CEAC CEAC Home Modification Funding & Resources 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which federal program provides grants to low-income elderly and disabled homeowners for accessibility modifications through the Section 504 Home Repair program?
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development (Correct answer)
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Correct answer: U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development
The USDA Rural Development Section 504 Home Repair program provides grants to low-income elderly homeowners for accessibility modifications in rural areas.
Question 2: A client wants to install a stairlift but has limited income. Which funding source is specifically designed to help veterans with service-connected disabilities fund home modifications?
- Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Waiver
- VA Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) Grant (Correct answer)
- HUD Community Development Block Grant
- State Independent Living Centers
Correct answer: VA Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) Grant
The VA Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) Grant provides funding specifically for veterans with service-connected disabilities to make their homes accessible.
Question 3: Under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, which entity administers funds locally for housing accessibility modifications?
- State Medicaid offices
- Local entitlement communities and state governments (Correct answer)
- Federal Housing Administration
- Area Agencies on Aging
Correct answer: Local entitlement communities and state governments
CDBG funds are administered by local entitlement communities (cities and counties) and state governments for housing rehabilitation including accessibility work.
Question 4: Which Medicaid waiver program most commonly funds home modification services for individuals with disabilities to remain in the community?
- PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly)
- Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver (Correct answer)
- Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care
- Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan
Correct answer: Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver
HCBS Waivers allow states to provide home modification services to Medicaid-eligible individuals with disabilities as an alternative to institutional care.
Question 5: A CEAC consultant is helping a client apply for the Veterans Affairs Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) grant. What is the primary purpose of the HISA grant?
- To fund assistive technology devices
- To fund home improvements necessary for the treatment of a disability (Correct answer)
- To cover the cost of a new accessible home purchase
- To pay for a home health aide
Correct answer: To fund home improvements necessary for the treatment of a disability
The VA HISA grant funds home improvements and structural alterations that are medically necessary for the treatment or rehabilitation of a service-connected or non-service-connected disability.
Question 6: Which nonprofit organization operates an Aging in Place program that provides volunteer-based home repair and modification services to low-income elderly homeowners?
- Easter Seals
- Rebuilding Together (Correct answer)
- United Cerebral Palsy
- Independent Living Research Utilization
Correct answer: Rebuilding Together
Rebuilding Together is a nonprofit that provides volunteer-based home repair and modification services to low-income elderly and disabled homeowners through its network of affiliates.
CEAC CEAC Home Modification Funding & Resources 1
Which federal program provides grants to low-income elderly and disabled homeowners for accessibility modifications through the Section 504 Home Repair program?