrances and exits for seamless mobility
- Upgraded lavatory and sanitary facilities for utmost convenience
- Transformed kitchen or bathroom sinks and counters, with tailored accessibility
- Thoughtfully designed paths and driveways, including permanent ramps
- Elevated plumbing and electrical systems, ideal for home medical equipment installation
Empower your home with HISA, where revitalization meets customization for a life of enhanced comfort."
TRA Veterans Administration grant
"Tailored Support Beyond Boundaries – For qualifying Veterans of SAH or SHA seeking versatile solutions, the Temporary Residence Adaptation (TRA) grant steps in. Even if a permanent home isn't in the picture, this grant offers a lifeline. It empowers applicants to customize a temporary abode or a family member's residence, ensuring it aligns seamlessly with the specific disabilities covered under SAH and SHA criteria. Elevate comfort wherever life takes you with TRA, where adaptability knows no limits."