# Ease 3.0 (12.219)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/12-219-ease-3-0/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Ease 3.0 is run by Department of Defense. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $26.2 million in 34 grants, about $769,543 per award.

## Objectives

1. Establish and ensure successful, sustainable, and effective methods to improve voting systems for voters protected by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA); 2. Increase the percentage of ballots successfully returned by UOCAVA voters to be either equal to, or greater to that of the general population; and 3. Collect and analyze data to increase the effectiveness of absentee voting procedures and systems for voters protected by UOCAVA.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $969,000 | 1 |
| 2022 | $765,000 | 1 |
| 2023 | $13.1 million | 18 |
| 2024 | $11.2 million | 16 |
| 2025 | $186,723 | 1 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Council of State Governments LTD. | Kentucky | $3.7 million |
| Illinois State Board of Elections | Illinois | $3.4 million |
| Secretary of State of Arizona | Arizona | $2.1 million |
| County of Lake Ohio | Ohio | $2.0 million |
| Travis, County of | Texas | $1.8 million |
| Myrna Associates Inc | Maryland | $1.6 million |
| State Library & Archives Tennessee | Tennessee | $1.2 million |
| Secretary of State, Oregon | Oregon | $1.2 million |
| State Election Commision, South Carolina | South Carolina | $1.0 million |
| State of New York Office of General Services | New York | $806,000 |
| Maryland State Board of Elections | Maryland | $746,202 |
| Iowa Secretary of State | Iowa | $716,643 |
| Vermont Secretary of State | Vermont | $645,655 |
| Secretary of State, Arkansas Office of the | Arkansas | $609,840 |
| New Jersey Department of State | New Jersey | $577,500 |
| Secretary of State, West Virginia | West Virginia | $520,000 |
| Secretary of State | Idaho | $515,510 |
| Secretary of State, North Dakota Office of the | North Dakota | $462,135 |
| Louisiana Department of State | Louisiana | $457,489 |
| Secretary of State, Washington | Washington | $395,000 |