U.S. Election Assistance Commission Research Grants
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 90.403
- Grant awards
- 20 $18,946,503 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Also known as
- EAC Research Grants
- Assistance types
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- Project Grant
- Block Grant
- Eligible applicants
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- State
- Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
- Beneficiaries
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- U.S. Citizen
- Disabled (e.g. Deaf, Blind, Physically Disabled)
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The US Election Assistance Commission administers research grants (CFDA 90.403) to fund development and testing of voting equipment, election systems, and voting technology to improve their quality, reliability, accuracy, accessibility, affordability, and security. The program has not actively awarded grants since May 2011—15 years ago—and no recent grant opportunities are currently posted.
The program remains dormant. Over its documented lifetime, it issued 20 total awards from 2008 through 2011, averaging fewer than 2 awards per year outside the terminal 2011 cycle, when 14 awards were issued in a single month. The US Election Assistance Commission is the sole funder, obligating $18.9 million federal dollars across all awards, with $19.4 million in combined federal and non-federal commitments. The assistance-type mix is predominantly Project Grants (95 percent, 19 awards) with one Block Grant.
Recent awards funded post-election audit programs, logic and accuracy testing initiatives, accessible voting technology development, and election data collection. The Research Alliance for Accessible Voting received $4.5 million in 2011 for accessibility research; the Accessible Voting Technology Initiative received $2.5 million that year. State-level data collection projects in Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio, and Pennsylvania each received approximately $2 million in 2008. Smaller awards in the $25 thousand to $230 thousand range supported county-level audit pilots and testing frameworks, including the Colorado Risk-Limiting Audit Project at $410,701.
With no awards issued in the past 15 years and no active solicitation, this program is not a current funding target. Organizations working on election security, voting technology accessibility, or audit methodology should monitor the US Election Assistance Commission for program reinstatement, but should not anticipate near-term funding opportunities under this Assistance Listing.
Objective and description
- Objective
To carry out research and development to improve the quality, reliability, accuracy, accessibility affordability and security of voting equipment, election systems and technology
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 20 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson University | $4,500,000 | 24% |
| 2 | Information Technology And Innovation Foundation | $3,000,000 | 16% |
| 3 | Elections Commission Wisconsin | $2,000,000 | 11% |
| 4 | Illinois State Board Of Elections | $2,000,000 | 11% |
| 5 | Copa-19-Dept Of State | $2,000,000 | 11% |
| 6 | Secretary Of State Ohio | $1,983,429 | 10% |
| 7 | State Of Colorado Secretary Of State Office | $230,000 | 1% |
| 8 | NYS Board Of Elections | $230,000 | 1% |
| 9 | Secretary Of State Connecticut | $230,000 | 1% |
| 10 | California Secretary Of State | $230,000 | 1% |
10 of 18 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2011 | $8,463,074 |
| FY2010 | $500,000 |
| FY2008 | $9,983,429 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 90.403?
Assistance Listing 90.403 is U.S. Election Assistance Commission Research Grants, a federal grant program run by US Election Assistance Commission. It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for U.S. Election Assistance Commission Research Grants?
Its CFDA number is 90.403: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 90.403 awarded?
20 grant awards under 90.403 have obligated $18,946,503 in federal funds to 18 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 90.403?
The recipients obligated the most under U.S. Election Assistance Commission Research Grants are Clemson University ($4,500,000), Information Technology And Innovation Foundation ($3,000,000) and Elections Commission Wisconsin ($2,000,000).
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