FY2026 (pava) hava protection & advocacy: voting access

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded $278,616.00 to Disability Rights Pennsylvania on October 1, 2025, under the Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities-Grants for Protection and Advocacy Systems program (CFDA 93.618), a formula grant funding voting access and electoral participation initiatives for individuals with disabilities.

The recipient delivers education, training, and assistance to individuals with disabilities to promote their participation in the electoral process; advocacy and education efforts around Help America Vote Act implementation; training and education for election officials, poll workers, and election volunteers on the rights of voters with disabilities and best practices for working with individuals with disabilities; assistance to individuals with disabilities in filing complaints under state-based administrative grievance procedures and representation in related hearings; assistance to states and governmental entities regarding physical accessibility of polling places; and training and technical assistance on voting issues, including education on accessible voting equipment and systems.

Disability Rights Pennsylvania, a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, serves as Pennsylvania's designated protection and advocacy agency for individuals with disabilities. The performance period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030, with place of performance in Pennsylvania. This is a formula grant under the Help America Vote Act section 291, which directs funds to Protection and Advocacy Systems in each state and territory to ensure full participation in the electoral process for individuals with disabilities.