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longitudinal studies. The study will 

advance research in child development 

and early learning by providing a 

detailed and comprehensive source of 

current information on children’s early 

learning and development, transitions 

into kindergarten and beyond, and 

progress through school. The ECLS– 

K:2024 will provide data about the 

population of children who will be 

kindergartners in the 2023–24 school 

year. The ECLS–K:2024 will focus on 

children’s early school experiences 

continuing through the fifth grade, and 

will include collection of data from 

children, parents, teachers, and school 

administrators. 

The request to conduct the first three 

national data collection rounds for the 

ECLS–K:2024 was approved on April 7, 

2023 (OMB# 1850–0750 v.26). The 

ECLS–K:2024 fall kindergarten data 

collection will be conducted from 

August until December 2023, followed 

by the spring (March–July 2024) 

kindergarten round, and the spring 

(March–July 2025) first-grade round. 

Each of these rounds of data collection 

will involve advance school contacts, 

for example to conduct student 

sampling activities, collect teacher and 

school information, and locate families 

whose children may have moved 

schools. Future OMB packages will be 

submitted for the third-and fifth-grade 

field test (to be conducted in March– 

July 2026), as well as for the national 

spring (March–July 2027) third-grade 

round and the spring (March–July 2029) 

fifth-grade round. 

This current revision request 

(accompanied by 30 days of public 

comment) is to update study respondent 

materials, web and paper surveys, and 

website designs that will be used in the 

kindergarten and first-grade data 

collection activities. Many of the 

revisions in this package were made 

based on analyses of the fall 2022 field 

test data (OMB# 1850–0750 v.25), which 

informed changes to the design of the 

surveys and child assessment. Other 

changes occurred after further 

discussion on operational procedures. 

Revisions to the study instruments (and 

to some extent, the respondent materials 

and websites) are largely limited to 

changes to the spring kindergarten 

materials; an additional revision request 

will be submitted to OMB for revisions 

to the spring first-grade materials as 

additional discussions on design and 

operational procedures continue. 

National data collection work 

completed to date will also inform these 

future revisions. 

The requested changes do not affect 

the approved total cost to the federal 

government for conducting this study, 

but they do result in a small reduction 

to respondent burden. 

Dated: November 17, 2023. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25799 Filed 11–21–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Help America Vote College Program 

Service Day Mini-Grant Program 

AGENCY: Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC). 

ACTION: Notice of funding opportunity. 

SUMMARY: Through this Notice, EAC is 

announcing the fiscal year (FY) 2023 

Help America Vote College Program 

(HAVCP) Service Day Mini-Grant 

Program (Mini-Grant) Notice of Funding 

Opportunity (NOFO). 

DATES: Proposals must be submitted no 

later than 11:59 p.m. eastern time on 

Monday, December 18, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Proposals must be 

submitted to HAVCP@eac.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Election Assistance Commission Office 

of Grants Management, Risa Garza, (202) 

740–1483, or at HAVCP@eac.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Program Description 

Assistance Listing Number: 90.400. 

Funding Opportunity Number: EAC– 

23–002. 

Funding Opportunity Title: Help 

America Vote College Program Service 

Day Mini-Grant Program. 

1. Purpose of the Program. The Help 

America Vote College Program (HAVCP) 

was established in 2004, and through 

fiscal year 2009, distributed over $2.3 

million to colleges and non-profits to 

recruit, train and support students 

serving as poll workers on Election Day. 

In 2023, the EAC introduced the HAVCP 

Service Day Mini-Grant (Mini-Grant) 

Program. The information in this NOFO 

is specific to the Service Day Mini-Grant 

Program. The Mini-Grant Program is 

designed to stimulate community action 

on college campuses and increase the 

visibility of the EAC’s National Poll 

Worker Recruitment Day and Help 

America Vote Day. In 2023, the EAC 

will make an additional $1 million 

available for the Help America Vote 

College Program with $50,000 to 

$150,000 set aside for the Service Day 

Mini-Grant Program. 

The purpose of this grant program is 

to: (1) Encourage students enrolled at 

institutions of higher education 

(including community colleges) to assist 

State and local governments in the 

administration of elections by serving as 

nonpartisan poll workers or assistants; 

(2) Encourage college students to 

become cognizant of the elections 

process and civic education, and to 

assist in the administration of elections 

in their community; and (3) Encourage 

state and local governments to use the 

services of the students participating in 

the program. 

College Student means any individual 

enrolled either on a part-time or fulltime basis in any undergraduate, 

graduate, or professional college 

accredited by an agency recognized by 

the U.S. Department of Education in the 

United States. 

2. Statutory and Regulatory Authority. 

The U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC) anticipates the 

availability of $1 million dollars in 

discretionary grant funding, enacted in 

the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations 

Act (Pub. L. No: 117–328), to support 

the Help America Vote College Program 

(HAVCP) authorized in the Help 

America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA), 

Public Law 107–252, Title V, Help 

America Vote College Program. Awards 

will be administered by the EAC. 

3. Performance Measurement. HAVCP 

Service Day Mini-Grant Program 

awardees will be required to report on 

the total number of college student 

participants served through the funded 

Service Day activities. The number of 

students served could include college 

student participants interacting with 

staff/volunteers tabling, attending a 

presentation or roundtable, or engaging 

through digital (i.e., social media, 

website), print (i.e., college newspaper), 

and/or audio platforms (i.e., radio show, 

podcast). 

B. Federal Award Information 

Service Day Program 

Funding Instrument: Discretionary 

Mini-Grant. 

Award Minimum: $3,000. 

Award Maximum: $10,000. 

Grant Period: 12 Months. 

Anticipated Funding Available: 

$50,000-$150,000. 

1. Funding Type. Funding will be 

provided in the form of a discretionary 

grant. EAC will authorize the Treasury 

Department to disburse funding 

identified in the agreement through the 

Payment Management System (PMS) to 

the applicant as an advance to be 

drawdown as expenses arise. Per 2 CFR 

200, the timing and amount of advance 


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payments must be as close as is 

administratively feasible to the actual 

disbursements by the non-Federal entity 

for direct program or project costs and 

the proportionate share of any allowable 

indirect costs. The non-Federal entity 

must make timely payment to 

contractors in accordance with the 

contract provisions. Grantees will be 

able to request payments as often as 

practical for their program. Cash and inkind match expenditures require the 

same documentation as Federal funds 

under 2 CFR 200. Grantees must request 

a drawdown of funds for incurred costs 

using the electronic Payment 

Management System (PMS). Prior to 

initial drawdown of funds, all Grantees 

must have secured online access to 

Payment Management System. 

C. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants. EAC 

encourages applicants to forge robust 

partnerships to implement the grant and 

to sustain activities beyond the grant 

period of performance. The 

recommended partners for the HAVCP 

are institutions of higher education as 

defined in Section 101(a) of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001); 

Nonprofit Organizations; Community 

and Technical Colleges and Systems; 

Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities (HBCUs); Hispanic-Serving 

Institutions (HSIs); Tribal Colleges and 

Universities (TCUs); State and Local 

Election Offices; and Other Minority 

Serving Institutions Program (MSIs) as 

designated by the Higher Education 

Act’s Title III and V funding. 

Priority Consideration. All selection 

criteria and application quality being 

equal, EAC will give priority 

consideration to projects from 

institutions and organizations that 

engage historically underrepresented 

groups, as defined by the Federal 

Government (See Appendix C), as poll 

workers. For the HAVCP Service Day 

Mini-Grant Program, the EAC will 

provide further priority consideration to 

applicants who have historically not 

been recipients of EAC funding. The 

EAC is interested in using the MiniGrant opportunity to engage new 

organizations in supporting and 

improving the administration of 

elections. The HAVCP Service Day 

Mini-Grant Program will also provide 

priority consideration for organizations 

serving individuals or groups in an area 

of persistent poverty and/or historically 

disadvantaged community and for 

organizations serving individuals or 

groups in a rural area. The EAC is 

interested in using the Mini-Grant 

opportunity to engage organizations in 

locations where barriers to participation 

in the election process are frequently 

higher. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching. At the 

time of award, applicants must 

demonstrate either cash and/or in-kind 

contributions on-hand and/or 

commitments, or a combination thereof, 

to meet the required 10 percent match, 

based on the amount of Federal grant 

funds requested. Match must be met by 

the project end period. 

EAC encourages applicants to 

leverage additional resources beyond 

the required match to supplement grant 

activities. Both matching and leveraged 

resources can come from a variety of 

sources, including, but not limited to 

the private sector (e.g., businesses or 

industry associations); the philanthropic 

community (e.g., foundations); and the 

non-profit sector (e.g., community 

organizations or education and training 

institutions). Non-Federal, public-sector 

funds (e.g., from States or local 

governments) may be used for matching 

funds, if necessary. Federal funds from 

other Federal agencies are not a 

permissible source of match, unless 

specifically authorized by the award 

pursuant to 2 CFR 200.306. Applicants 

may consult with EAC on sources of 

match to determine permissibility. 

Grantees may recover indirect costs 

under this grant up to 10 percent of the 

total Federal share of the grant. If an 

applicant has an approved Federal 

indirect cost rate higher than 10 percent, 

the remainder of the indirect costs can 

be used as a matching contribution. 

3. Other Requirements/Limitations. 

Applicants may not use any part of an 

award from the EAC to fund religious 

instruction, worship or proselytizing, 

voter registration, get out the vote 

(GOTV) drives, or other political 

activities that could be construed as 

lobbying. Project funds must be used for 

tasks and activities carried out without 

partisan bias and without promoting 

any political point of view regarding 

any election issue or candidates. 

Applications that propose voter 

registration or GOTV efforts will be 

considered non-responsive and will not 

be eligible for funding under this 

announcement. 

Any organization described in Section 

501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code 

of 1986, 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(4) that engages 

in lobbying activities is not eligible to 

apply. 

The applicant nor its principals 

cannot be presently debarred, 

suspended, proposed for debarment, 

declared ineligible, or voluntarily 

excluded from participation in this 

transaction by any Federal department 

or agency. Federal regulations prohibit 

supplanting of funds, such as replacing 

routine and/or existing state or local 

expenditures with the use of Federal 

grant funds and/or using Federal grant 

funds for cost of activities that 

constitute general expenses required to 

carry out the overall responsibilities of 

state or local government. 

D. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package. The FY 2023 HAVCP 

Application Kit, copies of necessary 

forms and samples, and the program 

regulations are available at https://

www.eac.gov/grants/help-america-votecollege-program. 

Application information is also 

available at https://www.grants.gov/. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission. The deadline for receipt of 

applications will be Monday, December 

18, 2023. Please submit an email stating 

your intent to apply to HAVCP@eac.gov. 

This Notice of Intent is not required but 

helps EAC better plan the review of 

applications. 

The fully completed HAVCP Service 

Day Mini-Grant Application Form must 

be submitted, as a word document or 

pdf, by email to HAVCP@eac.gov with 

the header ‘‘HAVCP Service Day MiniGrant Program Application— 

[ORGANIZATION NAME]’’ before the 

application submission deadline. The 

electronic submission of your 

application must be made by an official 

representative of your institution who is 

authorized to request funding on behalf 

of the applicant organization. 

3. Unique Entity Identifier and System 

for Award Management (SAM). 

(a) At the time of application, each 

applicant must have an active 

registration in the System for Award 

Management (SAM) before submitting 

its application in accordance with 2 

CFR part 25, Universal Identifier and 

System for Award Management. To 

register in SAM, entities will be 

required to obtain and create a Unique 

Entity Identifier (UEI). Instructions for 

obtaining the UEI are available at 

https://sam.gov/content/entityregistration. 

(b) Each applicant must maintain an 

active SAM registration, with current, 

accurate, and complete information, at 

all times during which it has an active 

Federal award or an application under 

consideration by a Federal awarding 

agency. 

(c) Each applicant must ensure they 

complete the Financial Assistance 

General Representations and 

Certifications in SAM. 

(d) Applicants must provide a valid 

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determined exempt under 2 CFR 25.110, 

Exceptions. 

(e) The Agency will not make an 

award until the applicant has complied 

with all SAM requirements including 

providing the UEI. If an applicant has 

not fully complied with the 

requirements by the time the Agency is 

ready to make an award, the Agency 

may determine that the applicant is not 

qualified to receive a Federal award and 

use that determination as a basis for 

making a Federal award to another 

applicant. 

4. Submission Dates and Times. The 

deadline for receipt of applications will 

be Monday, December 18, 2023. Please 

submit an email stating your intent to 

apply to HAVCP@eac.gov. This Notice 

of Intent is not required but helps EAC 

better plan the review of applications. 

The fully completed HAVCP Service 

Day Mini-Grant Application Form must 

be submitted by email to HAVCP@

eac.gov with the header ‘‘HAVCP 

Service Day Mini-Grant Program 

Application—[ORGANIZATION 

NAME]’’ before the application 

submission deadline. The electronic 

submission of your application must be 

made by an official representative of 

your institution who is authorized to 

request funding on behalf of the 

applicant organization. 

Applications received after the 

deadline date and time are considered 

late applications and, absent extreme 

circumstances to be determined by the 

EAC, will not be reviewed. The EAC 

will notify each late applicant that the 

application will not be considered in 

the current competition. The EAC will 

only consider a request to submit an 

application after the deadline when the 

applicant can document that a technical 

issue with a government system 

prevented application submission prior 

to the application deadline. If an 

applicant misses a deadline due to 

unforeseen technical issues with a 

government system, the applicant may 

request a waiver to submit an 

application after the deadline to 

HAVCP@eac.gov. However, the waiver 

request will not be considered unless it 

includes a timestamp or other data point 

indicating the issue occurred prior to 

the application submission deadline. 

5. Intergovernmental Review. 

Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs,’’ is not required for this 

program. 

6. Funding Restrictions. Applications 

must be for eligible purposes described 

in this Notice. 

7. Other Submission Requirements. 

Applications must be submitted by 

email to HAVCP@eac.gov with the 

header ‘‘HAVCP Service Day Mini-Grant 

Program Application— 

[ORGANIZATION NAME]’’ by the 

deadline posted on Grants.gov. The 

electronic submission of your 

application must be made by an official 

representative of your institution who is 

authorized to request funding on behalf 

of the applicant organization. To request 

an accessible, hard copy of the 

application, please contact the EAC at 

HAVCP@eac.gov. EAC will not accept 

requests for a waiver of electronic 

submission requirements during the 

preview period. Such requests may only 

be submitted once the NOFO has been 

published on Grants.gov. 

Interested applicants should submit 

an email to HAVCP@eac.gov stating 

your organization’s intent to apply. This 

notice of intent is not required but helps 

us better plan the review of 

applications. 

E. Application Review Information 

1. Criteria. All complete and eligible 

applications will be evaluated and 

scored based on the criteria outlined in 

this section. 

The review and selection process are 

intended to produce a diversified set of 

high-quality programs that represent the 

priorities described in this Notice. The 

determinations made by the EAC may 

be different from what the applicant 

self-determined upon submission of its 

application. The stages of the review 

and selection process follow: 

The EAC will conduct an initial 

Compliance and Eligibility Review to 

determine if an application meets the 

eligibility requirements published in 

this Notice and advances to the next 

stage of the review process. 

An application is compliant if the 

applicant: 

• is an eligible organization, 

• submitted an application by the 

submission deadline, and 

• requested Federal funds in the 

range provided by the Notice. 

Reviewing for eligibility is intended 

to ensure that only applications eligible 

for award are further reviewed. 

However, determinations of eligibility 

can take place at any point during the 

application review and selection 

process. Applicants that are determined 

to be ineligible will not receive an 

award. 

2. Review and Selection Process. The 

EAC will assess the applications based 

on the Organizational Characteristics, 

Program Design/Strategy, and Budget 

selection criteria using the scoring 

rubric below. The EAC will also 

consider the priorities and strategic 

considerations detailed in this Notice. 

All staff reviewing applications will be 

screened for conflicts of interest. Final 

funding decisions will be made by the 

Election Assistance Commission. 

HAVCP Scoring Criteria 

Total Points Available: 30. 

Each application is scored by three 

staff members. Average scores and 

priority points are used to present 

recommendations to the Election 

Assistance Commission Executive 

Director and Commissioners. 

Organizational Characteristics (Possible 

Points: 20) 

History of EAC Funding 

Possible 

points Criteria 

10 ........... Organization has not received 

past funding directly from EAC. 

0 ............. Organization has received past 

funding directly from EAC. 

Area of Persistent Poverty and/or 

Historically Disadvantaged Community 

Possible 

points Criteria 

5 ............. Organization serves population(s) 

in an area of persistent poverty 

and/or historically disadvantaged community. 

0 ............. Organization does not serve population(s) in an area of persistent poverty and/or historically disadvantaged community. 

Rural Area 

Possible 

points Criteria 

5 ............. Organization serves population(s) 

in a rural area. 

0 ............. Organization does not serve population(s) in a rural area. 

Program Design and Strategy (Possible 

Points: 5) 

Successful applications will address 

the following elements of Program 

Design and Strategy: 

• A sound and relevant program that 

meets the unique needs of the 

communities served; 

• A clear description of how the 

proposed activities will encourage 

college students to assist state and local 

governments in the administration of 

elections by serving as nonpartisan poll 

workers or assistants and encourage 

jurisdictions to utilize these efforts; and, 

• The number of targeted college 

students, including how this number 

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Possible 

points Criteria 

5 ............. Application narrative clearly and 

completely addresses all requested components. 

3 ............. Application narrative clearly and 

completely addresses most of 

the requested components. 

0 ............. Application narrative is unclear 

and/or does not address critical 

application components. 

Budget/Cost Effectiveness (Possible 

Points: 5) 

Successful applications will address 

the following elements of Budget and 

cost effectiveness: 

• Costs are clearly justified based on 

the proposed activities and project 

scope; 

• Budget and budget narrative are 

accurate and complete (See Appendix 

C); and, 

• Cost sharing is clearly and 

accurately identified. 

Possible 

points Criteria 

5 ............. Budget clearly and completely addresses all requested components. 

3 ............. Budget clearly and completely addresses most of the requested 

components. 

0 ............. Budget is unclear and/or does not 

address critical application 

components. 

Priority Consideration. All selection 

criteria and application quality being 

equal, EAC will give priority 

consideration to projects from 

institutions and organizations that 

engage historically underrepresented 

groups, as defined by the Federal 

Government, as poll workers. 

(a) The term ‘‘equity’’ means the 

consistent and systematic fair, just, and 

impartial treatment of all individuals, 

including individuals who belong to 

underserved communities that have 

been denied such treatment, such as 

Black, Latino, and Indigenous and 

Native American persons, Asian 

Americans and Pacific Islanders and 

other persons of color; members of 

religious minorities; lesbian, gay, 

bisexual, transgender, and queer 

(LGBTQ+) persons; persons with 

disabilities; persons who live in rural 

areas; and persons otherwise adversely 

affected by persistent poverty or 

inequality. 

(b) The term ‘‘underserved 

communities’’ refers to populations 

sharing a particular characteristic, as 

well as geographic communities, that 

have been systematically denied a full 

opportunity to participate in aspects of 

economic, social, and civic life, as 

exemplified by the list in the preceding 

definition of ‘‘equity.’’ 

For the HAVCP Service Day MiniGrant Program, the EAC will provide 

further priority consideration to 

applicants who have historically not 

been recipients of EAC funding. The 

EAC is interested in using the MiniGrant opportunity to engage new 

organizations in supporting and 

improving the administration of 

elections. The HAVCP Service Day 

Mini-Grant Program will also provide 

priority consideration for organizations 

serving populations in an area of 

persistent poverty and/or historically 

disadvantaged community and for 

organizations located in a rural area. 

The EAC is interested in using the MiniGrant opportunity to engage 

organizations serving locations where 

barriers to participation in the election 

process are frequently higher. 

3. Applicant Clarification. The EAC 

may ask applicants for clarifying 

information during the Clarification 

Stage of the review process. An 

Operational and Financial Management 

Survey will also be requested at this 

time. The EAC staff will use this 

information to make funding 

recommendations. A request for 

clarification does not guarantee an 

award. Applicants may be 

recommended for funding even if they 

are not asked for clarifying information. 

An applicant’s failure to respond to a 

request for clarification adequately and 

in a timely manner may result in the 

removal of its application from 

consideration. 

4. Pre-Award Risk Assessment. The 

EAC staff will assess the risks posed by 

applicants to determine an applicant’s 

ability to manage Federal funds. This 

assessment is in addition to the 

Compliance and Eligibility Review and 

the Application Review. Results from 

this assessment will inform funding 

decisions. If the EAC determines that an 

award will be made to an applicant with 

assessed risks, special conditions that 

correspond to the degree of assessed risk 

may be applied to the award. 

Additionally, if the EAC concludes that 

the reasons for applicants having poor 

risk assessment are not likely to be 

mitigated, those applications may not be 

selected for funding. 

F. Federal Award Notices 

Applicants will be notified in writing 

of the status of their application: 

(a) Eligible and selected for funding; 

(b) Eligible bur offered less than 

requested; 

(c) Eligible but not selected for 

funding; or 

(d) Ineligible for the award. 

Applicants who are awarded funding 

will receive a Notice of Grant Award 

from the EAC with award terms and 

conditions as well as other grant 

documents. The Notice will inform 

grantees of the effective date for grant 

activities and disbursement. 

1. Funding Type. Funding will be 

provided in the form of a discretionary 

grant. EAC will authorize the Treasury 

Department to disburse funding 

identified in the agreement through the 

Payment Management System (PMS) to 

the applicant as an advance to be 

drawdown as expenses arise. Per 2 CFR 

200, the timing and amount of advance 

payments must be as close as is 

administratively feasible to the actual 

disbursements by the non-Federal entity 

for direct program or project costs and 

the proportionate share of any allowable 

indirect costs. The non-Federal entity 

must make timely payment to 

contractors in accordance with the 

contract provisions. Grantees will be 

able to request payments as often as 

practical for their program. Cash and inkind match expenditures require the 

same documentation as Federal funds 

under 2 CFR 200. Grantees must request 

a drawdown of funds for incurred costs 

using the electronic Payment 

Management System (PMS). Prior to 

initial drawdown of funds, all Grantees 

must have secured online access to 

Payment Management System. 

2. EAC Terms and Conditions. All 

awards made under this Notice will be 

subject to the EAC’s General Terms and 

Conditions and the Program-Specific 

Terms and Conditions for the program 

(where applicable). These Terms and 

Conditions contain detailed, mandatory 

compliance and reporting requirements. 

The full Terms and Conditions may be 

viewed on the EAC website here: 

https://www.eac.gov/grants/helpamerica-vote-college-program. 

3. Reporting. Recipients are required 

to provide one final Federal financial 

report (FFR) and one final progress 

report (PR) submitted by email to 

HAVCP@eac.gov. Final reports are 

cumulative over the entire award period 

and consistent with close-out 

requirements. The final reports are due 

120 days after the performance period 

ends. All reports must be accurate, 

complete, and submitted on time. 

The Federal financial report required 

will be the modified version of the 

Standard Form 425 (SF–425) used by 

the EAC for other Federal awards. The 

progress report required will consist of 

a short narrative, listing of the actual 

number of college students served, and 

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activities undertaken with Federal and 

non-Federal matching funds. 

Once the grant is awarded, recipients 

will be expected to have in place data 

collection and data management 

policies, processes, and practices that 

provide assurance that they are 

reporting high quality performance 

measure data. Failure to submit 

accurate, complete, and timely required 

reports may affect the recipient’s ability 

to secure future EAC funding. 

For general questions about this 

announcement, please contact the EAC 

Office of Grants Management at 

HAVCP@eac.gov or 202–734–0639. The 

program website also provides up to 

date contact information at https://

www.eac.gov/grants/help-america-votecollege-program. 

H. Other Information 

1. Paperwork Reduction Act. In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35), the information collection 

requirements associated with the 

programs, as covered in this Notice, 

have been approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) under 

OMB Control Number 3265–0025. 

Public burden reporting for this 

collection of information is estimated to 

average 5 hours per response for 

individuals completing all parts of this 

form, including time for reviewing 

instructions, searching existing data 

sources, gathering, and maintaining the 

data needed, and completing and 

reviewing the collection of information. 

You are not required to answer these 

questions unless this number is 

displayed. Send comments regarding 

the burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission, 633 3rd Street NW, Suite 

200, Washington, DC 20001. 

2. Federal Funding Accountability 

and Transparency Act. All applicants, 

in accordance with 2 CFR part 25, must 

be registered in SAM and have a UEI 

number as stated in Section D.3. of this 

Notice. All recipients of Federal 

financial assistance are required to 

report information about first-tier subawards and executive total 

compensation in accordance with 2 CFR 

part 170, Reporting subaward and 

executive compensation information. 

3. Issuance of Federal Awards. The 

Election Assistance Commission is not 

obligated to make any Federal awards as 

a result of this announcement. 

4. EAC Terms and Conditions. All 

awards made under this Notice will be 

subject to the EAC’s General Terms and 

Conditions and the Program-Specific 

Terms and Conditions for the program 

(where applicable). These Terms and 

Conditions contain detailed, mandatory 

compliance and reporting requirements. 

5. Effects of Nondisclosure. The 

information requested is voluntary; 

however, to be a recipient of this grant 

program, disclosure of personal or 

sensitive information is required to 

receive Federal benefits. 

6. Use of Material. To ensure that 

materials generated with HAVA funding 

are available to the public and readily 

accessible to recipients and nonrecipients, the EAC reserves a royaltyfree, nonexclusive, and irrevocable right 

to obtain, use, modify, reproduce, 

publish, or disseminate publications 

and materials produced under the 

award, including data, and to authorize 

others to do so (2 CFR 200.315). 

7. Uniform Guidance. All awards 

made under this Notice will be subject 

to the Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, and 

Audit Requirements for Federal Awards 

(Uniform Guidance), in 2 CFR part 200. 

8. Federal Funding Accountability 

and Transparency Act. Grant recipients 

will be required to report at 

www.FSRS.gov on all subawards over 

$30,000 and may be required to report 

on executive compensation for 

recipients and subrecipients. Recipients 

must have the necessary systems in 

place to collect and report this 

information. See 2 CFR part 170 for 

more information and to determine how 

these requirements apply. 

Camden Kelliher, 

Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25817 Filed 11–21–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–71–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Help America Vote College Program 

AGENCY: Election Assistance 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of funding opportunity. 

SUMMARY: Through this Notice, EAC is 

announcing the fiscal year (FY) 2023 

Help America Vote College Program 

(HAVCP) Notice of Funding 

Opportunity (NOFO). 

DATES: Proposals must be submitted no 

later than 11:59 p.m. eastern time on 

Monday, December 18, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Proposals must be 

submitted to https://www.Grants.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Election Assistance Commission Office 

of Grants Management, Risa Garza, (202) 

740–1483, or at HAVCP@eac.gov. 

A. Program Description 

Assistance Listing Number: 90.400. 

Funding Opportunity Number: EAC– 

23–001. 

Funding Opportunity Title: Help 

America Vote College Program Poll 

Worker Grant Program. 

1. Purpose of the Program. The Help 

America Vote College Program (HAVCP) 

was established in 2004, and through 

fiscal year 2009, distributed over $2.3 

million to colleges and non-profits to 

recruit, train and support students 

serving as poll workers on Election Day. 

The purpose of this grant program is 

to: (1) Encourage students enrolled at 

institutions of higher education 

(including community colleges) to assist 

State and local governments in the 

administration of elections by serving as 

nonpartisan poll workers or assistants; 

(2) Encourage college students to 

become cognizant of the elections 

process and civic education, and to 

assist in the administration of elections 

in their community; and (3) Encourage 

state and local governments to use the 

services of the students participating in 

the program. 

College Student means any individual 

enrolled either on a part-time or fulltime basis in any undergraduate, 

graduate, or professional college 

accredited by an agency recognized by 

the U.S. Department of Education in the 

United States. 

2. Statutory and Regulatory Authority. 

The U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC) anticipates the 

availability of $1 million dollars in 

discretionary grant funding, enacted in 

the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations 

Act (Pub. L. No: 117–328), to support 

the Help America Vote College Program 

(HAVCP) authorized in the Help 

America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA), 

Public Law 107–252, Title V, Help 

America Vote College Program. Awards 

will be administered by the EAC. 

3. Performance Measurements. Grant 

recipients will be required to report on 

one to three performance measures, one 

required universal measure and one to 

two optional measures selected by the 

applicant. Every recipient must report 

on the number of college students 

served. Selected performance measures 

should accurately reflect grant 

recipients’ accomplishments, improve 

EAC’s ability to report on the impact of 

its grant programs, and standardize 

measures across programs where 

appropriate. 

Applicants must provide specific 

details about the procedures for tracking 

performance outcome measures and 

other participant data, such as 

demographic information and training 


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