FY2026 (PAVA) hava protection & advocacy: voting access

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

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

The award runs through September 30, 2030, with place of performance in Virginia. The assistance type is a formula grant, awarded annually under Section 291 of HAVA to Protection and Advocacy Systems. All obligated funds total $188,180.