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Access to Home for Heroes

Generated from the gc-benefits catalog. It lists what the owner record states. It is not an eligibility decision; confirm current rules with the program.

The Access to Home for Heroes Program provides financial assistance to make accessibility modifications, emergency home repairs or address code violations to the primary residences of low- and moderate-income veterans with disabilities. Such activities will enable veterans with disabilities to live in their residences safely and comfortably, rather than in an institutional setting.

  • Owner record: ny/access-to-home-for-heroes
  • Jurisdiction code: NY
  • Frame: care_recipient
  • Review by: 2026-11-14

Offering 1: home accessibility and repair assistance

Financial assistance for accessibility modifications, emergency home repairs or code violations at an eligible veteran’s primary residence.

  • Availability (owner codes): {"intake": "unknown", "type": "unknown"}

Conditions:

  • All of these:
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "Qualifying Veteran status."
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "Documented substantial physical limitation caused by a disability."
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "Household income not to exceed 120 percent of area median income."
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "The assisted residential unit must be the primary, permanent residence of the eligible participant. The primary residence may be owner-occupied or a rental unit. Applicants proposing to assist rental units must ensure that the property owner is not otherwise obligated by federal, State or local law to provide such improvements."

Access route 1.1

  • Where: Local Program Administrator serving the household’s area
  • How: Contact the organization or municipality identified for the area where the household is located to confirm available resources and eligibility.
  • Url: https://hcr.ny.gov/grant-partners

Owner confirmations

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Evidence

  • /name: "# Access to Home for Heroes" (source, capture 5597d312f08c3334bc5b40e0b8e521846f4dde419354ef6462b39e28286324dc)
  • /frame: "The Access to Home for Heroes Program provides financial assistance to make accessibility modifications, emergency home repairs or address code violations to the primary residences of low- and moderate-income veterans with disabilities. Such activities will enable veterans with disabilities to live in their residences safely and comfortably, rather than in an institutional setting. Eligible veterans may be renters or homeowners, with service-related injuries, age, or health related disabilities." (source, capture 5597d312f08c3334bc5b40e0b8e521846f4dde419354ef6462b39e28286324dc)
  • /caregiving_effect: "The Access to Home for Heroes Program provides financial assistance to make accessibility modifications, emergency home repairs or address code violations to the primary residences of low- and moderate-income veterans with disabilities. Such activities will enable veterans with disabilities to live in their residences safely and comfortably, rather than in an institutional setting. Eligible veterans may be renters or homeowners, with service-related injuries, age, or health related disabilities." (source, capture 5597d312f08c3334bc5b40e0b8e521846f4dde419354ef6462b39e28286324dc)
  • /offerings/0/kind: "The Access to Home for Heroes Program provides financial assistance to make accessibility modifications, emergency home repairs or address code violations to the primary residences of low- and moderate-income veterans with disabilities. Such activities will enable veterans with disabilities to live in their residences safely and comfortably, rather than in an institutional setting. Eligible veterans may be renters or homeowners, with service-related injuries, age, or health related disabilities." (source, capture 5597d312f08c3334bc5b40e0b8e521846f4dde419354ef6462b39e28286324dc)
  • /offerings/0/summary: "The Access to Home for Heroes Program provides financial assistance to make accessibility modifications, emergency home repairs or address code violations to the primary residences of low- and moderate-income veterans with disabilities. Such activities will enable veterans with disabilities to live in their residences safely and comfortably, rather than in an institutional setting. Eligible veterans may be renters or homeowners, with service-related injuries, age, or health related disabilities." (source, capture 5597d312f08c3334bc5b40e0b8e521846f4dde419354ef6462b39e28286324dc)
  • /offerings/0/rules: "* Qualifying Veteran status.\n* Documented substantial physical limitation caused by a disability.\n* Household income not to exceed 120 percent of area median income.\n* The assisted residential unit must be the primary, permanent residence of the eligible participant. The primary residence may be owner-occupied or a rental unit. Applicants proposing to assist rental units must ensure that the property owner is not otherwise obligated by federal, State or local law to provide such improvements." (source, capture 5597d312f08c3334bc5b40e0b8e521846f4dde419354ef6462b39e28286324dc)
  • /offerings/0/access/0: "Municipalities and not-for-profit organizations are eligible to apply for Access to Home for Heroes program resources, homeowners and individuals are not eligible to apply directly to HCR for assistance. Once selected for funding, these municipalities and not-for-profit organizations become “Local Program Administrators” and provide assistance to eligible homeowners. A list of grants currently available through Local Program Administrators and a directory of a statewide network of housing and community development not-for-profits is available online, here:https://hcr.ny.gov/grants-available-through-local-partners" (source, capture 5597d312f08c3334bc5b40e0b8e521846f4dde419354ef6462b39e28286324dc)
  • /offerings/0/access/0: "Lists of active grants that may be available for low- and moderate-income individuals in your area are provided below. Contact the organization or municipality listed to confirm available resources and eligibility. \n \nTo view the current information, please click on a below link:" (source, capture 09825675f630ce00bf6c08dd27fb7a1722853a6ea8a6cdd4e341c7af46bd4547)