2021 GRANT

EXPENDITURE REPORT 

O C T O B E R 1 , 2 0 2 0 - S E P T E M B E R 3 0 , 2 0 2 1 

P U B L I S H E D J U L Y 2 0 2 2 
TABLE OF CONTENTS

OVERVIEW 3

HAVA SECTION 101 - ELECTION IMPROVEMENT GRANT 4

HAVA SECTION 101 - ELECTION SECURITY GRANT 7

HAVA SECTION 101 - CARES GRANT 13

HAVA SECTION 251 – REQUIREMENTS PAYMENT GRANT 19

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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. 

Between 2003 and September 30, 2021, a total of $4,154,617,623 in federal 

funds has been awarded to 50 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. 

territories (American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the 

Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands) hereinafter 

referred to collectively as states. This total includes $805 million appropriated by 

Congress in 2018 and 2020 to improve the administration of federal elections, 

with an emphasis on security enhancements to election systems as well as $400 

million appropriated by Congress under the CARES Act to respond to the 

pandemic. The Northern Mariana Islands were first authorized to receive HAVA 

funds in 2020 through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020. 

The 2018 appropriation was the first time since 2010 that the federal 

government made resources available through HAVA to support federal election 

improvements. States have reported total expenditures of $3,850,158,810 or 85 

percent of total federal funds and accrued interest, available under Sections 101, 

102 and 251 of HAVA. This total includes $386,247,529 in spending associated 

with the 2018/2020 Election Security award through September 30, 2021, and 

$331,367,534 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 spent to respond to the effects of 

the COVID-19 pandemic on the 2020 election cycle. CARES Act funds were 

only available for expenditure through December 31, 2020. With the addition of 

CARES Act funds, this report covers fiscal year 2021 expenditures for all grants.

DISTRIBUTED AND 

SUPPORTED MORE THAN

$4B

 IN HAVA FUNDS

+

$805M

IN NEW HAVA 

ELECTION SECURITY 

GRANTS

+

$397M

IN CARES ACT

2021 GRANT EXPENDITURE REPORT 3
HAVA SECTION 101 – 

ELECTION IMPROVEMENT GRANT 

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. By law, the funds can be deployed 

without first meeting the requirements of Title III of HAVA and states have used 

them for a wide range of activities. 

Section 101 funds have been used to conduct preliminary planning, develop 

statewide voter registration systems, and 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, 2021, states reported total expenditures of $379,233,805 

which includes expenditures of federal funds and accumulated interest over 

the course of the award. Thirty-nine states have spent all their Section 101 

funds and interest and another ten states have spent at least 90 percent 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 95% of 

federal funds and interest expended. 

$158,254,010

THE GRANTS OFFICE 

OVERSAW SECTION 101 

GRANTS IN THE AMOUNT OF

3 WERE FULLY EXPENDED

TO 19 STATES

Data as of 09/30/2021 

TABLE 1: HAVA SECTION 101 – ELECTION IMPROVEMENT GRANT AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

STATE FEDERAL FUNDS 

AWARDED 

INTEREST 

EARNED 

TOTAL 

EXPENDITURES 

INCL. INTEREST 

BALANCE INCL. 

INTEREST 

% EXPENDED 

FEDERAL ONLY

% EXPENDED 

INCL. INTEREST 

ALABAMA  4,989,605  8,317  4,823,431  174,491  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  2,789,966  28,810,426  854,137  100%  97% 

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% 

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TABLE 1: HAVA SECTION 101 – ELECTION IMPROVEMENT GRANT AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

STATE FEDERAL FUNDS 

AWARDED 

INTEREST 

EARNED 

TOTAL 

EXPENDITURES 

INCL. INTEREST 

BALANCE INCL. 

INTEREST 

% EXPENDED 

FEDERAL ONLY

% EXPENDED 

INCL. INTEREST 

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  716,984  7,816,328  716,984  100%  92% 

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

HAWAII  5,000,000  1,365,762  4,200,086  2,165,676  84%  66% 

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

ILLINOIS  11,129,030  1,134,910  12,169,875  94,065  99%  99% 

INDIANA*  6,230,481  1,010,623  7,240,335 0  100%  100% 

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

KANSAS   5,000,000  1,432,221  3,970,484  2,461,737  79%  62% 

KENTUCKY  4,699,196  1,145,727  5,663,132  181,791  100%  97% 

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  1,367,307  2,882,584  3,484,723  58%  45% 

NEW JERSEY**  8,141,208  650,000  8,167,547  623,661  100%  93% 

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TABLE 1: HAVA SECTION 101 – ELECTION IMPROVEMENT GRANT AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

STATE FEDERAL FUNDS 

AWARDED 

INTEREST 

EARNED 

TOTAL 

EXPENDITURES 

INCL. INTEREST 

BALANCE INCL. 

INTEREST 

% EXPENDED 

FEDERAL ONLY

% EXPENDED 

INCL. INTEREST 

NEW MEXICO*   5,000,000  292,244  5,292,244  0  100%  100% 

NEW YORK  16,494,325  4,255,183  14,825,931  5,923,577  80%  71% 

NORTH 

CAROLINA**  7,887,740  766,647  8,639,322  15,065  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  185  100%  100% 

RHODE ISLAND*  5,000,000  140,275  5,140,275  0  100%  100% 

SOUTH CAROLINA  4,652,412  899,701  5,480,724  71,389  100%  99% 

SOUTH DAKOTA  5,000,000  2,517,984  5,647,627  1,870,357  100%  75% 

TENNESSEE*  6,004,507  1,072,680  7,077,187  0  100%  100% 

TEXAS *  17,206,595  3,800,257  20,869,486 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  1,701,846  5,684,888  1,016,958  100%  85% 

TOTALS  $348,716,029  $50,315,021  $379,233,805  $19,797,245  98%  95% 

The asterisk (*) denotes grants the EAC has closed or is closing. Federal funds and earned interest are fully expended. 

The double asterisk (**) identifies grants for which financial data is not current. State needs to file updated data for closeout or the FFR is overdue. 

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HAVA SECTION 101 - 

ELECTION SECURITY GRANT 

Congress appropriated $805 million in 2018 and 2020 to improve the 

administration of elections for federal office, especially to enhance election 

technology and make election security improvements. The funding provided 

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 funds in 2020. To access the funds, states 

submitted the certifications required under Section 101(c) of HAVA (52 U.S.C § 

20901) and provided a budget and a program narrative describing how they would 

use them. The EAC requested funding allocations in five principal areas: 

States had the option to describe additional areas for expenditures. Several states 

included funding allocations to improve accessibility for individuals with disabilities, 

support security training for poll workers and staff and implement software 

upgrades to equipment to improve security. 

State activities in fiscal year 2021 continued to be impacted by the Coronavirus – 

COVID-19 pandemic and increased cybersecurity threats. Several states reported 

refocusing resources to ensure the safety and security of the 2020 election 

and future federal elections. States also reported increased costs for improving 

communications and transparency with voters to strengthen voter trust in the 

election process and results. As of September 30, 2021, states had spent a total of 

$386,247,529 or 47% of the Election Security funds and interest earned. Table 2 

provides state-by-state funds expenditures under the Election Security grants. 

VOTING 

EQUIPMENT 

POST-ELECTION 

AUDITING 

VOTER 

REGISTRATION 

SYSTEMS 

CYBERSECURITY COMMUNICATION 

$425M

IN 2020

+

=

$380M

IN 2018

$805M

2018 AND 2020 TOTALED

47%

THROUGH SEPTEMBER 

2021, STATES COLLECTIVELY 

REPORTED SPENDING

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TABLE 2: HAVA SECTION 101 – ELECTION SECURITY GRANT AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

STATE FEDERAL FUNDS 

AWARDED 

INTEREST 

EARNED 

TOTAL 

EXPENDITURES 

INCL. INTEREST 

BALANCE INCL. 

INTEREST 

% EXPENDED 

FEDERAL ONLY

% EXPENDED 

INCL. INTEREST 

ALABAMA  13,088,416  274,080  7,592,950  5,769,546  58%  58% 

ALASKA  6,000,000  168,779  3,998,246  2,170,533  67%  67% 

AMERICAN 

SAMOA  1,200,000  0  743,426  456,574  62%  62% 

ARIZONA  15,860,974  308,877  10,360,462  5,809,389  65%  65% 

ARKANSAS  9,503,000  88,765  5,781,208  3,810,557  60%  61% 

CALIFORNIA  73,502,386  1,134,306  46,360,272  28,276,420  63%  63% 

COLORADO  13,476,843  490,121  1,965,990  12,000,974  14%  15% 

CONNECTICUT  10,876,298  232,763  7,771,994  3,337,067  71%  71% 

DELAWARE  6,036,503  19,742  5,183,569  872,675  86%  86% 

DISTRICT OF 

COLUMBIA  6,000,000  98,211  4,923,056  1,175,155  82%  82% 

FLORIDA  40,800,785  496,827  22,760,479  18,537,133  56%  56% 

GEORGIA  21,907,178  34,671  19,334,168  2,607,681  88%  88% 

GUAM   1,200,000  6,242  599,967  606,275  50%  50% 

HAWAII   6,642,675  91,932  292,564  6,442,043  4%  4% 

IDAHO  6,854,176  137,503  3,620,712  3,370,967  51%  53% 

ILLINOIS  28,132,931  606,005  8,808,034  19,930,902  29%  31% 

INDIANA  16,140,537  194,111  15,828,512  506,136  98%  98% 

IOWA  9,786,086  176,644  3,327,092  6,635,638  34%  34% 

KANSAS   9,308,516  105,858  3,671,184  5,743,190  39%  39% 

KENTUCKY  12,265,189  33,683  5,479,955  6,818,917  45%  45% 

LOUISIANA  12,512,099  200,789  0  12,712,888  0%  0% 

MAINE  6,643,743  145,934  177,135  6,612,542  3%  3% 

MARYLAND  15,010,079  50,015  4,665,460  10,394,634  31%  31% 

MASSACHUSETTS  16,769,740  329,986  6,244,106  10,855,620  37%  37% 

MICHIGAN  22,760,697  485,515  5,581,509  17,664,703  25%  25% 

MINNESOTA  14,014,282  377,548  1,813,428  12,578,402  13%  13% 

MISSISSIPPI  9,521,138  248,703  7,590,453  2,179,388  79%  80% 

MISSOURI   15,365,191  350,414  3,414,485  12,301,120  22%  22% 

MONTANA  6,133,534  132,959  2,623,831  3,642,662  43%  43% 

NEBRASKA  7,422,268  298,729  2,257,107  5,463,889  30%  30% 

NEVADA  9,083,287  192,950  3,083,125  6,193,112  34%  34% 

NEW HAMPSHIRE  6,582,632  127,548  2,154,110  4,556,070  33%  33% 

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TABLE 2: HAVA SECTION 101 – ELECTION SECURITY GRANT AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

STATE FEDERAL FUNDS 

AWARDED 

INTEREST 

EARNED 

TOTAL 

EXPENDITURES 

INCL. INTEREST 

BALANCE INCL. 

INTEREST 

% EXPENDED 

FEDERAL ONLY

% EXPENDED 

INCL. INTEREST 

NEW JERSEY  20,740,674  384,315  6,797,056  14,327,933  33%  33% 

NEW MEXICO   7,853,131  244,292  3,464,327  4,633,096  44%  44% 

NEW YORK  41,431,856  698,443  15,336,502  26,793,798  37%  37% 

NORTH CAROLINA  22,050,678  419,907  5,266,285  17,204,300  22%  24% 

NORTH DAKOTA  6,000,000  26,386  0  6,026,386  0%  0% 

NORTHERN 

MARIANA ISLANDS 600,000  0  491,171  108,829  82%  82% 

OHIO   25,907,133  527,529  19,263,480  7,171,182  73%  74% 

OKLAHOMA   11,036,835  419,691  1,705,295  9,751,231  15%  15% 

OREGON  11,392,028  400,764  4,932,572  6,860,221  40%  43% 

PENNSYLVANIA  28,651,723  502,333  20,591,309  8,562,747  70%  72% 

PUERTO RICO  7,818,845  0  943,508  6,875,337  12%  12% 

RHODE ISLAND  6,216,181  85,567  2,822,378  3,479,370  45%  45% 

SOUTH CAROLINA   12,833,986  367,832  6,826,948  6,374,869  53%  53% 

SOUTH DAKOTA  6,000,000  186,123  2,950,062  3,236,061  49%  49% 

TENNESSEE  16,077,419  296,800  5,293,722  11,080,497  31%  33% 

TEXAS  49,449,808  1,181,022  32,214,278  18,416,551  63%  65% 

U.S. VIRGIN 

ISLANDS  1,200,000  5,172  1,027,815  177,357  86%  86% 

UTAH   8,714,983  183,475  2,211,756  6,686,702  25%  25% 

VERMONT  6,000,000  98,919  1,610,219  4,488,700  27%  27% 

VIRGINIA   19,301,044  683,806  7,574,373  12,410,477  39%  39% 

WASHINGTON  16,805,722  411,464  8,747,542  8,469,644  52%  52% 

WEST VIRGINIA  7,666,929  50,499  7,200,467  516,961  94%  94% 

WISCONSIN  14,828,442  282,567  7,563,259  7,547,749  51%  51% 

WYOMING  6,000,000  259,457  3,404,616  2,854,842  52%  57% 

TOTALS  804,978,600*  15,356,571  386,247,529  434,087,642  47%  47% 

*Hawaii and Utah did not request their full allocation. Total unrequested = $21,400 

2021 GRANT EXPENDITURE REPORT 9
States also report their expenditures by categories they provided in their original program narratives describing how they would 

spend the funds. Table 3 shows the amounts spent through September 30, 2021, on six main funding objectives. Expenditures 

by category do not necessarily align with expenditures reported on the financial reports because financial reports include 

unliquidated obligations.

TABLE 3: ELECTION SECURITY GRANT BY PROJECT CATEGORY

PROJECT CATEGORY  AMOUNT  PERCENT OF TOTAL SPENT 

CYBERSECURITY   $131,741,460 33.6%

VOTING EQUIPMENT $120,524,628 30.8%

VOTER REGISTRATION $46,025,430 11.7%

COMMUNICATIONS $21,778,994 5.6%

OTHER $69,604,220 17.8%

POST-ELECTION AUDITING $2,192,663 0.6% 

TOTALS  $391,867,395 100% 

Amounts reported by program categories may not include unliquidated obligations included in federal expenditure reports. 

Data does not include North Carolina and Northern Mariana Islands - states need to file updated progress reports. 

A +/-1% difference is expected due to corrections on past FFRs.

SPENDING BY 

CATEGORY AS OF 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

30.8% VOTING EQUIPMENT  

33.6%

CYBERSECURITY 

17.8%

OTHER

11.7%

VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEMS  

5.6%

 COMMUNICATIONS 

0.6%  POST-ELECTION AUDITING 

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worked with the Department 

of Homeland Security, CISA, 

or other security experts

15

STATES

of the states focused their activities 

in 2021 directly on cybersecurity

63%

of the states also spent funds 

on new voting equipment or 

enhancements to existing voting 

equipment to increase security

20%

of states replaced or enhanced their 

voter registration systems to ensure 

security of the data and to protect 

against cyberattacks.

30%

The EAC grants staff’s review of state progress reports identified various themes 

across state activities to enhance election security and improve the administration 

of federal elections. One common activity across the states, irrespective of 

their relative size or population density, was the choice to spend funds on postelection audits after the November presidential election. Wisconsin, Nevada, 

Oklahoma, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Washington, and many other 

states conducted some form of audit with the funds and were able to confirm the 

accuracy of election results. These audits most often take the form of a risklimiting audit (RLA). RLAs involve storing the paper ballots safely and securely 

and taking a random sample of a certain number of paper ballots, counting them 

by hand, and using statistical inference and confidence intervals to determine the 

success of the vote tallying.

In 2021, states also built their cybersecurity infrastructure by implementing 

cybersecurity training for election staff and hiring dedicated cybersecurity 

personnel. Many states and territories required new annual training and workshops 

for election officials. Several states used guidance from the Cybersecurity and 

Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to develop tutorials and other training 

modules to teach staff how to appropriately respond to a cybersecurity incident. 

States also reported hiring dedicated cybersecurity officers and experts to provide 

support in polling locations and to counter foreign interference and disinformation 

campaigns during the 2020 federal election. 

States conducted various scans of existing election systems, such as cyber 

hygiene scans, penetration testing, operating system scanning and risk analysis 

and vulnerability assessments. Over 15 states worked with the Department of 

Homeland Security, CISA, or other security experts to conduct assessments of 

local election jurisdiction security systems and processes. Annual state progress 

reports indicate 63% of the states focused their activities in 2021 directly on 

cybersecurity while 20% of the states also spent funds on new voting equipment or 

enhancements to existing voting equipment to increase security. Additionally, 30% 

of states replaced or enhanced their voter registration systems to ensure security 

of the data and to protect against cyberattacks. Many states spent funds in all 

three areas. Of the states that have spent over 80% of their funds, such as Indiana, 

Mississippi, and West Virginia, the funds were spent to replace voting equipment 

that did not provide a paper trail or were allocated as subgrants to local election 

jurisdictions to upgrade and replace voting equipment and to address cyber and 

physical security issues. 

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States continue to take a forward-thinking approach to election security, and several have developed unique resources and 

infrastructure to combat the constantly evolving threat of cyber-attacks. The following are highlights from annual state 

progress reports in 2021:

ARIZONA

IOWA

OKLAHOMA

WASHINGTON

The state implemented the Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)/User and Entity Behavior Analytics 

(UEBA) solution to detect and stop unusual and known malicious network behavior. Firewall 

upgrades also provided greater segmentation and prevented lateral movement of cyber 

threats across the state’s election network. During the 2020 federal election, a Threat Liaison 

Officer (TLO) was stationed in every county to provide on-site support. Each TLO ensured 

communication between the counties, state and federal election officials, and law enforcement, 

creating a cohesive preparedness and response to incidents happening in real time on election day.

The state partnered with the information security firm Pratum to develop comprehensive 

cybersecurity tools and resources, including penetration testing, cybersecurity training for 

employees, and network activity tracking. Additionally, a training exercise was designed by the 

Iowa Secretary of State in collaboration with CyberDefenses to help county election officials 

protect the integrity of the vote. The Cybersecurity Escape Room is an innovative and free 

training exercise that was made available to counties in June 2021 and challenges officials on their 

election expertise and cybersecurity knowledge. 

The state launched a test of its post-election tabulation auditing program with a successful alpha 

test in two counties using both device and manual tabulation. Subsequent beta tests conducted in 

November 2021 and March 2022 and scheduled for May 2022 will prepare the state to go live 

with a post-election tabulation audit for the June 2022 primary.

The state implemented infrastructure upgrades to improve the physical security of elections 

facilities. Funds were used to increase access controls such as physical barriers (e.g., fencing, 

doors, etc.), key cards, and secure storage and transport of ballots. The state also purchased video 

surveillance equipment and security software for monitoring and securing elections facilities. 

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HAVA SECTION 101 – CARES GRANT

As noted earlier, 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. Almost all states experienced a significant increase 

in vote-by-mail, which required purchase of secure ballot 

boxes, high speed scanners and automated letter openers, 

additional printing of ballots and envelopes, expenditures for 

postage and return postage, and overtime and hazard pay 

for state and local employees and poll workers. States faced 

shortages in poll workers and mail-in ballots and scrambled 

to secure personal protective equipment (PPE) for staff, poll 

workers and voters for the primaries. 

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, a few 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. Table 4 includes 

expenditures by state for both primaries and the November 

general election. The table updates federal expenditures as 

of September 30, 2021, based on state reconciliation of final 

local election jurisdiction expenditure accounting provided 

after December 31, 2020. Some states are still preparing 

final expenditure reports as local election jurisdictions 

provide final accounting of expenditures. 

FEDERAL 

EXPENDITURE

$331,017,306 

as of 09/30/2021

TOTAL 

APPROPRIATION: 

400,000,000

FEDERAL FUNDS 

UNREQUESTED

$2,794,714 

83%

7%

10%

1%

RETURNED TO DATE

$37,745,191 

as of 09/30/2021

FEDERAL FUNDS PENDING RETURN

$27,065,569 as of 09/30/2021

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EAC CARES PROJECT PERIOD

MAR 

- DEC

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT DEC JAN FEB MAR

PROJECT PERIOD END DATE

2020 2021 2022

20 CARES GRANTS CLOSED AHEAD OF SCHEDULE (AS OF 9/30/2021)

TABLE 4: HAVA SECTION 101 – CARES GRANT AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

STATE FEDERAL FUNDS 

AWARDED

INTEREST 

EARNED

TOTAL 

EXPENDITURES 

INCL. INTEREST

BALANCE OF 

FUNDS INCL. 

INTEREST

% EXPENDED 

FEDERAL ONLY

% EXPENDED 

INCL. INTEREST

ALABAMA 6,498,674 35,683 4,375,717 2,158,640 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 0 31,107,764 5,377,701 85% 85%

COLORADO 6,691,472 52,102 6,180,003 563,571 92% 92%

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

DELAWARE 3,000,000 6,315 3,000,000 6,315 100% 100%

DISTRICT OF 

COLUMBIA 3,000,000 925 3,000,540 385 100% 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 8,715 8,010,790 11,535 100% 100%

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

KANSAS 4,622,500 3,948 4,477,003 149,444 97% 97%

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

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TABLE 4: HAVA SECTION 101 – CARES GRANT AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

STATE FEDERAL FUNDS 

AWARDED

INTEREST 

EARNED

TOTAL 

EXPENDITURES 

INCL. INTEREST

BALANCE OF 

FUNDS INCL. 

INTEREST

% EXPENDED 

FEDERAL ONLY

% EXPENDED 

INCL. INTEREST

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

MAINE 3,299,827 19,841 974,099 2,345,569 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 23,206 5,789,510 1,191,929 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%

NEW YORK 20,567,088 13,477 19,968,435 612,131 97% 97%

NORTH 

CAROLINA 10,947,139 0 10,947,139 0 100% 100%

NORTH DAKOTA 3,000,000 1,776 3,001,776 0 100% 100%

NORTHERN 

MARIANA ISLAND 600,000 0 501,847 98,153 84% 84%

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TABLE 4: HAVA SECTION 101 – CARES GRANT AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

STATE FEDERAL FUNDS 

AWARDED

INTEREST 

EARNED

TOTAL 

EXPENDITURES 

INCL. INTEREST

BALANCE OF 

FUNDS INCL. 

INTEREST

% EXPENDED 

FEDERAL ONLY

% EXPENDED 

INCL. INTEREST

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 24,546,841 102,486 23,678,093 971,234 96% 96%

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 2,106,301 895,888 70% 70%

VIRGINIA 9,582,344 32,464 9,006,822 607,986 94% 94%

WASHINGTON 8,343,778 53,198 5,641,571 2,755,405 68% 67%

WEST VIRGINIA 3,807,691 9,234 2,556,729 1,260,196 67% 67%

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 1,170,787 331,367,534 67,008,541 83% 83.20%

Asterisk (*) denotes states that have not submitted reports.

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

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States also reported their expenditures by categories designated in the EAC 

progress report. Table 5 shows the amounts spent through September 30, 2021 in 

six main funding objectives. While the EAC provided guidance on categorization, 

expenditures are categorized at each state’s discretion. For example, one state may 

categorize subgrants to purchase or lease voting equipment as “Voting Processes”, 

while another state categorizes similar subgrants as “Other.” Where possible the 

EAC recategorized expenditures that states reported as “Other” into one of the 

EAC-defined categories. Examples of the kinds of expenditures included in each 

category are described below.

• Voting Processes: Additional costs for printing and mailing ballots, high speed 

scanners, ballot tracking equipment, and ballot drop boxes and leasing of larger 

polling places to accommodate social distancing.

• Staffing: Additional poll workers, election office staff diverted to pandemic 

response, temporary staff, overtime salary for elections staff, supplemental 

and/or hazard pay for poll workers.

• Supplies: Personal protective equipment, social distancing signage, plexiglass 

shields, disinfectant, pens and marking devices for one-time use.

• Security and Training: Health and safety training of poll workers on sanitation 

procedures and socially distancing in-person voting.

• Communications: Notifying the public of changes to registration, ballot 

request options, precautions and/or new voting procedures in response 

to the pandemic.

• Subgrants: Funds distributed to local election jurisdictions for costs in any of 

the categories in states which chose to provide the funds for local purchases 

instead of statewide purchasing.

• Other: Storage and delivery, travel, office expenditures.

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TABLE 5: CARES GRANT BY EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

EXPENDITURE CATEGORY AMOUNT EXPENDED PERCENT EXPENDED

SUBGRANTS $112,124,703 37.8%

VOTING PROCESSES $79,390,282 26.8%

SUPPLIES $37,779,550 12.8%

COMMUNICATIONS $43,349,477 14.6%

STAFFING $14,358,298 4.8%

SECURITY AND TRAINING $3,943,018 1.3%

OTHER $5,344,764 1.8%

TOTAL $296,290,092 100%

Amounts do not include states submitting final reports after September 30, 2021. 

Amounts reported by program categories may not include unliquidated obligations included in federal expenditure reports.

Data does not include final expenditures for Delaware, Northern Mariana Islands, North Carolina, Texas, and West Virginia; 

states need to file updated progress reports.

SPENDING BY 

CATEGORY AS OF 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

SUBGRANTS

VOTING PROCESSES

SUPPLIES

COMMUNICATIONS

STAFFING

SECURITY AND TRAINING

OTHER

1.8%

12.8%

14.6%

4.8%

1.3%

26.8%

37.8%

As of September 30, 2021, the EAC has closed 20 of the state CARES Act grants and collected $37,745,191 in unexpended 

federal funds and $384,466 in unexpended interest earned. This is ahead of the expiration of the grant 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 2022.

A +/-1% difference is expected due to corrections on past FFRs.

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HAVA SECTION 251 - 

REQUIREMENTS PAYMENT GRANT

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 were to 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 could 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, 2021, 25 states reported spending 100 percent of their 

HAVA Requirements Payment funds (including interest), and another 22 

states reported spending 90 percent or more of their funds and interest. States 

reported cumulative expenditures of $2,753,309,942 (See Table 6). All but 

8 states have less than 10% of their funds remaining. The states with higher 

percentages include states that had replaced a large portion of their voting 

equipment just 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.

$1,705,182,415

THE GRANTS OFFICE 

OVERSAW SECTION 251 

GRANTS IN THE AMOUNT OF

1 WAS FULLY EXPENDED

TO 33 STATES IN 2021

Data as of 09/30/2021 

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TABLE 6: HAVA SECTION 251 – REQUIREMENTS PAYMENT GRANT AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

STATE FEDERAL FUNDS 

AWARDED

INTEREST 

EARNED

TOTAL 

EXPENDITURES 

INCL. INTEREST

BALANCE OF 

FUNDS INCL. 

INTEREST

% EXPENDED 

FEDERAL ONLY

% EXPENDED 

INCL. INTEREST

ALABAMA 40,247,219 2,569,884 41,427,520 1,389,583 100% 97%

ALASKA 13,021,803 3,460,683 15,652,196 830,290 94% 95%

AMERICAN 

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

ARIZONA 45,516,688 4,967,879 50,297,449 187,118 100% 100%

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

CALIFORNIA 296,305,593 47,857,530 303,874,894 40,288,229 98% 88%

COLORADO 38,767,048 4,746,511 43,050,033 463,526 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 72,641,827 905,796 68,465,323 5,082,300 94% 93%

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

HAWAII 13,028,257 1,086,846 13,947,550 167,553 100% 99%

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

ILLINOIS 110,597,147 9,216,410 118,687,799 1,125,758 99% 99%

INDIANA 54,440,282 3,296,368 51,051,966 6,684,684 88% 88%

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

KANSAS 24,033,425 2,241,482 25,801,642 473,265 100% 98%

KENTUCKY 36,919,261 5,269,128 31,381,738 10,806,651 85% 74%

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 13,004,132 40,646,567 30,947,114 69% 57%

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

MINNESOTA 43,962,194 3,764,248 47,645,621 80,821 100% 100%

MISSISSIPPI 25,164,294 1,589,305 26,741,357 12,242 100% 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%

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TABLE 6: HAVA SECTION 251 – REQUIREMENTS PAYMENT GRANT AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

STATE FEDERAL FUNDS 

AWARDED

INTEREST 

EARNED

TOTAL 

EXPENDITURES 

INCL. INTEREST

BALANCE OF 

FUNDS INCL. 

INTEREST

% EXPENDED 

FEDERAL ONLY

% EXPENDED 

INCL. INTEREST

NEW HAMPSHIRE 13,028,257 2,520,396 10,718,776 4,829,877 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%

NEW YORK 172,076,865 33,095,749 199,691,411 5,481,203 99% 97%

NORTH 

CAROLINA** 73,460,046 7,222,482 79,849,168 833,360 99% 99%

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 4,378,452 31,886,542 3,534,991 100% 90%

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

PENNSYLVANIA 112,821,809 17,698,286 129,360,713 1,159,382 100% 99%

PUERTO RICO 5,868,252 223,389 5,763,402 328,239 98% 95%

RHODE ISLAND 13,028,257 492,764 13,506,989 14,032 100% 100%

SOUTH CAROLINA 36,384,617 924,362 37,121,805 187,174 100% 99%

SOUTH DAKOTA 13,028,257 4,975,086 13,028,257 4,975,086 100% 72%

TENNESSEE 51,877,745 7,940,651 34,032,304 25,786,092 50% 57%

TEXAS* 180,251,801 12,381,621 192,633,426 0 100% 100%

U. S. VIRGIN 

ISLANDS* 2,319,361 166,815 2,486,176 0 100% 100%

UTAH 18,491,597 734,815 18,611,611 614,801 97% 97%

VERMONT 12,453,257 2,970,348 9,504,843 5,918,762 76% 62%

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

WASHINGTON 52,955,253 6,631,646 59,360,963 225,936 100% 100%

WEST VIRGINIA 17,184,961 1,228,689 18,001,531 412,119 98% 98%

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 2,603,787,598 305,023,635 2,753,309,942 155,501,291 97% 95%

The asterisk (*) denotes grants the EAC has closed or is closing. Federal funds and earned interest are fully expended.

The double asterisk (**) identifies grants for which financial data is not current. State needs to file updated data for closeout or FFR is overdue.

EAC awarded $2,603,857,487. The lowest amount received reflects a de-obligation of $69,890 as a result of an audit finding.

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