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

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Veterans Affairs [Docket No. VA-2025-VACO-0002] AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. 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 equ…