FY2026 (pava) hava protection & advocacy: voting access

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

Disability Rights New Mexico, the designated Protection and Advocacy system for New Mexico, delivers voting access services including education and training to individuals with disabilities to promote electoral participation; advocacy and education around Help America Vote Act implementation; training of election officials, poll workers, and election volunteers on disability rights and best practices; assistance to individuals with disabilities in filing voting-related complaints under state administrative procedures and representation in related hearings; guidance to state and local government entities on polling place accessibility; and technical assistance on accessible voting equipment and systems.

The award period runs through September 30, 2030, with place of performance in New Mexico. The organization operates as a child entity within the National Disability Rights Network and holds multiple concurrent formula grant awards from the Administration on Disabilities, the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, and SAMHSA, supporting protection and advocacy programs addressing mental illness, developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injury, assistive technology, and other disability-related needs statewide.