2022 GRANT EXPENDITURE REPORT 1
2 U.S. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 2022 GRANT EXPENDITURE REPORT 3

Table of Contents

Overview 3

HAVA Section 101 - Election Improvement Grants 4

HAVA Section 101 - Election Security Grants 7

HAVA Section 101 - CARES Act Funds 15

HAVA Section 251 - Funds - Requirements Payment Grants 21

Overview

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) was created by Congress in 2002 to improve the 

administration of elections for federal offices through funding, guidance, and policy development 

under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). HAVA provides funding to state and local 

election districts to support upgrading systems for casting votes, registering voters in statewide voter 

registration databases, providing provisional voting options, and implementing other improvements to 

the administration of federal elections, such as training for election officials and poll workers, polling 

place accessibility improvements, and disseminating information on how and where to vote.

From 2003 to September 30, 2022, the EAC has awarded and disbursed $22,907,291 in 

discretionary grant awards and a total of $4,223,776,195 in federal formula funds to 50 states, as 

well as the the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories, including American Samoa, Puerto Rico, 

Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands (hereinafter referred to 

collectively as states). Through the Consolidated Appropriations Acts of 2018, 2020, and 2022, 

Congress appropriated $880 million in Election Security funds to improve the administration of federal 

elections with an emphasis on security enhancements to election systems. Congress appropriated an 

additional $400 million in 2020 under the CARES Act to respond to the pandemic.

States have reported total expenditures of $3,982,953,297, or 87 percent of total federal formula 

funds and accrued interest available under Sections 101, 102, and 251 of HAVA. This total includes 

Election Security expenditures of $498,664,591 through September 30, 2022, and $333,687,196 in 

CARES Act funds through December 31, 2020.

Under HAVA, funds are available to the states until fully expended, except for the CARES Act funds, 

which could only be used in response to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the 2020 election 

cycle and were available through December 31, 2020. This report covers final expenditures for CARES 

Act grants and fiscal year 2022 expenditures for all other grants. 

1 The Northern Mariana Islands were first authorized to receive HAVA funds in 2020 through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020.
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HAVA Section 101

Election Improvement Grants

In 2003, the EAC disbursed $349,182,262 to states under Section 101 of HAVA for activities to 

improve the administration of federal elections. Section 101 funds are the most flexible funds available 

to states through HAVA for administering and improving federal elections. 

States have used Section 101 Election Improvement funds to conduct preliminary planning for 

statewide voter registration systems and to upgrade and replace county voter registration election 

management systems for compatibility with new voter registration systems. States have implemented 

voter education programs and conducted training for election officials and poll workers. Another 

key result has been making polling places accessible and providing voter materials at polling places in 

multiple languages.

As of September 30, 2022, states reported total expenditures of $381,227,466, or 97% of federal 

funds and accumulated interest over the course of the award. Forty-seven states have spent all their 

Section 101 Election Improvement funds and interest and another five states have spent at least 80% 

of their funds. Most states with remaining funds have designated them for annual maintenance of 

and enhancements to their statewide voter registration systems. Table 1 provides a full accounting of 

expenditures by states which reflects 97% of federal funds and interest expended.

Table 1: Hava Section 101 – Election Improvement Grant As Of September 30, 2022 

STATE FEDERAL 

FUNDS AWARD 

INTEREST 

EARNED 

TOTAL FEDERAL 

EXPENDITURES 

INCL. INTEREST

BALANCE 

INCL. INTEREST

% EXPENDED 

FEDERAL ONLY

% EXPENDED 

INCL. INTEREST 

Alabama 4,989,605 8,585 4,823,431 174,759 97% 97%

Alaska* 5,000,000 772,947 5,772,947 0 100% 100%

American Samoa* 1,000,000 66,224 1,066,224 0 100% 100%

Arizona* 5,451,369 1,010,134 6,461,503 0 100% 100%

Arkansas* 3,593,165 226,288 3,819,453 0 100% 100%

California* 26,874,597 2,792,244 29,613,079 53,762 100% 100%

Colorado* 4,860,301 1,056,513 5,916,814 0 100% 100%

Connecticut* 5,000,000 682,868 5,682,868 0 100% 100%

Delaware† 5,000,000 472,080 5,467,766 4,314 100% 100%

District of Columbia* 5,000,000 408,108 5,408,108 0 100% 100%

Florida* 14,447,580 1,859,810 16,307,390 0 100% 100%

Georgia 7,816,328 723,808 7,816,328 723,808 100% 92%

Guam* 1,000,000 12,773 1,012,773 0 100% 100%

Hawaii 5,000,000 1,567,869 4,384,603 2,183,266 88% 67%

Idaho* 5,000,000 1,807,418 6,807,418 0 100% 100%

Illinois* 11,129,030 1,135,473 12,240,547 23,956 100% 100%

Indiana* 6,230,481 1,010,602 7,241,083 0 100% 100%

Iowa* 5,000,000 690,082 5,690,082 0 100% 100%

Kansas 5,000,000 1,439,951 4,040,484 2,399,467 81% 63%

Kentucky* 4,699,196 119,871 4,819,067 0 100% 100%

Louisiana* 4,911,421 935,421 5,846,842 0 100% 100%

Maine* 5,000,000 611,809 5,611,809 0 100% 100%

Maryland* 5,636,731 551,709 6,188,440 0 100% 100%

Massachusetts* 6,590,381 904,363 7,494,744 0 100% 100%

Michigan* 9,207,323 1,701,265 10,908,588 0 100% 100%

Minnesota* 5,313,786 64,724 5,378,510 0 100% 100%

Mississippi* 3,673,384 443,500 4,116,884 0 100% 100%

Missouri* 5,875,170 954,107 6,829,277 0 100% 100%

Montana* 5,000,000 399,279 5,399,279 0 100% 100%

Nebraska* 5,000,000 998,292 5,998,292 0 100% 100%

Nevada* 5,000,000 452,843 5,452,843 0 100% 100%

New Hampshire 5,000,000 1,370,414 5,233,891 1,370,414 73% 56%

New Jersey* 8,141,208 574,765 8,715,973 0 100% 100%

New Mexico* 5,000,000 292,244 5,292,244 0 100% 100%
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STATE FEDERAL 

FUNDS AWARD 

INTEREST 

EARNED 

TOTAL FEDERAL 

EXPENDITURES 

INCL. INTEREST

BALANCE 

INCL. INTEREST

% EXPENDED 

FEDERAL ONLY

% EXPENDED 

INCL. INTEREST 

New York 16,494,325 4,296,554 14,080,081 5,909,019 81% 82%

North Carolina* 7,887,740 766,679 8,654,419 0 100% 100%

North Dakota* 5,000,000 63,997 5,063,997 0 100% 100%

Ohio* 10,384,931 426,837 10,811,768 0 100% 100%

Oklahoma* 5,000,000 353,656 5,353,656 0 100% 100%

Oregon* 4,203,776 59,199 4,262,975 0 100% 100%

Pennsylvania* 11,323,168 1,301,492 12,624,660 0 100% 100%

Puerto Rico* 3,151,144 324,193 3,475,152 186 100% 100%

Rhode Island* 5,000,000 140,275 5,140,275 0 100% 100%

South Carolina 4,652,412 902,589 5,480,724 74,276 100% 100%

South Dakota* 5,000,000 2,534,320 5,000,000 1,667,856 100% 100%

Tennessee* 6,004,507 1,072,682 7,077,187 2 100% 100%

Texas* 17,206,595 3,800,257 21,006,852 0 100% 100%

U.S. Virgin Islands* 1,000,000 21,806 1,021,806 0 100% 100%

Utah* 3,090,943 560,156 3,651,099 0 100% 100%

Vermont* 5,000,000 580,051 5,580,051 0 100% 100%

Virginia* 7,105,890 1,130,578 8,236,468 0 100% 100%

Washington* 6,098,449 259,047 6,357,496 0 100% 100%

West Virginia 2,977,057 104,747 3,081,804 0 100% 100%

Wisconsin* 5,694,036 978,071 6,672,107 0 100% 100%

Wyoming 5,000,000 1,708,814 5,785,307 923,508 100% 86%

Totals 348,716,029 46,382,662 381,277,466 13,821,224 98% 97%

* Grant has been closed by the EAC or is closing. Federal funds and earned interest are fully expended. 

† Financial data is not current for this grant. State needs to file updated data for closeout or the FFR is overdue. Report Not Submitted as 

of 1/10/2023 (expenditure amount based on most recent submitted FFR)

HAVA Section 101 - Election Security Grants

Congress appropriated $880 million in 2018, 2020, and 2022 to improve the administration of 

elections for federal office, especially to enhance election technology and make election security 

improvements. Authorized under HAVA Section 101, Election Security funding provides states with 

additional resources to secure and improve election systems. The EAC awarded these funds to the 

50 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. Territories (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern 

Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) through a formula described in Sections 

101 and 104 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-252) (HAVA). The Northern Mariana 

Islands first became eligible for the funds in 2020. 

To access the funds, states provided a budget and a program narrative describing how they would use 

them. The EAC requested funding allocations in seven main areas: 

• Voting Equipment

• Voting Processes

• Post-Election Auditing

• Voter Registration Systems

• Cyber and Physical Security

• Voter Education

• Accessibility

State activities in 2022 continued to be impacted by threats to election security and the increasing 

cost of administering elections. Several states reported activities to mitigate cyber and physical security 

threats, including making improvements to election systems infrastructure, securing virtual and 

physical access to systems and equipment, cybersecurity monitoring and testing, physical surveillance 

for election facilities and drop boxes, and security training and exercises for election officials. State 

spending on cyber and physical security and for maintaining and securing voter registration systems has 

increased 23% and 29% respectively since 2021. Table 3 shows the amounts spent through September 

30, 2022, on the main funding categories defined by the EAC. As of September 30, 2022, states 

have reported spending $498,265,605 or 56% of the Election Security funds and interest earned. 

Table 3 provides state-by-state funds expenditures under the Election Security grants
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22

STATES

Twenty-two states, including Alaska, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah and 

Wisconsin, used funds for election security training, including workshops and 

tabletop exercises in partnership with CISA as well as and state and national 

conferences for election officials. 

18

STATES

Eighteen states reported using funds to make infrastructural improvements at 

both the state and the local level, including increased physical security measures, 

upgrades and modernization of system hardware and software, and services for 

risk remediation and monitoring of election systems and networks. 

11

STATES

Eleven states have used funding for dedicated security staffing, including 

cybersecurity and election security specialists. 

States continue to conduct regular security assessments of their election systems and enhance 

their cybersecurity infrastructure. Eighteen states reported using funds to make infrastructural 

improvements at both the state and the local level, including increased physical security measures, 

upgrades and modernization of system hardware and software, and services for risk remediation and 

monitoring of election systems and networks. Additionally, 11 states have used funding for dedicated 

security staffing, including cybersecurity and election security specialists. Several states such as Idaho, 

Illinois, Minnesota, and Virginia have implemented cyber navigator programs through which they 

employ election technology specialists to provide practical cybersecurity knowledge, training, and 

support services for local election officials.

In 2022, over 57% of states spent funds on maintaining, securing, and upgrading their statewide voter 

registration systems. Voter registration activities included improvements to online voter registration 

processes and security, modernization and replacement of system components, implementation 

of multi-factor authentication, and improvements to system networks to allow local election 

jurisdictions to connect to the statewide voter registration system. States are continuing to upgrade 

and replace aging voting equipment to increase election security and improve voting processes and 

voter experience. Forty-three percent of states reported purchasing equipment such as new ballot 

tabulators, epollbooks, ballot printers, voting machines, absentee and mail-in ballot counters, and 

accessible ballot marking devices. The rise in threats to election security and growing distrust in the 

election process has resulted in a growing focus on voting and election transparency. More than a 

dozen states prioritized activities that increase election transparency including ballot tracking and 

curing resources for voters, public databases of historical election results, livestreamed ballot counts, 

and voter education campaigns to combat mis and disinformation.

The EAC’s review of state progress reports identified various themes across state activities to enhance 

election security and improve the administration of federal elections. Security training and exercises 

were common activities across states, irrespective of their relative size or population density. Twentytwo states, including Alaska, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah and Wisconsin, used funds for election 

security training, including workshops and tabletop exercises in partnership with CISA as well as and 

state and national conferences for election officials. These trainings covered a variety of topics such as 

cyber hygiene, risk mitigation, information security, system monitoring, cybersecurity awareness, and 

incident preparedness.
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States have demonstrated a forward-thinking approach to election security. Several states have 

developed unique resources and infrastructure to overcome the evolving challenges and threats to 

federal elections. The following are highlights from annual state progress reports in 2022:

Colorado

The Colorado Secretary of State used HAVA funds on a program allowing voters to 

monitor the status of their ballots. This service helps counter foreign disinformation 

intended to decrease the trust of Americans in the electoral process by reassuring 

Coloradans of the security of their individual cast ballots. In its second statewide 

implementation in the 2022 elections, statewide ballot tracking continues to be 

popular with counties and voters. Over half of all Coloradans who cast a ballot in 

the 2022 General Election used the service. The 2022 election added notifications 

to voters needing to cure a signature. Anecdotal reports indicated that voters’ 

confidence in the election system was boosted by the ability to receive confirmation 

their ballot was accepted and counted.

Georgia

The Georgia Secretary of State has made key security enhancements to protect 

election equipment and personnel at the State’s Center for Elections. The Center 

is where ballots are printed and stored and where training for local elections 

officials takes place. Due to increased threats to election operations fueled by 

mis- and disinformation campaigns, Georgia has taken additional precautions to 

safeguard the facility, including contracting a security company to provide physical 

security services.

Guam

The Guam Election Commission partnered with the University of Guam Public 

Administration Degree Program to offer an academic course on Elections 

Administration with the goal of recruiting poll workers for the 2022 General 

Election. The required coursework included classroom lecturing, an exam, and 

practicum experience working as a Precinct Official or Election Assistant at 

a 2022 General Election polling site. HAVA funding was applied to cover a 

university administrative fee and increase the stipend available to polling site 

workers on Election Day. This program also strengthened the relationship 

between the Guam Election Commission and the University of Guam. As a 

result, the Director of the Guam Election Commission has been invited to 

teach another Elections Administration course at the University in 2023.

Nevada

The Nevada Secretary of State is in the process of implementing a new topdown voter registration system. An integral component of the system will be 

the ability to interface with Third-party agencies which are required by state law 

to become automatic voter registration agencies serving in a similar capacity as 

the Department of Motor Vehicles. Nevada has used Election Security funds to 

support the voter registration project as it continues to grow and evolve based on 

assessments of county needs, legislative requirements, and the recommendations 

of the assessment vendor. Completion of the project is expected by 

January 2024.

North Dakota

In 2018, the North Dakota Secretary of State first implemented Maps Without 

Gaps, a project to ensure accurate precinct boundary maps statewide. Following 

the U.S. 2020 Census, North Dakota has used the project to recalibrate all maps 

to reflect the boundaries of current precincts and legislative districts accurately 

and fully. Maps Without Gaps was especially important to ensure that Native 

Americans in North Dakota’s five tribal territories were adequately able to be 

identified and confirmed eligible for voting. Many of these individuals had Tribal 

IDs but no state-recognized physical addresses, creating complications in ensuring 

their assignment to the appropriate voting precinct. 

Ohio

The Ohio Secretary of State awarded Election Security funds to every county 

board of elections in the state to assist with implementation of new and existing 

statewide security directives. Security Directive 2022-38 provides a 31-point 

checklist establishing new security standards for vendors, strengthening physical 

security requirements, and modernizing cybersecurity capabilities. This directive 

includes continued compliance with the high priority requirements and mitigation 

of physical security vulnerabilities identified by the Election Infrastructure 

Security Assessment conducted by the Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS). Additionally, each county board of elections is required to continue 

membership with the Election Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis 

Center (EIISAC) and engage DHS for free resources like a phishing campaign 

assessment, vulnerability scanning, risk and vulnerability assessment, remote 

penetration testing, validated architectural design review, cyber threat hunt, and a 

physical security assessment.
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Table 2: Election Security Grant by Project Category 

PROJECT CATEGORY AMOUNT PERCENT OF TOTAL SPENT 

Voting Equipment $120,305,271.21 24.9% 

Voting Processes $96,957,440.88 20.0% 

Voter Registration System $57,208,454.98 11.8% 

Election Auditing $2,219,990.95 0.5% 

Cyber and Physical Security $177,378,473.64 36.7% 

Voter Education $18,050,258.30 3.7% 

Accessibility $4,460,584.31 0.9% 

Other $7,359,189.24 1.5% 

Totals $483,939,663.51 100.0% 

Table 3: HAVA Section 101 – Election Security Grant as of September 30, 2022 

STATE

FEDERAL 

FUNDS AWARD 

INTEREST 

EARNED 

TOTAL FEDERAL 

EXPENDITURES 

INCL. INTEREST

BALANCE 

INCL. INTEREST

% EXPENDED 

FEDERAL ONLY

% EXPENDED 

INCL. INTEREST 

Alabama 14,156,097 278,282 8,863,899 5,570,480 63% 61% 

Alaska 7,000,000 145,363 4,860,948 2,284,415 69% 68% 

American Samoa 1,400,000 0 1,069,418 330,582 76% 76% 

Arizona 17,215,974 344,084 13,238,015 4,322,044 77% 75% 

Arkansas 10,503,000 137,036 6,004,167 4,635,869 57% 56% 

California 79,328,610 1,233,282 46,752,972 33,808,919 59% 58% 

Colorado 14,649,281 645,979 3,861,067 11,434,192 25% 25% 

Connecticut 11,876,298 262,763 12,139,061 0 100% 100%

Delaware 7,036,503 27,750 5,865,509 1,198,744 83% 83% 

District of Columbia 7,000,000 97,336 6,325,391 771,945 89% 89% 

Florida* 44,241,919 0 24,476,871 19,765,048 55% 55%

Georgia 23,735,787 35,050 23,770,837 0 100% 100%

Guam 1,200,000† 7,743 630,653 577,090 53% 52% 

Hawaii 7,642,675 117,578 820,710 6,939,543 11% 11% 

Idaho 7,854,176 157,260 4,819,437 3,192,000 60% 60% 

Illinois 30,276,158 725,023 13,955,390 17,045,791 44% 45% 

Indiana 17,433,752 213,784 16,821,993 825,543 95% 95% 

Iowa 10,786,087 $690,082 4,865,078 6,123,582 44% 44% 

Kansas 10,308,516 129,285 4,098,666 6,339,135 40% 39%

Kentucky 13,265,189 63,839 9,888,136 3,440,891 75% 74% 

Louisiana 13,518,487 215,327 0 13,733,814 0% 0%

Maine 7,643,743 194,945 3,914,296 3,924,392 51% 50%

Maryland 16,236,562 74,052 5,525,058 10,785,556 34% 34% 

Massachusetts 18,146,268 418,647 8,752,634 9,812,281 48% 47% 

Michigan 24,535,253 590,398 10,706,697 14,418,954 44% 43% 

Minnesota 14,014,282† 449,028 4,877,830 9,585,480 35% 34% 

Mississippi 10,521,137 267,795 7,035,470 3,753,462 66% 65% 

Missouri 16,584,673 426,504 5,160,858 11,850,319 31% 30% 

Montana 7,133,535 151,737 3,814,479 3,470,793 53% 52% 

Nebraska 8,422,268 387,100 3,200,216 5,609,152 38% 36% 

Nevada 10,083,287 241,685 3,912,486 6,412,486 39% 38% 

New Hampshire 7,582,633 133,016 2,249,042 5,466,607 30% 29% 

New Jersey 22,403,245 384,315 7,605,155 15,182,405 34% 33% 

New Mexico 8,853,131 261,678 4,163,779 4,951,030 47% 46% 
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STATE

FEDERAL 

FUNDS AWARD 

INTEREST 

EARNED 

TOTAL FEDERAL 

EXPENDITURES 

INCL. INTEREST

BALANCE 

INCL. INTEREST

% EXPENDED 

FEDERAL ONLY

% EXPENDED 

INCL. INTEREST 

New York 44,651,756 858,003 25,195,086 20,314,673 56% 55% 

North Carolina 22,050,678 406,768 22,404,815 52,631 100% 100%

North Dakota 7,000,000 30,451 1,206,328 5,824,124 17% 17% 

Northern Mariana 

Islands* 600,000† 25,594 508,313 117,281 84% 81%

Ohio 27,910,326 612,419 24,678,208 3,844,537 87% 87% 

Oklahoma 11,036,835† 525,202 1,865,970 9,696,067 17% 16% 

Oregon 12,392,029 462,194 9,543,098 3,311,125 73% 74% 

Pennsylvania 30,857,563 550,829 21,985,933 9,422,459 70% 70% 

Puerto Rico 7,818,846† 0 1,027,076 6,791,770 13% 13% 

Rhode Island 7,216,180 0 3,772,470 3,443,710 52% 52% 

South Carolina 13,918,871 458,902 8,345,836 6,031,937 60% 58% 

South Dakota 6,000,000 0 2,967,020 3,032,980 49% 49% 

Tennessee 17,404,566 320,939 7,704,070 10,021,434 42% 43% 

Texas 53,691,543 1,314,518 37,639,043 17,367,018 68% 68% 

U.S. Virgin Islands 1,400,000 9,516 1,027,815 381,701 73% 73% 

Utah 9,728,717 239,234 2,744,912 7,223,039 28% 28% 

Vermont 7,000,000 107,014 2,554,837 4,552,177 36% 36% 

Virginia 20,868,787 538,752 9,223,357 12,184,182 44% 43%

Washington 18,246,082 485,849 9,067,839 9,664,092 50% 48% 

West Virginia 8,666,930 60,230 7,205,257 1,521,903 83% 83% 

Wisconsin 16,019,045 316,892 9,848,822 6,487,115 61% 60% 

Wyoming 7,000,000 290,005 3,703,281 3,586,724 49% 51% 

Totals 874,067,280 16,633,548 498,265,605 392,435,223 56% 56% 

* Financial data is not current. State needs to file updated data for closeout or the FFR is overdue. 

† Award amount does not include 2022 Election Security funds. State did not request funds or did not receive funds due to compliance issues.

HAVA Section 101 CARES Act Funds

Congress appropriated $400 million in late March 2020 under the CARES Act for states to address 

the effects of the pandemic on the 2020 election cycle. States could not expend federal funds beyond 

December 31, 2020. 

Federal funds were only available to the states through December 31, 2020 and required a 20% state 

match. Given state budget crises resulting from the pandemic, several states did not request the full 

amount available to them because they could not provide the required match. Two states, Arizona and 

Oregon, were not able to use any of the funds because of state requirements for legislative approval to 

use federal funds or state processes that could not be completed in time to take advantage of the funds. 

Despite the significant challenges of administering elections during the pandemic, CARES funding 

allowed states to mitigate health risks to election workers and voters ensuring that voters could 

cast their ballots securely and safely. States focused on safeguards for the voting process, including 

providing PPE for workers, enacting social distancing policies and increased ventilation at polling 

locations, sanitizing facilities and voting equipment, providing ballot drop boxes, increasing mailin and absentee voting, and increasing early voting hours. States used CARES funding to support 

these activities and cover additional costs for recruiting and compensating poll workers, as well as the 

administrative costs associated with implementing changes to voting procedures, including notifying 

voters of these changes and protecting elections staff so that they could ensure continued operations.

Final reporting by states shows that $333,367,196 or 84% of CARES funds and accrued interest have 

been expended. Table 5 below covers the period ending December 31, 2020, and includes expenditures 

by states for both primaries and the November general election. As of September 30, 2022, the EAC 

has closed 45 of the state CARES Act grants and collected $63,737,775 in unexpended federal funds 

and $861,467 in unexpended interest earned. The grant expired on March 27, 2022. (Remaining states 

are still reconciling final expenditure amounts, including gathering data from local election jurisdictions 

and expect to complete the closeout process in calendar year 2023).

States also reported their expenditures by categories the EAC created for summarizing expenditures 

across states in the progress report. Table 4 shows the amounts spent through December 31, 2020, 

in seven main funding objectives updated with additional information provided during 2021 and 2022. 

While the EAC provided guidance on categorization, expenditures are categorized at each state’s 

discretion and often aligned to how they set up their reporting and data collection at the state level.
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GAO Report to Congressional Committees

Election Assistance Commission Assessment of Lessons Learned Could Improve Grants Administration

Report Findings:

In November 2021, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report to several Congressional 

committees regarding a study the office conducted as part of its ongoing monitoring and oversight related to the 

COVID-19 pandemic. GAO recommended that the EAC assess its administration of CARES grants to document 

lessons learn and implement applicable lessons. One of findings in the GAO report has raised concern:

“GAO found issues with how states and the EAC categorized expenditures involving nearly 20 percent of the 

total reported spending nationwide. As a result, in the EAC’s annual grant expenditure report to Congress, states’ 

expenditures for similar or the same items or activities could be included under multiple categories, making it difficult 

to consistently determine, by category, how states spent the grant funds.”

EAC Response:

While the EAC uses the categorization of expenditures to help identify trends in spending, it is not a compliance 

concern or a flag for improper payments. Financial and narrative reports for CARES grants were thoroughly 

reviewed by the EAC grants staff, and all HAVA CARES funds are accounted for with states expending 84% of the 

awarded 400 million. The balance of 16% has been returned to the EAC for the US Treasury. 

The GAO report on CARES refers to how states categorized expenditures in their narrative progress reports and 

EAC’s guidance regarding categorization. The 20% of expenditures that GAO found issues with are expenditures 

that were categorized as “other” or “subgrants” by states. Categorization was inconsistent across states with some 

states categorizing subgrant expenditures as “other” and some states breaking out subgrant expenditures into the 

main categories defined by the EAC. Some states also reported expenditures that qualified for a main expenditure 

category as “other.” However, EAC staff conducted thorough reviews of all grant reports and confirmed that 

all expenditures were allowable under federal statute and regulations and accounted for in the report narrative 

and accompanying financial report. In subsequent reporting periods after the GAO report was issued, the EAC 

made changes to its progress report format to reduce inconsistencies by requiring states to break out subgrant 

expenditures into the main categories. The EAC also updated its report guidance and training to clarify category 

definitions and minimize the use of the “other” category. The EAC is continuing to make further updates to its 

progress report form and onboarding a grants management system to increase the accuracy and consistency of 

grant report data. These changes will go into effect in late 2023.

The expenditure categories used HAVA and CARES grant reports were identified and defined by the EAC and are 

intended to facilitate the agency’s analysis of how grant funds are expended. Specifically, the EAC uses category 

expenditures to determine the approximate percentage of grant funds expended on the priorities provided by 

HAVA and for high level reporting regarding spending trends across states. 

Cares Act Grant
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Table 4: CARES Act Expenditures by Project Category 

PROJECT CATEGORY AMOUNT PERCENT OF TOTAL SPENT 

Voting Equipment $29,968,564.11 9.2% 

Voting Processes $217,223,574.83 66.4% 

Voter Registration System $1,504,811.72 0.5% 

Election Auditing $3,123,425.64 1.0% 

Cyber and Physical Security $4,274,748.37 1.3% 

Voter Education $45,772,345.95 14.0% 

Accessibility $119,723.00 0.0% 

Other $25,147,532.93 7.7% 

Totals $327,134,726.55 100.0% 

The 2% difference in Table 5 total expenditures and Table 4 total category expenditures is due to changes in categorization over 

time by the EAC, point in time reporting, and other changes made in the data collection over time.

Expenditure categories were developed by the EAC to gain a better understanding of what percentage of HAVA and CARES 

dollars were being used for specific allowable activities. While the EAC provides guidance on how states should categorize 

expenditures, categorization is subjective to each state and percentages are approximate. Category data extracted from grant 

reports are primarily used for internal analysis and high-level reporting.

Table 5: HAVA Section 101 – CARES Act Grant as of December 31, 2020 

STATE

FEDERAL 

FUNDS AWARDED 

INTEREST 

EARNED 

TOTAL FEDERAL 

EXPENDITURES 

INCL. INTEREST

BALANCE

 INCL. INTEREST

% EXPENDED 

FEDERAL ONLY

% EXPENDED 

INCL. INTEREST 

Alabama 6,498,674 35,318 4,375,717 2,158,275 67% 67% 

Alaska 3,000,000 8,479 2,366,993 641,486 79% 79% 

American Samoa 600,000 0 600,000 0 100% 100% 

Arizona* 7,874,848 16,605 0 7,891,453 0% 0% 

Arkansas 4,719,034 23,541 1,407,917 3,334,658 30% 30% 

California 36,485,465 4,307 36,485,465 4,307 100% 100% 

Colorado 6,691,472 52,101 6,180,003 563,570 92% 92% 

Connecticut 5,400,677 108,013 5,508,690 0 100% 100%

Delaware 3,000,000 0 3,000,000 0 100% 100% 

District of Columbia 3,000,000 925 3,000,540 395 100% 100% 

Florida 20,253,853 135,675 16,925,212 3,464,316 84% 83% 

Georgia 10,875,912 2,297 10,878,209 0 100% 100%

Guam 600,000 438 600,438 0 100% 100%

Hawaii* 3,295,842 0 2,401,884 893,958 73% 73% 

Idaho 3,404,276 11,597 3,415,541 332 100% 100% 

Illinois 13,966,097 45,535 14,011,632 0 100% 100% 

Indiana 8,013,610 9,358 8,013,610 9,358 100% 100% 

Iowa 4,859,545 11,599 4,297,664 573,480 88% 88% 

Kansas 4,622,500 0 4,477,003 145,497 97% 97% 

Kentucky 6,090,061 0 5,574,372 515,689 92% 92% 

Louisiana 6,212,616 3,386 6,212,616 3,386 100% 100% 

Maine 3,299,827 14,869 974,099 2,340,597 30% 29% 

Maryland 7,452,501 2,677 7,455,178 0 100% 100%

Massachusetts 8,325,918 12,519 8,338,437 0 100% 100% 

Michigan 11,299,561 14,676 11,314,237 0 100% 100%

Minnesota 6,958,233 25,784 5,789,510 1,194,507 83% 83% 

Mississippi 4,728,037 24,521 1,866,934 2,885,624 39% 39% 

Missouri 7,628,763 7,824 4,030,794 3,605,793 53% 53% 

Montana 3,000,000 9,807 222,373 2,787,434 7% 7% 

Nebraska 3,686,252 45,580 1,678,779 2,053,053 46% 45% 

Nevada* 4,496,720 15,449 4,496,720 15,449 100% 100% 

New Hampshire 3,269,494 11,364 3,280,841 17 100% 100% 

New Jersey 10,296,913 14,683 10,311,596 0 100% 100%

New Mexico* 3,889,527 5,244 3,889,527 5,244 100% 100%
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STATE

FEDERAL 

FUNDS AWARDED 

INTEREST 

EARNED 

TOTAL FEDERAL 

EXPENDITURES 

INCL. INTEREST

BALANCE

 INCL. INTEREST

% EXPENDED 

FEDERAL ONLY

% EXPENDED 

INCL. INTEREST 

New York 20,567,088 13,477 19,968,435 612,131 97% 97% 

North Carolina 10,947,139 1,276 10,721,298 227,116 98% 98% 

North Dakota 3,000,000 1,776 3,001,776 0 100% 100%

Northern Mariana 

Islands† 600,000 0 60,941 539,059 0% 0%

Ohio 12,861,311 41,808 12,903,119 0 100% 100%

Oklahoma* 2,730,486 34,375 1,226,866 1,537,994 45% 44% 

Oregon* 5,656,663 32,475 0 5,689,138 0% 0% 

Pennsylvania 14,223,603 20,994 11,789,946 2,454,652 83% 83% 

Puerto Rico 3,881,359 0 2,174,443 1,706,916 56% 56% 

Rhode Island 3,022,037 0 3,022,037 0 100% 100%

South Carolina 6,372,386 0 6,372,386 0 100% 100%

South Dakota 3,000,000 50,636 350,024 2,700,612 12% 11% 

Tennessee 7,982,281 12,517 7,308,003 686,794 91% 91% 

Texas 24,546,841 123,471 21,089,865 3,580,447 86% 85% 

U.S. Virgin Islands 600,000 0 600,000 0 100% 100%

Utah* 4,321,708 14,974 1,848,848 2,487,834 43% 43% 

Vermont 3,000,000 2,189 2,104,112 898,077 70% 70% 

Virginia† 9,582,344 32,464 8,985,303 629,505 94% 94% 

Washington 8,343,778 53,198 5,482,936 2,914,040 66% 65% 

West Virginia 3,807,691 10,008 2,652,609 1,165,090 70% 69% 

Wisconsin 7,362,345 4,084 7,366,429 0 100% 100%

Wyoming 3,000,000 61,855 994,710 2,067,145 32% 32% 

Totals 397,205,288 1,185,749‡ 333,406,617 64,984,419 84% 84% 

*Due to state legislature restrictions and timing, Arizona and Oregon could not spend any CARES funds. Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, 

Oklahoma, and Utah did not request their full allocations. Total unrequested = $2,794,714. 

†The Northern Mariana Islands and Virginia have pending (not overdue) debt collections for $440,905 and $21,519 respectively. 

‡ The total interest earned is based on financial reports submitted by states at the end of the grant performance period but does not include 

changes in interest earned during the closeout and debt collection process. States confirmed final interest amounts after the report period to 

ensure all unexpended federal funds owed to the EAC were returned.

HAVA Section 251 Funds - 

Requirements Payment Grants

Section 251 funds, known as Requirements Payments, were distributed to states using a formula 

required under HAVA based on a percentage equal to the quotient of the voting age population of each 

state and the total voting age population of all states. States are required to deposit Section 251 funds 

in interest-bearing state election accounts and the funds are available until expended. The funds may be 

used to:

• Procure voting systems that comply with the requirements of Title III, Section 301 Voting System 

Standards of HAVA; 

• Implement provisional voting (i.e., allowing a voter whose registration status cannot be confirmed 

at the polling place to cast a provisional ballot); 

• Provide information to voters at the polling place such as general information on voting rights; 

• Develop and implement a computerized statewide voter registration list; and

• Implement identification requirements for first-time voters who register to vote by mail. 

Section 251 funds may also be used for the improvement of the administration of elections for federal 

office if a state certifies to the EAC that it has either (1) met the requirements of Title III or (2) will not 

spend more than the amount of the minimum payment applicable to the state on such other activities.

As of September 30, 2022, 30 states reported spending 100 percent of their HAVA Requirements 

Payment funds (including interest) and another 17 states reported spending 90 percent or more of 

their funds and interest. States reported cumulative expenditures of $2,770,043,030 or 95% of total 

funds (See Table 6). The states with the highest percentages remaining include states that had replaced 

a large portion of their voting equipment immediately prior to receiving HAVA funds. Those states 

expect to replace voting equipment in the near future, and their balance of unexpended funds will 

decrease significantly.
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Table 6: HAVA Section 251 – Requirement Payments Grant as of September 30, 2022 

STATE

FEDERAL 

FUNDS AWARDED 

INTEREST 

EARNED 

TOTAL FEDERAL 

EXPENDITURES 

INCL. INTEREST

BALANCE 

INCL. INTEREST

% EXPENDED 

FEDERAL ONLY

% EXPENDED 

INCL. INTEREST 

Alabama 40,247,219 2,549,369 41,577,025 1,219,563 100% 97% 

Alaska 13,021,803 3,450,198 15,948,683 523,318 96% 97% 

American Samoa* 2,490,652 292,118 2,782,770 0 100% 100% 

Arizona* 45,516,688 4,969,627 50,297,449 188,867 100% 100% 

Arkansas* 24,245,457 2,542,278 26,787,735 0 100% 100% 

California 296,305,593 47,999,638 309,871,961 34,433,270 98% 90% 

Colorado 38,767,048 4,749,713 43,208,061 308,700 99% 99% 

Connecticut* 31,109,847 7,847,367 38,957,214 0 100% 100%

Delaware† 13,021,803 1,311,579 13,004,721 1,328,661 94% 91% 

District of Columbia* 13,028,257 1,935,280 14,963,537 0 100% 100% 

Florida† 148,633,048 24,408,311 171,708,913 1,332,446 100% 99% 

Georgia 72,641,827 908,775 68,465,323 5,085,279 94% 93% 

Guam* 2,319,361 48,049 2,367,410 0 100% 100%

Hawaii 13,028,257 1,087,625 13,947,550 168,332 100% 99% 

Idaho* 13,021,803 1,267,652 14,289,455 0 100% 100% 

Illinois 110,597,147 9,223,506 118,769,754 1,050,899 99% 99% 

Indiana 54,440,282 3,298,652 51,051,966 6,686,968 88% 88% 

Iowa* 26,645,880 1,464,817 28,110,697 0 100% 100% 

Kansas 24,033,425 2,243,272 25,801,642 475,055 100% 98% 

Kentucky 36,919,261 5,025,704 32,510,133 9,434,831 87% 78% 

Louisiana* 39,350,512 3,552,964 42,903,476 0 100% 100% 

Maine* 13,028,257 1,522,838 14,551,095 0 100% 100% 

Maryland* 47,663,156 3,888,041 51,551,197 0 100% 100%

Massachusetts 58,589,549 13,261,454 43,259,154 28,591,849 74% 60% 

Michigan* 88,575,455 7,735,014 96,310,469 0 100% 100%

Minnesota* 43,962,194 3,765,135 47,676,483 50,846 100% 100% 

Mississippi* 25,164,294 1,589,315 26,753,186 423 100% 100% 

Missouri* 50,394,880 4,268,957 54,663,837 0 100% 100% 

Montana* 13,028,257 618,633 13,646,890 0 100% 100% 

Nebraska* 15,442,405 1,046,168 16,488,573 0 100% 100% 

Nevada* 18,155,632 1,272,294 19,427,926 0 100% 100% 

New Hampshire 13,028,257 2,525,292 10,719,408 4,834,141 82% 69% 

New Jersey* 76,360,392 5,808,946 82,169,338 0 100% 100%

New Mexico* 15,599,671 271,854 15,871,525 0 100% 100%

STATE

FEDERAL 

FUNDS AWARDED 

INTEREST 

EARNED 

TOTAL FEDERAL 

EXPENDITURES 

INCL. INTEREST

BALANCE 

INCL. INTEREST

% EXPENDED 

FEDERAL ONLY

% EXPENDED 

INCL. INTEREST 

New York 172,076,865 33,125,593 201,134,313 4,068,144 100% 98% 

North Carolina* 73,460,046 7,388,173 80,848,026 193 100% 100% 

North Dakota* 13,028,257 1,356,359 14,384,616 0 100% 100%

Ohio* 102,069,874 6,307,853 108,377,727 0 100% 100%

Oklahoma 31,043,081 4,413,615 32,820,716 2,635,980 100% 93% 

Oregon* 31,243,106 3,800,528 35,043,634 0 100% 100% 

Pennsylvania 112,821,809 17,703,601 129,516,720 1,008,690 100% 99% 

Puerto Rico 5,868,252 223,389 5,922,218 169,423 100% 97% 

Rhode Island* 13,028,257 494,487 13,522,744 0 100% 100%

South Carolina 36,384,617 932,456 37,121,805 195,268 100% 99%

South Dakota 13,028,257 5,124,429 13,028,257 5,124,429 100% 72%

Tennessee 51,877,745 7,994,065 34,520,188 25,351,623 51% 58% 

Texas* 180,251,801 12,381,621 192,633,426 -4 100% 100% 

U.S. Virgin Islands* 2,319,361 166,815 2,486,176 0 100% 100%

Utah 18,491,597 739,488 18,645,287 585,799 97% 97% 

Vermont 12,453,257 3,066,997 11,229,495 4,290,759 90% 72% 

Virginia* 64,499,288 9,562,569 74,061,857 0 100% 100%

Washington* 52,955,253 6,634,858 59,360,963 229,148 100% 100% 

West Virginia 17,184,961 1,232,286 18,314,549 102,698 99% 99%

Wisconsin* 48,296,088 4,367,057 52,663,145 0 100% 100%

Wyoming* 13,028,257 964,356 13,992,613 0 100% 100%

Totals 2,603,787,598 305,731,030 2,770,043,030 139,475,598 97% 95% 

*Grant has been closed by the EAC or is closing. Federal funds and earned interest are fully expended.

†Financial data is not current for this grant. State needs to file updated data for closeout or the FFR is overdue. 
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