Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2013 ACL AIDD DH 0062
Apply for HHS 2013 ACL AIDD DH 0062
- The Administration for Community Living in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) to Assist Protection and Advocacy Systems (P As) to Establish or Improve Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.618 Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities Grants for Protection and Advocacy Systems.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 15, 2013 and posted on Jul 15, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 15, 2013 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $347,288.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $347,288.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
- Eligible applicants are public and private nonprofit entities (42. U.S.C. 15461). An entity is eligible to receive funds if the entity (A) is a public or private nonprofit entity with demonstrated experience in voting issues for individuals with disabilities (B) is governed by a board with respect to which the majority of its members are individuals with disabilities or family members of such individuals or individuals who are blind and (C) submits to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number HHS-2013-ACL-AIDD-DH-0062) is a discretionary federal grant program run by the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD) within the Administration for Community Living (ACL) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Using Fiscal Year 2013 funds authorized under HAVA of 2002 (Title II, Subtitle D, Part 5, Section 291; 42 U.S.C. 15461), the program is designed to strengthen voting access for individuals with disabilities by funding organizations that can provide training and technical assistance to the nationwide network of Protection and Advocacy Systems (PAs). In practical terms, the goal is to help PAs better support people with disabilities across the full voting process, including registering to vote, casting a ballot, and gaining access to polling places.
The core purpose of the awards is to deliver high-quality T/TA to all 55 PAs so they can more effectively promote full participation in elections for individuals with disabilities. The opportunity emphasizes both general voting access and a specific, required capacity area: non-visual access. The announcement notes that at least one funded recipient must provide training and technical assistance focused on non-visual access, reflecting the importance of ensuring that people who are blind or have low vision can vote privately and independently using accessible formats, equipment, and procedures. Beyond access at the polling place, the program also supports PA capacity to understand and work with voting systems and election technologies as they affect voters with disabilities.
Grant funds may be used to help PAs develop proficiency with voting systems and technologies and to support demonstration and evaluation efforts that examine how individuals with disabilities, including individuals who are blind, actually experience and use those systems. This includes assessing whether accessible features are present, usable in real-world conditions, and reliably available when voters need them. The underlying idea is that PAs often serve as critical advocates and problem-solvers when barriers arise, so improving their technical knowledge of voting technology and accessibility requirements can translate into more effective interventions, stronger collaboration with election officials, and better outcomes for voters with disabilities.
Successful applicants are expected to deliver T/TA through several structured approaches. First, they must develop and use innovative strategies that help the 55 PAs exchange and transfer knowledge among themselves, not just receive one-way training. Second, they must work with PAs to identify concrete ways to fully include individuals with disabilities in voting, with a clear expectation of meaningful involvement and input from both PAs and people with disabilities. Third, applicants must create a method for ongoing, continuing T/TA that supports PAs in meeting the requirements of the HAVA statute over time, rather than providing only one-time events or materials. Fourth, they must disseminate information that strengthens and extends PA work related to voting access for individuals with disabilities, which can include guidance, tools, updates, promising practices, and other resources that PAs can apply in the field.
Applicants are required to describe their organizational capability and how they will manage the T/TA effort, including staffing and operational plans. They must also document demonstrated experience in voting issues affecting individuals with disabilities, and they are expected to propose key personnel with professional backgrounds that match the project needs, including familiarity with the disability community and the practical realities of voting access barriers. The announcement also calls for applicants to conduct a discussion of barriers and opportunities related to voting and the disability community, signaling that the work should be grounded in real challenges faced by voters and the systems meant to serve them.
Eligibility is limited to public and private nonprofit entities as defined in the statute (42 U.S.C. 15461). To qualify, an applicant must have demonstrated experience with voting issues for individuals with disabilities and must be governed by a board where a majority of members are individuals with disabilities, family members of individuals with disabilities, or individuals who are blind. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorships are not eligible. The opportunity allows applications from nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (with the noted exclusions around institutions of higher education in the eligibility listing). There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which reduces the financial barrier to applying and can make participation more feasible for mission-driven organizations.
For FY 2013, ACL anticipated making two awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $347,288. The award ceiling is listed as $347,288 and the award floor as $90,000, suggesting awards could vary based on the scope and structure of proposed T/TA services and the roles of the selected recipients (including the requirement that at least one recipient cover non-visual access T/TA). The opportunity was posted July 15, 2013, with an application deadline of August 15, 2013 (electronic submissions due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time), and an archive date of September 16, 2013. The program falls under CFDA 93.618, Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities Grants for Protection and Advocacy Systems. For further details, ACL provided an additional information link on its funding announcements page and a point of contact, Melvenia Wright (Melvenia.Wright@acl.hhs.gov), for access issues or questions tied to the announcement.
FAQs: HAVA Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Grant (HHS-2013-ACL-AIDD-DH-0062)
What is this grant opportunity?
This is the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) discretionary federal grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number HHS-2013-ACL-AIDD-DH-0062) administered by the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD) within the Administration for Community Living (ACL) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
What is the purpose of the program?
The program is designed to strengthen voting access for individuals with disabilities by funding organizations that provide training and technical assistance (T/TA) to the nationwide network of Protection and Advocacy Systems (PAs). The intent is to help PAs better support people with disabilities throughout the voting process, including registering to vote, casting a ballot, and gaining access to polling places.
What law authorizes this funding?
Funding uses Fiscal Year 2013 funds authorized under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA), Title II, Subtitle D, Part 5, Section 291 (42 U.S.C. 15461).
Who are the primary beneficiaries of the funded work?
The direct recipients of the training and technical assistance are the 55 Protection and Advocacy Systems (PAs). The broader intended beneficiaries are individuals with disabilities who rely on improved voting access and effective advocacy support during elections.
How many Protection and Advocacy Systems (PAs) does the program serve?
The announcement states the core purpose is to provide high-quality T/TA to all 55 PAs.
What are Protection and Advocacy Systems (PAs) in the context of this opportunity?
In this opportunity, PAs are the nationwide network of Protection and Advocacy Systems that work to support and advocate for people with disabilities. The funded T/TA is aimed at improving PA capacity to promote full participation in elections for individuals with disabilities.
What topics must the training and technical assistance cover?
The opportunity emphasizes general voting access for individuals with disabilities and also highlights a specific required capacity area: non-visual access. It also supports PA capacity to understand and work with voting systems and election technologies as they affect voters with disabilities.
What does "non-visual access" mean in this grant?
Non-visual access refers to ensuring that people who are blind or have low vision can vote privately and independently using accessible formats, equipment, and procedures. The announcement underscores the importance of accessibility that does not rely on sight.
Is non-visual access training and technical assistance required?
Yes. The announcement notes that at least one funded recipient must provide training and technical assistance focused on non-visual access.
Why does the opportunity emphasize voting systems and election technologies?
The program supports PA capacity to understand voting systems and election technologies because those systems directly affect whether accessible features are present, usable in real-world conditions, and reliably available when voters with disabilities need them.
What types of activities can grant funds be used for?
Grant funds may be used to help PAs develop proficiency with voting systems and technologies and to support demonstration and evaluation efforts that examine how individuals with disabilities (including individuals who are blind) experience and use those systems. This includes assessing whether accessible features are present, usable, and reliably available.
Does the grant support demonstration or evaluation work?
Yes. The announcement specifically mentions demonstration and evaluation efforts focused on how individuals with disabilities experience and use voting systems and accessible features in practice.
What outcomes is this program trying to achieve?
The underlying idea is that PAs often serve as critical advocates and problem-solvers when barriers arise. Improving PA technical knowledge of voting technology and accessibility requirements is expected to lead to more effective interventions, stronger collaboration with election officials, and better outcomes for voters with disabilities.
What approaches are successful applicants expected to use to deliver T/TA?
Successful applicants are expected to deliver T/TA through several structured approaches: (1) develop innovative strategies for knowledge exchange and transfer among the 55 PAs, (2) work with PAs to identify concrete ways to fully include individuals with disabilities in voting with meaningful involvement from PAs and people with disabilities, (3) create a method for ongoing, continuing T/TA to support meeting HAVA requirements over time, and (4) disseminate information that strengthens and extends PA work related to voting access.
Does the program expect one-way training, or peer-to-peer knowledge sharing too?
It explicitly emphasizes strategies that help the 55 PAs exchange and transfer knowledge among themselves, not only receive one-way training.
Is ongoing support required, or can applicants propose one-time trainings?
Ongoing support is expected. Applicants must create a method for continuing, ongoing T/TA that supports PAs in meeting HAVA requirements over time, rather than offering only one-time events or materials.
What does "dissemination of information" mean for this grant?
Dissemination can include guidance, tools, updates, promising practices, and other resources that PAs can apply in the field to strengthen and extend their work related to voting access for individuals with disabilities.
What should applicants include about organizational capability and management?
Applicants are required to describe organizational capability and how they will manage the T/TA effort, including staffing and operational plans.
What experience must an applicant demonstrate?
An applicant must have demonstrated experience in voting issues affecting individuals with disabilities.
Are there expectations about key personnel qualifications?
Yes. Applicants are expected to propose key personnel whose professional backgrounds match the project needs, including familiarity with the disability community and the practical realities of voting access barriers.
Does the announcement require discussion of barriers and opportunities?
Yes. The announcement calls for applicants to conduct a discussion of barriers and opportunities related to voting and the disability community, signaling that the work should be grounded in real challenges faced by voters and the systems meant to serve them.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to public and private nonprofit entities as defined in the statute (42 U.S.C. 15461).
Are individuals allowed to apply?
No. Individuals are not eligible to apply under this opportunity.
Are foreign entities eligible?
No. Foreign entities are not eligible.
Are sole proprietorships eligible?
No. Sole proprietorships are not eligible.
Does the nonprofit need to be a 501(c)(3) organization?
The opportunity allows applications from nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, with exclusions noted in the eligibility listing (including exclusions around institutions of higher education in the eligibility listing).
Are there governance requirements for eligible applicants?
Yes. To qualify, the applicant must be governed by a board where a majority of members are individuals with disabilities, family members of individuals with disabilities, or individuals who are blind.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
How many awards did ACL anticipate making for FY 2013?
ACL anticipated making two awards.
What is the total estimated funding amount for FY 2013?
The estimated total funding amount is $347,288.
What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling is listed as $347,288.
What is the award floor?
The award floor is listed as $90,000.
Can award amounts vary between recipients?
Yes. The floor and ceiling suggest awards could vary based on the scope and structure of proposed T/TA services and the roles of the selected recipients, including the requirement that at least one recipient cover non-visual access T/TA.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on July 15, 2013.
What was the application deadline?
The application deadline was August 15, 2013, and electronic submissions were due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
What is the archive date listed for this opportunity?
The archive date is September 16, 2013.
What is the CFDA number for this program?
The program is listed under CFDA 93.618, Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities Grants for Protection and Advocacy Systems.
Which federal offices administer this program?
The program is run by AIDD within ACL at HHS.
Where can applicants find more details?
ACL provided an additional information link on its funding announcements page (as referenced in the announcement).
Who is the point of contact for access issues or questions tied to the announcement?
The point of contact listed is Melvenia Wright at Melvenia.Wright@acl.hhs.gov.
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