FY2026 (PAVA) hava protection & advocacy: voting access

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded West Virginia Advocates, Inc. (doing business as Disability Rights of West Virginia) $188,180 on October 1, 2025, under the Help America Vote Act Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access (PAVA) program (CFDA 93.618).

The award funds activities to ensure full participation in the electoral process for individuals with disabilities in West Virginia. Deliverables include education, training, and assistance to individuals with disabilities to promote their participation in voting; advocacy and education efforts supporting HAVA 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 complaints under state-based administrative grievance procedures and representation in related hearings; assistance to state and local governmental entities regarding physical accessibility of polling places; and training and technical assistance on accessible voting equipment and systems.

The period of performance runs through September 30, 2030, with work performed in West Virginia. West Virginia Advocates operates as the state's designated Protection and Advocacy System and delivers services directly without identified sub-recipients.