Minnesota waivers and grants
Some Minnesotans can get home modifications paid for through Medical Assistance waiver programs, under a service called Environmental Accessibility Adaptations (EAA). Waivers that include it:
- CADI (Community Access for Disability Inclusion)
- BI (Brain Injury)
- CAC (Community Alternative Care)
- DD (Developmental Disabilities)
- EW (Elderly Waiver)
- AC (Alternative Care)
People who use CDCS (Consumer Directed Community Supports) can sometimes include modifications in their budget. The Family Support Grant and the Consumer Support Grant may also help with some costs.
Whether a project is covered depends on the person's program, their assessed needs and approval from their county or case manager. We cannot promise coverage, but we can help you get the information your case manager needs.
Status: Adaptive Spaces is in the process of enrolling with Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) to accept waiver funding. Ask us where things stand when you reach out.
North Dakota programs
In North Dakota, Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) can pay for environmental modifications through:
- The HCBS Medicaid Waiver (for older adults and adults with physical disabilities)
- The Traditional IID/DD Waiver (for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities)
- The Medically Fragile Children's Waiver
- SPED (Service Payments for the Elderly and Disabled), a state-funded program
Talk with your county HCBS case manager or your DD program manager about what your program allows.
Status: We are working on North Dakota provider enrollment; ask us where it stands.
Other ways to pay
- Private pay, with a clear written estimate before any work starts.
- Insurance, which sometimes covers certain equipment. We can tell you what to ask.
- Veterans: VA home modification grants may help, including HISA (Home Improvements and Structural Alterations) and the SAH (Specially Adapted Housing) and SHA (Special Home Adaptation) grants. Ask your VA case manager or the VA directly.
- Rural homeowners: USDA Section 504 Home Repair loans and grants may help. Ask your local USDA Rural Development office.
- Local nonprofits and community home-repair programs may help with some projects. Ask your case manager or the program directly.
- Not sure? Choose "not sure" on the request form and we will talk it through.
Good first step
If you or your family member has a case manager, let them know you are looking at home modifications. They can tell you what your program allows.