FY2026 (pava) hava protection & advocacy: voting access

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

Disability Law Center Inc., the designated Protection and Advocacy agency for Massachusetts, uses the funding to ensure full participation in the electoral process for individuals with disabilities. Activities include providing education, training, and assistance to individuals with disabilities to promote their participation in voting; conducting advocacy and education efforts around Help America Vote Act implementation; training election officials, poll workers, and election volunteers on the rights of voters with disabilities and best practices for working with disabled voters; assisting individuals with disabilities in filing complaints under state administrative grievance procedures and representing them in related hearings; advising states and other governmental entities on polling place physical accessibility; and obtaining training and technical assistance on voting issues, including education on accessible voting equipment and systems.

The award period runs from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2030, with place of performance in Massachusetts. The assistance type is a formula grant, distributed annually to Protection and Advocacy Systems in each state, territory, and the District of Columbia.