HAVA Election Security Grants (90.404)
HAVA Election Security Grants (Assistance Listing 90.404) is run by the Election Assistance Commission. It awarded $149 million in 56 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $2.7 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $3.3 million. Half of the 56 awards fell between $3.0 million and $4.0 million, and they ranged from $654,545 to $14.7 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$149 million
- Grant awards56
- Typical award$3.3 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$13.5 million
- Size rank690 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceFormula grants
Key findings
- It is the 690th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 66% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 52 states and territories.
What the program funds
As authorized under Section 101 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (Public 107-252) and provided in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 the funds are to be used to improve the administration of elections for Federal office, including to enhance election technology and make election security improvements.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
As defined by HAVA, only state recipients (including U.S. Territories and the District of Columbia) are eligible for this formula funding. Assistance is to be used to improve the administration of elections for federal office, including enhancing election technology and making election security improvements.
What the money can and cannot pay for
States may use the funds, consistent with the requirements of the Help America Vote Act, to replace voting equipment that only records a voter's intent electronically with equipment that utilizes a voter-verified paper record; implement a post-election audit system that provides a high-level of confidence in the accuracy of the final vote tally; upgrade election-related computer systems to address cyber vulnerabilities; facilitate cyber security training; implement election systems cybersecurity best practices; and fund other activities that will improve the security of elections for Federal office.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. The 2018 award had a 5 percent matching requirement. The 2020 award had a 20 percent matching requirement. The 2022 award had a 20 percent matching requirement. The 2023 award had a 20 percent matching requirement. The 2024 award had a 20 percent matching requirement. The 2025 award had a 20 percent matching requirement. Match must be made available within two years of the award disbursement date.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
$54,000 - $34,560,000
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, HAVA Election Security Grants (90.404) awarded $149 million across 56 grant awards, an average of $2.7 million per award.
Who usually wins
Almost all of the money went to state and local governments.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 56 | $149 million | 100% |
By state
42 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 1 | $14.7 million |
| New York | 1 | $7.6 million |
| Texas | 1 | $7.2 million |
| Illinois | 1 | $5.6 million |
| Florida | 1 | $5.0 million |
| Ohio | 1 | $5.0 million |
| Georgia | 1 | $4.9 million |
| North Carolina | 1 | $4.7 million |
| Michigan | 1 | $4.5 million |
| New Jersey | 1 | $4.3 million |
| Massachusetts | 1 | $4.0 million |
| Indiana | 1 | $3.9 million |
| Virginia | 1 | $3.8 million |
| Maryland | 1 | $3.7 million |
| South Carolina | 1 | $3.4 million |
| Wisconsin | 1 | $3.4 million |
| Louisiana | 2 | $3.3 million |
| District of Columbia | 1 | $3.3 million |
| Delaware | 1 | $3.3 million |
| North Dakota | 1 | $3.3 million |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $3.3 million |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $3.3 million |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | $3.2 million |
| Idaho | 1 | $3.2 million |
| Kansas | 1 | $3.1 million |
| Connecticut | 1 | $3.0 million |
| New Mexico | 1 | $3.0 million |
| Nevada | 1 | $3.0 million |
| Tennessee | 1 | $3.0 million |
| Colorado | 1 | $2.8 million |
| Kentucky | 1 | $2.8 million |
| Iowa | 1 | $2.7 million |
| Alaska | 1 | $2.6 million |
| Minnesota | 1 | $2.4 million |
| West Virginia | 1 | $2.1 million |
| Vermont | 1 | $2.1 million |
| Oklahoma | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Washington | 1 | $1.3 million |
| Alabama | 1 | $1.3 million |
| Nebraska | 1 | $1.3 million |
| Wyoming | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Hawaii | 1 | $1.1 million |
| Utah | 1 | $813,601 |
| Maine | 1 | $674,272 |
| American Samoa | 1 | $654,545 |
| Guam | 1 | $654,545 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 1 | $654,545 |
| South Dakota | 1 | $622,751 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | $556,392 |
| Mississippi | 1 | $411,624 |
| Montana | 1 | $222,373 |
| Missouri | 1 | $111,521 |