The federal Project Grant award of $1,568,735.80 was provided by the Defense Human Resources Activity, a component of the Department of Defense, under the Ease 3.0 Federal Grant Program (CFDA 12.219). The award aims to improve voting systems and reduce impediments for Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) voters. Key objectives include enhancing the absentee voting experience through the development of electronic tools and innovative approaches, such as improving...
The Department of Defense's Defense Human Resources Activity awarded a $350,000 Project Grant (CFDA 12.219 - Ease 3.0 Federal Grant Program) to the Secretary of State of Indiana. The grant aims to improve voting systems and reduce impediments for Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) voters, with a focus on developing electronic tools to enhance the absentee voting experience for military personnel, their families, and overseas citizens. Key objectives include improving...
This federal Project Grant award for $395,000.00 was provided by the Department of Defense's Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) under the Ease 3.0 Federal Grant Program (CFDA 12.219). The award was made to the Washington Secretary of State's Financial Services Section to develop electronic tools and innovative approaches that enhance the absentee voting experience for military personnel, their families, and overseas citizens protected by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee...
The Department of Defense's Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) awarded a $1,005,776.80 Project Grant under the Ease 3.0 Federal Grant Program (CFDA 12.219) to the South Carolina Election Commission. The grant, spanning from July 15, 2024 to July 14, 2029, aims to develop electronic tools for ballot transmission, implement digital signature verification, and reduce failure rates in the absentee voting process for military personnel, overseas citizens, and their families. The grant...
This $1,156,908.16 Project Grant was awarded by the Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA) on July 15, 2024 under the Ease 3.0 Federal Grant Program (CFDA 12.219). The funding is aimed at improving voting systems and reducing impediments for Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) voters. Key objectives include enhancing electronic ballot transmission, implementing digital signature verification, and reducing ballot processing failure rates for military personnel, their...
The Augusta University Research Institute, Inc. (AURI) received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems. The award's purpose is to support the development of a robust framework with rigorous semantics and security guarantees for election-day voter check-in. This work falls under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070), which aims to advance computing, communications, and...
The US Agency for International Development Timor-Leste awarded a $2.5 million cooperative agreement to the Consortium For Elections & Political Process Strengthening under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) federal grant program. The award will support the design and implementation of civic and voter education programs in Timor-Leste that adhere to COVID-19 safety measures from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Specifically, the awardee will conduct...
The Office Protection & Advocacy For The Disabled (OPAD) was awarded a $119,364 Formula Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities-Grants for Protection and Advocacy Systems program (CFDA 93.618). The award period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. Under this award, OPAD will provide services to ensure full participation in the electoral process for individuals with...
The University Legal Services, Inc. was awarded a $238,730 Formula Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living on October 1, 2021 through the Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities-Grants for Protection and Advocacy Systems program (CFDA 93.618). Under this award, University Legal Services will provide protection and advocacy services to ensure full participation in the electoral process for individuals with disabilities through September...
This $118,045 federal Formula Grant award from the Administration on Disabilities (CFDA 93.618 - Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities-Grants for Protection and Advocacy Systems) will support the Northern Marianas Protection & Advocacy Systems Inc. (NMPASI) in delivering advocacy and assistance services to ensure full electoral participation for individuals with disabilities in the Northern Mariana Islands. The five-year grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30,...