US Election Assistance Commission

The US Election Assistance Commission, an independent civilian agency that administers federal voting-system testing, decertification, and election-administration grant programs, operates a dual funding footprint spanning both contract procurement and grant distribution to states and universities.

On the contract side, the Commission has awarded 437 contracts totaling $49.2 million in potential value since 2006, with $39.9 million obligated to date. Recent contract volume shows 12 awards in 2022, 20 in 2023, 16 in 2024, 26 in 2025, and 20 so far in 2026. The contract base is highly fragmented—the top five primes by award count hold 35 percent of recent awards, while the top five by combined potential value hold 26 percent. Allmond & Co, LLC leads by award count with 9 recent awards worth $783 thousand combined, followed by FM Talent Source, LLC at 9 awards and $653 thousand and Tactis, LLC at 6 awards and $1.3 million. American Wordata, Inc. leads by potential value at $6.8 million across 3 awards. The contractor base spans 153 distinct primes across the portfolio history. Set-asides play a limited role: 76 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, while small-business set-asides account for 12 percent, 8(a) sole-source awards for 6 percent, and HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, and woman-owned small-business designations collectively for 4 percent.

On the grant side, the Commission has distributed 722 grants obligating $5.03 billion in federal dollars since 2006. Grant volume is highly irregular across the portfolio history: 24 awards in 2010, 69 in 2011, 164 in 2018, 227 in 2020, and 21 most recently in 2024. The most recent grant award closed on February 1, 2024. Grant recipients are highly fragmented—the top five by award count hold 24 percent of recent awards, and the top five by federal dollars hold 0 percent, indicating that recent awards are distributed across many recipients in small amounts. County of Charleston, Community College District 502, West Virginia University Research Corporation, Weber State University, and County of Coconino represent the top tier, each with single recent awards in the range of $10 thousand to $87 thousand federal share. The grant base spans 158 distinct recipients across the portfolio history. Grants are predominantly Formula Grants (611 awards, 85 percent) with a smaller Project Grant component (110 awards, 15 percent).

No recent contract opportunities or grant opportunities are recorded against the Commission in the available data.

The Election Assistance Commission develops voluntary voting guidelines and provides information on administering elections. The Commission also certifies voting systems and audits funds from the Help America Vote Act of 2002.