FY2026 (pava) hava protection & advocacy: voting access

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded $188,180 to Protection Advocacy Services Commission (IPAS) on October 1, 2025, under the Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities–Grants for Protection and Advocacy Systems program (CFDA 93.618).

IPAS, Indiana's designated Protection and Advocacy system located in Indianapolis, delivers voting rights protection and electoral access services to individuals with disabilities across Indiana. Under this award, IPAS provides education and training to individuals with disabilities to promote their participation in the electoral process, conducts advocacy and education efforts supporting HAVA implementation, trains election officials and poll workers on the rights of voters with disabilities, assists individuals with disabilities in filing voting-related complaints under state administrative procedures and represents them in hearings, provides technical assistance to states and governmental entities regarding polling place accessibility, and obtains training on voting issues including accessible voting equipment and systems.

The period of performance runs through September 30, 2030, with place of performance in Indiana. IPAS receives consistent multi-year formula grant funding across multiple federal protection and advocacy programs totaling approximately $1.4 million annually, with additional concurrent awards from the Administration on Disabilities extending through the same completion date.