Help America Vote Act Requirements Payments
Election Assistance Commission
HAVA Section 251 authorizes requirements payments to assist States (including the District of Columbia and U.S. Territories) in meeting the Uniform and Nondiscriminatory Election Technology and Administration Requirements in Title III of the Act (voting systems standards, provisional voting and voting information requirements, computerized statewide voter registration list requirements and requirements for voters who register by mail) and, under certain circumstances, for other activities to imp
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Helps states pay for improvements to their voting systems and processes. This includes funding for equipment, training, and outreach efforts.
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Determine if your State plan reflects how the new requirements payments will be used and managed.
- Update your State plan if there is a material change.
- Complete public notice requirements outlined in Section 256 of HAVA.
- Submit the amended portions of your State plan to EAC in MS Word format.
- Submit a certification letter certifying compliance with Section 253(b).
- Include required language and details in the certification letter.
- Submit the signed EAC Certification and Assurances forms with the certification letter.
- Wait for EAC to review and accept your certification before receiving the Notice of Grant Award (NGA).
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.eac.gov/grants/251-requirements
- 📤Submission Method
- 🔄Intake Type
- rolling
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- Certification letter certifying compliance with Section 253(b)
- EAC Certification and Assurances forms
- State plan in MS Word format
- 📐Format Requirements
- MS Word for State plan; other formats not specified
- 📥Templates Available
- ✉️Supporting Letters
- Certification letter must include specific compliance statements.
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 📊Matching Ratio
- 5%
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- cash
- 📚Stacking Rules
- Yes
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- Certification letter certifying compliance with Section 253(b)
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- semi-annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- Federal Financial Report (FFR)
- Progress Reports (PR)
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards.
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Acknowledgment of federal funding is required.
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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