[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 215 (Monday, November 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 68669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28127]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


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

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announces that 
the aggregate amounts of assistance available under the Specially 
Adapted Housing (SAH) grant program remains unchanged during fiscal 
year 2011, pursuant to 38 CFR 36.4412.

DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William White, Acting Assistant 
Director for Loan Policy and Valuation, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (571) 272-0084 (not a 
toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 2102(e) and 38 
CFR 36.4412(c), the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
announces the aggregate amounts of assistance available to Veterans and 
Servicemembers eligible for the Specially Adapted Housing program 
grants during fiscal year 2011.
    Public Law 110-289, the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, 
authorized the Secretary to increase the aggregate amounts of SAH 
assistance annually based on a residential home cost-of-construction 
index. The Secretary uses the Turner Building Cost Index for this 
purpose.
    During the most recent calendar year for which the Turner Building 
Cost Index is available, 2009, the index did not increase as compared 
to the next preceding year. Pursuant to 38 CFR 36.4412(b), therefore, 
the aggregate amounts of assistance for Specially Adapted Housing 
grants will remain unchanged during fiscal year 2011.
    Full Text of Announcement Reads as Follows:

Specially Adapted Housing: Aggregate Amounts of Assistance Available 
During Fiscal Year 2011

2101(a) Grants

    The aggregate amount of assistance available for SAH grants made 
pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 2101(a) will be $63,780 during fiscal year 2011.

2101(b) Grants

    The aggregate amount of assistance available for SAH grants made 
pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 2101(b) will be $12,756 during fiscal year 2011.

Temporary Residence Adaption (TRA) Grants

    Please note that TRA grants made pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 2102A are 
not indexed, and the amounts of assistance remain unchanged at $14,000 
for individuals eligible for the 2101(a) grant and $2,000 for 
individuals eligible for the 2101(b) grant.

    Approved: November 1, 2010.
John R. Gingrich,
Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2010-28127 Filed 11-5-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P