Closed · HHS-2017-ACL-AOD-HAVA-0231 · CFDA 93.618 · Discretionary

Help America Vote Act (HAVA)

Federal grant opportunity posted by Administration for Community Living, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$127K-$220K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 12, 2017
Close date
2
Expected awards

The verdict

Help America Vote Act (HAVA) is a closed discretionary listing from Administration for Community Living that offered $127,000 -- $220,410 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 690 other opportunities from Administration for Community Living.

$127K-$220K
award range
Closed
application status
2
expected awards
93.618
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Help America Vote Act (HAVA) is closed (last close July 12, 2017). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Administration for Community Living still indexes 690 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed July 12, 2017

Posted May 18 Closes Jul 12

Est. Total Funding

$347,410

Expected Awards

2

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD) in the Administration for Community Living (ACL), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 funds authorized under the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002, Pub. Law 107-252, Title II, Subtitle D, Part 5, section 291 (42 United States Code (U.S.C.) 15461).Provisions under this section provide for the award of grants for Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) to assist Protection and Advocacy Systems (P & As) in promoting full participation in the electoral process for individuals with disabilities, including registering to vote, casting a vote, and accessing polling places; developing proficiency in the use of voting systems and technologies as they affect individuals with disabilities; demonstrating and evaluating the use of such systems and technologies by individuals with disabilities (including blindness) in order to assess the availability and use of such systems and technologies for such individuals; and providing T/TA for non-visual access. (At least one recipient must provide T/TA assistance in this area.)Help America Vote Act (HAVA) programs are designed to establish and improve participation in the election process for individuals with a full range of disabilities. In each eligible state and territory, seven percent of HAVA funds are set aside for Protection and Advocacy Systems (P&As) to ensure that individuals with disabilities have the opportunity to participate in every step of the voting process. After receiving technical assistance, P&As may inform others on the availability of accessible voting equipment and its use. The funds should be used to provide Training and Technical Assistance to the P&As in their promotion of full participation in the electoral process for individuals with disabilities, including registering to vote, casting a vote, and accessing polling places.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 4 doors

Help America Vote Act (HAVA) bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (4 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Income Security and Social Services (ISS). Inside Administration for Community Living's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Melvenia Wright Melvenia.Wright@acf.hhs.gov

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