Okla. Stat. tit. 72, § 72-412
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Special housing grant program for disabled veterans
Official statutory text
A. Subject to the availability of funds, the Oklahoma
Department of Veterans Affairs shall develop a special
housing grant program, not to exceed Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000.00) per veteran, for the purpose of
bearing the costs not borne by the federal government for
a specifically designed home for disabled veterans. To
qualify for a special housing grant, all of the following
shall be met:
1. The veteran shall be approved for the federal grant under
the United States Department of Veterans Affairs' Specially Adapted
Housing program;
2. The veteran shall have been a resident of the state before
entering active service with the armed forces;
3. The veteran shall be physically residing in the state at the
time the federal grant is approved, as well as at the time the
application for the grant and receipt of the state grant are made;
4. The veteran's home shall be used for the purpose of
establishing permanent, and not temporary, residency in the state;
5. The home the veteran is remodeling or purchasing shall be in
the state;
6. The veteran shall formally apply for the grant by completing
the form designated by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs;
7. The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs shall verify
statements to establish that the veteran meets the eligibility
requirements for the grant; and
8. The application shall be approved by the Director of the
Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs.
B. In no event shall the state pay a qualified veteran a share
greater than the federal government toward the purchase or
remodeling of such home.
C. The state grant shall be disbursed to the veteran in the
care of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs regional
office to be placed in escrow. This disbursement shall be made only
when the federal grant has been approved and the United States
Department of Veterans Affairs is ready to complete the escrow
agreement and authorize the construction, purchase or remodeling of
the specially designed home for the disabled veteran.
D. The special housing grant shall be made to a veteran only
once.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors Page 75
E. Each awarded special housing grant shall be paid from the
Oklahoma Veteran Housing Program Revolving Fund to the extent funds
are available.
F. The veteran may also apply for the special housing grant if
he or she has previously exhausted his or her United States
Department of Veterans Affairs' Specially Adopted Housing program
benefits.
Department of Veterans Affairs shall develop a special
housing grant program, not to exceed Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000.00) per veteran, for the purpose of
bearing the costs not borne by the federal government for
a specifically designed home for disabled veterans. To
qualify for a special housing grant, all of the following
shall be met:
1. The veteran shall be approved for the federal grant under
the United States Department of Veterans Affairs' Specially Adapted
Housing program;
2. The veteran shall have been a resident of the state before
entering active service with the armed forces;
3. The veteran shall be physically residing in the state at the
time the federal grant is approved, as well as at the time the
application for the grant and receipt of the state grant are made;
4. The veteran's home shall be used for the purpose of
establishing permanent, and not temporary, residency in the state;
5. The home the veteran is remodeling or purchasing shall be in
the state;
6. The veteran shall formally apply for the grant by completing
the form designated by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs;
7. The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs shall verify
statements to establish that the veteran meets the eligibility
requirements for the grant; and
8. The application shall be approved by the Director of the
Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs.
B. In no event shall the state pay a qualified veteran a share
greater than the federal government toward the purchase or
remodeling of such home.
C. The state grant shall be disbursed to the veteran in the
care of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs regional
office to be placed in escrow. This disbursement shall be made only
when the federal grant has been approved and the United States
Department of Veterans Affairs is ready to complete the escrow
agreement and authorize the construction, purchase or remodeling of
the specially designed home for the disabled veteran.
D. The special housing grant shall be made to a veteran only
once.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors Page 75
E. Each awarded special housing grant shall be paid from the
Oklahoma Veteran Housing Program Revolving Fund to the extent funds
are available.
F. The veteran may also apply for the special housing grant if
he or she has previously exhausted his or her United States
Department of Veterans Affairs' Specially Adopted Housing program
benefits.
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