Help America Vote College Program Service Day Mini-Grant Program

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Opportunity number
EAC-23-002
Agency
Applications due
Award size
$3,000 to $10,000

Opportunity facts

Assistance listings
Funding instrument
Grant
Category
  • Community Development
Eligible applicants
  • City/Township Governments
  • State Governments
  • 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
  • Other
  • County Governments
  • Higher Education Inst. (Public)
  • Higher Education Inst. (Private)
Full announcement

Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Help America Vote College Program Service Day Mini-Grant Program is seeking proposals from accredited colleges, universities, and nonprofit organizations to support National Poll Worker Recruitment Day on August 1, 2024 and Help America Vote Day on January 30, 2024. Applicants must describe how they will recruit, train, and encourage college students to serve as nonpartisan poll workers. The U.S. Election Assistance Commission will evaluate applications based on organizational characteristics, program design and strategy, and cost effectiveness, with a deadline of December 18, 2023.

Individual grants between $3,000 and $10,000 will be awarded to support projects engaging college students in election administration activities, with a total of $50,000 to $150,000 available. Funded projects will have a one-year period of performance starting February 1, 2024 at the applicant's place of performance, which are accredited colleges, universities, and nonprofit organizations recruiting college student poll workers.

Synopsis

IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR THIS GRANT, YOU MUST GO TO THE RELATED DOCUMENTS TAB TO RETRIEVE THE FULL SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT PACKAGE. PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION CAREFULLY AS IT CONTAINS ALL OF THE INFORMATION HOW YOU MUST APPLY. APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED THROUGH GRANTS.GOV WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.


The fully completed HAVCP Service Day Mini-Grant Application Form must be submitted by email to HAVCP@eac.gov with the header "HAVCP Service Day Mini-Grant Program Application - [ORGANIZATION NAME]" before the application submission deadline. The electronic submission of your application must be made by an official representative of your institution who is authorized to request funding on behalf of the applicant organization.


Application form and additional opportunity resources can be found in this funding opportunity and on the EAC Help America Vote College Program website - https://www.eac.gov/grants/help-america-vote-college-program


The Help America Vote College Program (HAVCP) was established in 2004, and through fiscal year 2009, distributed over $2.3 million to colleges and non-profits to recruit, train and support students serving as poll workers on Election Day. In 2023, the EAC introduced the HAVCP Service Day Mini-Grant Program. The information in this application kit is specific to the Service Day Mini-Grant Program. The Mini-Grant program is designed to stimulate community action on college campuses and increase the visibility of the EAC's National Poll Worker Recruitment Day and Help America Vote Day.

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