FY2026 (pava) hava protection & advocacy: voting access

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded Disability Rights Washington $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 Rights Washington, the designated Protection and Advocacy system for Washington State, delivers voting access and electoral participation services to individuals with disabilities. The award funds education, training, and assistance to promote participation in the electoral process; advocacy and education around Help America Vote Act implementation; training of election officials, poll workers, and election volunteers on the rights of voters with disabilities and best practices for serving them; assistance to individuals with disabilities in filing voting-related complaints and representation in administrative hearings; technical assistance to states and other governmental entities on the physical accessibility of polling places; and training on accessible voting equipment and systems.

The award period runs from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2030, with place of performance in Washington. The funding is classified as a formula grant, awarded annually under the program's mandate that each state's Protection and Advocacy System receive no less than $70,000 annually.