The Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA) – Procurement Support Office (PSO), supporting the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP), is offering this competitive grant to State, Territorial, and Local governmental entities. This grant is for enhancing the voting experience for uniformed and overseas voters, particularly addressing challenges identified through previous research. Building on data from programs like the 2011 EASE initiative, which highlighted ballot transmission time and voter confusion, the EASE 2.0 grant focuses on two critical areas: developing online ballot delivery tools and establishing single points of contact within State election offices. FVAP aims for statewide solutions in areas with significant UOCAVA voter populations to ensure robust statistical validation of program effectiveness.
Opportunity ID: 233975
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | H98210-13-BAA-0001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | EASE 2.0 Grants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Uniformed and Overseas Citizen Absentee Voting Act of 1986 (UOCAVA) |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 20 |
| Assistance Listings: | 12.219 — EASE 2.0 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 6 |
| Posted Date: | May 09, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 24, 2013 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 24, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 25, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 26, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $10,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $8,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | City or township governments Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) State governments County governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Includes ALL State, Territorial and Local Governmental Entities |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Defense |
| Description: | This publication constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) as contemplated in Department of Defense Grants and Agreements regulations (DoDGARS) 22.315, which allows the Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA) Procurement Support Office (PSO), in support of the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) to enter into multiple competitively awarded, grant awards with State, Territorial and/or Local governmental entities. FVAP strives to achieve this mission through advocacy with and assistance to election officials and voters covered under UOCAVA. FVAPs strategic goals, lines of operation, and policies depend on the resulting data from the grant program to reflect the true nature of the entire voting experience for uniformed and overseas voters. FVAP strives to be a data-driven organization. We design and redesign our program based upon what we learn from our surveys and other data. For example, FVAP initially placed a greater focus on promoting voter registration among military and overseas voters. Following the 2008 election, the survey data showed the issue for military and overseas voters was not access to voter registration, but the time required to transmit ballots to and from various locations throughout the world. Based on this data, the agency changed its focus toward addressing ballot delivery and return issues, resulting in the development of FVAP-hosted online assistants as well as the 2010 Electronic Voting Support Wizard project and the 2011 Electronic Absentee System for Elections (EASE) grant program (H98210-BAA-11-0001). The 2011 EASE grant program was created to better understand the different challenges that military and overseas voters face at every step of the voting process. The EASE grant program funded 35 programs that included online ballot delivery, online voter registration, automated ballot duplication, online ballot requests and online ballot tracking. With the research that we receive from this program, FVAP will be able to focus efforts on the necessary portion of the voting process to ensure that military and overseas voters are more successful. As we move forward to the next grant program, FVAP will narrow the scope of its research and address two of the most critical aspects of the electoral process for military and overseas voters: ballot transit time and voter confusion. The Effective Absentee System for Elections 2 grant program will focus in two specific areas: the development of online ballot delivery tools and the establishment of single points of contact (single POC) in State election offices. It is vital that we have a significant statistical sample in order to validate the effectiveness of these programs. In order for this to occur, we want to focus on statewide solutions in areas that have a great number of voters covered by UOCAVA. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Robert Lavelle
Grants Officer Phone 571-372-2614 Email:bob.lavelle@osd.pentagon.mil |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Closing date changed to 25 June 2013. | Jun 24, 2013 | |
| Amendment 004 – Revised Q&A (29 May 2013) | Jun 24, 2013 | |
| Revised Full Announcement and Q-and-A | May 29, 2013 | |
| The purpose of this modification is to incorporate the amended full announcement entitled | May 28, 2013 | |
| The following Condition of Award was inadvertently incorporated into the full announcement. This Condition of Award is hereby DELETED IN ITS ENTIRETY: | May 13, 2013 | |
| May 12, 2013 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 6
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | H98210-13-BAA-0001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | EASE 2.0 Grants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Uniformed and Overseas Citizen Absentee Voting Act of 1986 (UOCAVA) |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 20 |
| Assistance Listings: | 12.219 — EASE 2.0 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 6 |
| Posted Date: | May 09, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 24, 2013 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 24, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 25, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 26, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $10,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $8,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | City or township governments Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) State governments County governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Includes ALL State, Territorial and Local Governmental Entities |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Defense |
| Description: | This publication constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) as contemplated in Department of Defense Grants and Agreements regulations (DoDGARS) 22.315, which allows the Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA) Procurement Support Office (PSO), in support of the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) to enter into multiple competitively awarded, grant awards with State, Territorial and/or Local governmental entities. FVAP strives to achieve this mission through advocacy with and assistance to election officials and voters covered under UOCAVA. FVAPs strategic goals, lines of operation, and policies depend on the resulting data from the grant program to reflect the true nature of the entire voting experience for uniformed and overseas voters. FVAP strives to be a data-driven organization. We design and redesign our program based upon what we learn from our surveys and other data. For example, FVAP initially placed a greater focus on promoting voter registration among military and overseas voters. Following the 2008 election, the survey data showed the issue for military and overseas voters was not access to voter registration, but the time required to transmit ballots to and from various locations throughout the world. Based on this data, the agency changed its focus toward addressing ballot delivery and return issues, resulting in the development of FVAP-hosted online assistants as well as the 2010 Electronic Voting Support Wizard project and the 2011 Electronic Absentee System for Elections (EASE) grant program (H98210-BAA-11-0001). The 2011 EASE grant program was created to better understand the different challenges that military and overseas voters face at every step of the voting process. The EASE grant program funded 35 programs that included online ballot delivery, online voter registration, automated ballot duplication, online ballot requests and online ballot tracking. With the research that we receive from this program, FVAP will be able to focus efforts on the necessary portion of the voting process to ensure that military and overseas voters are more successful. As we move forward to the next grant program, FVAP will narrow the scope of its research and address two of the most critical aspects of the electoral process for military and overseas voters: ballot transit time and voter confusion. The Effective Absentee System for Elections 2 grant program will focus in two specific areas: the development of online ballot delivery tools and the establishment of single points of contact (single POC) in State election offices. It is vital that we have a significant statistical sample in order to validate the effectiveness of these programs. In order for this to occur, we want to focus on statewide solutions in areas that have a great number of voters covered by UOCAVA. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Robert Lavelle
Grants Officer Phone 571-372-2614 Email:bob.lavelle@osd.pentagon.mil |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 5
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | H98210-13-BAA-0001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | EASE 2.0 Grants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Uniformed and Overseas Citizen Absentee Voting Act of 1986 (UOCAVA) |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 20 |
| Assistance Listings: | 12.219 — EASE 2.0 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 5 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 24, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 24, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 24, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $10,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $8,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | City or township governments State governments Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) County governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Includes ALL State, Territorial and Local Governmental Entities |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Defense |
| Description: | This publication constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) as contemplated in Department of Defense Grants and Agreements regulations (DoDGARS) 22.315, which allows the Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA) Procurement Support Office (PSO), in support of the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) to enter into multiple competitively awarded, grant awards with State, Territorial and/or Local governmental entities. FVAP strives to achieve this mission through advocacy with and assistance to election officials and voters covered under UOCAVA. FVAPs strategic goals, lines of operation, and policies depend on the resulting data from the grant program to reflect the true nature of the entire voting experience for uniformed and overseas voters. FVAP strives to be a data-driven organization. We design and redesign our program based upon what we learn from our surveys and other data. For example, FVAP initially placed a greater focus on promoting voter registration among military and overseas voters. Following the 2008 election, the survey data showed the issue for military and overseas voters was not access to voter registration, but the time required to transmit ballots to and from various locations throughout the world. Based on this data, the agency changed its focus toward addressing ballot delivery and return issues, resulting in the development of FVAP-hosted online assistants as well as the 2010 Electronic Voting Support Wizard project and the 2011 Electronic Absentee System for Elections (EASE) grant program (H98210-BAA-11-0001). The 2011 EASE grant program was created to better understand the different challenges that military and overseas voters face at every step of the voting process. The EASE grant program funded 35 programs that included online ballot delivery, online voter registration, automated ballot duplication, online ballot requests and online ballot tracking. With the research that we receive from this program, FVAP will be able to focus efforts on the necessary portion of the voting process to ensure that military and overseas voters are more successful. As we move forward to the next grant program, FVAP will narrow the scope of its research and address two of the most critical aspects of the electoral process for military and overseas voters: ballot transit time and voter confusion. The Effective Absentee System for Elections 2 grant program will focus in two specific areas: the development of online ballot delivery tools and the establishment of single points of contact (single POC) in State election offices. It is vital that we have a significant statistical sample in order to validate the effectiveness of these programs. In order for this to occur, we want to focus on statewide solutions in areas that have a great number of voters covered by UOCAVA. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Robert Lavelle
Grants Officer Phone 571-372-2614 Email:bob.lavelle@osd.pentagon.mil |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 4
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | H98210-13-BAA-0001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | EASE 2.0 Grants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Uniformed and Overseas Citizen Absentee Voting Act of 1986 (UOCAVA) |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 20 |
| Assistance Listings: | 12.219 — EASE 2.0 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 4 |
| Posted Date: | May 29, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 24, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 24, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $10,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $8,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | City or township governments State governments Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) County governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Includes ALL State, Territorial and Local Governmental Entities |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Defense |
| Description: | This publication constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) as contemplated in Department of Defense Grants and Agreements regulations (DoDGARS) 22.315, which allows the Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA) Procurement Support Office (PSO), in support of the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) to enter into multiple competitively awarded, grant awards with State, Territorial and/or Local governmental entities. FVAP strives to achieve this mission through advocacy with and assistance to election officials and voters covered under UOCAVA. FVAPs strategic goals, lines of operation, and policies depend on the resulting data from the grant program to reflect the true nature of the entire voting experience for uniformed and overseas voters. FVAP strives to be a data-driven organization. We design and redesign our program based upon what we learn from our surveys and other data. For example, FVAP initially placed a greater focus on promoting voter registration among military and overseas voters. Following the 2008 election, the survey data showed the issue for military and overseas voters was not access to voter registration, but the time required to transmit ballots to and from various locations throughout the world. Based on this data, the agency changed its focus toward addressing ballot delivery and return issues, resulting in the development of FVAP-hosted online assistants as well as the 2010 Electronic Voting Support Wizard project and the 2011 Electronic Absentee System for Elections (EASE) grant program (H98210-BAA-11-0001). The 2011 EASE grant program was created to better understand the different challenges that military and overseas voters face at every step of the voting process. The EASE grant program funded 35 programs that included online ballot delivery, online voter registration, automated ballot duplication, online ballot requests and online ballot tracking. With the research that we receive from this program, FVAP will be able to focus efforts on the necessary portion of the voting process to ensure that military and overseas voters are more successful. As we move forward to the next grant program, FVAP will narrow the scope of its research and address two of the most critical aspects of the electoral process for military and overseas voters: ballot transit time and voter confusion. The Effective Absentee System for Elections 2 grant program will focus in two specific areas: the development of online ballot delivery tools and the establishment of single points of contact (single POC) in State election offices. It is vital that we have a significant statistical sample in order to validate the effectiveness of these programs. In order for this to occur, we want to focus on statewide solutions in areas that have a great number of voters covered by UOCAVA. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Robert Lavelle
Grants Officer Phone 571-372-2614 Email:bob.lavelle@osd.pentagon.mil |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | H98210-13-BAA-0001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | EASE 2.0 Grants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Uniformed and Overseas Citizen Absentee Voting Act of 1986 (UOCAVA) |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 20 |
| Assistance Listings: | 12.219 — EASE 2.0 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | May 28, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 24, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 24, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $10,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $8,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | City or township governments State governments Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) County governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Includes ALL State, Territorial and Local Governmental Entities |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Defense |
| Description: | This publication constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) as contemplated in Department of Defense Grants and Agreements regulations (DoDGARS) 22.315, which allows the Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA) Procurement Support Office (PSO), in support of the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) to enter into multiple competitively awarded, grant awards with State, Territorial and/or Local governmental entities. FVAP strives to achieve this mission through advocacy with and assistance to election officials and voters covered under UOCAVA. FVAPs strategic goals, lines of operation, and policies depend on the resulting data from the grant program to reflect the true nature of the entire voting experience for uniformed and overseas voters. FVAP strives to be a data-driven organization. We design and redesign our program based upon what we learn from our surveys and other data. For example, FVAP initially placed a greater focus on promoting voter registration among military and overseas voters. Following the 2008 election, the survey data showed the issue for military and overseas voters was not access to voter registration, but the time required to transmit ballots to and from various locations throughout the world. Based on this data, the agency changed its focus toward addressing ballot delivery and return issues, resulting in the development of FVAP-hosted online assistants as well as the 2010 Electronic Voting Support Wizard project and the 2011 Electronic Absentee System for Elections (EASE) grant program (H98210-BAA-11-0001). The 2011 EASE grant program was created to better understand the different challenges that military and overseas voters face at every step of the voting process. The EASE grant program funded 35 programs that included online ballot delivery, online voter registration, automated ballot duplication, online ballot requests and online ballot tracking. With the research that we receive from this program, FVAP will be able to focus efforts on the necessary portion of the voting process to ensure that military and overseas voters are more successful. As we move forward to the next grant program, FVAP will narrow the scope of its research and address two of the most critical aspects of the electoral process for military and overseas voters: ballot transit time and voter confusion. The Effective Absentee System for Elections 2 grant program will focus in two specific areas: the development of online ballot delivery tools and the establishment of single points of contact (single POC) in State election offices. It is vital that we have a significant statistical sample in order to validate the effectiveness of these programs. In order for this to occur, we want to focus on statewide solutions in areas that have a great number of voters covered by UOCAVA. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Robert Lavelle
Grants Officer Phone 571-372-2614 Email:bob.lavelle@osd.pentagon.mil |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | H98210-13-BAA-0001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | EASE 2.0 Grants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Uniformed and Overseas Citizen Absentee Voting Act of 1986 (UOCAVA) |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 20 |
| Assistance Listings: | 12.219 — EASE 2.0 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | May 13, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 24, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 24, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $10,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $8,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | City or township governments State governments Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) County governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Includes ALL State, Territorial and Local Governmental Entities |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Defense |
| Description: | This publication constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) as contemplated in Department of Defense Grants and Agreements regulations (DoDGARS) 22.315, which allows the Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA) Procurement Support Office (PSO), in support of the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) to enter into multiple competitively awarded, grant awards with State, Territorial and/or Local governmental entities. FVAP strives to achieve this mission through advocacy with and assistance to election officials and voters covered under UOCAVA. FVAPs strategic goals, lines of operation, and policies depend on the resulting data from the grant program to reflect the true nature of the entire voting experience for uniformed and overseas voters. FVAP strives to be a data-driven organization. We design and redesign our program based upon what we learn from our surveys and other data. For example, FVAP initially placed a greater focus on promoting voter registration among military and overseas voters. Following the 2008 election, the survey data showed the issue for military and overseas voters was not access to voter registration, but the time required to transmit ballots to and from various locations throughout the world. Based on this data, the agency changed its focus toward addressing ballot delivery and return issues, resulting in the development of FVAP-hosted online assistants as well as the 2010 Electronic Voting Support Wizard project and the 2011 Electronic Absentee System for Elections (EASE) grant program (H98210-BAA-11-0001). The 2011 EASE grant program was created to better understand the different challenges that military and overseas voters face at every step of the voting process. The EASE grant program funded 35 programs that included online ballot delivery, online voter registration, automated ballot duplication, online ballot requests and online ballot tracking. With the research that we receive from this program, FVAP will be able to focus efforts on the necessary portion of the voting process to ensure that military and overseas voters are more successful. As we move forward to the next grant program, FVAP will narrow the scope of its research and address two of the most critical aspects of the electoral process for military and overseas voters: ballot transit time and voter confusion. The Effective Absentee System for Elections 2 grant program will focus in two specific areas: the development of online ballot delivery tools and the establishment of single points of contact (single POC) in State election offices. It is vital that we have a significant statistical sample in order to validate the effectiveness of these programs. In order for this to occur, we want to focus on statewide solutions in areas that have a great number of voters covered by UOCAVA. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Robert Lavelle
Grants Officer Phone 571-372-2614 Email:bob.lavelle@osd.pentagon.mil |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | H98210-13-BAA-0001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | EASE 2.0 Grants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Uniformed and Overseas Citizen Absentee Voting Act of 1986 (UOCAVA) |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 20 |
| Assistance Listings: | 12.219 — EASE 2.0 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 12, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 24, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 24, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $10,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $8,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | City or township governments State governments Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) County governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Includes ALL State, Territorial and Local Governmental Entities |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Defense |
| Description: | This publication constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) as contemplated in Department of Defense Grants and Agreements regulations (DoDGARS) 22.315, which allows the Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA) Procurement Support Office (PSO), in support of the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) to enter into multiple competitively awarded, grant awards with State, Territorial and/or Local governmental entities.
FVAP strives to achieve this mission through advocacy with and assistance to election officials and voters covered under UOCAVA. FVAPs strategic goals, lines of operation, and policies depend on the resulting data from the grant program to reflect the true nature of the entire voting experience for uniformed and overseas voters. FVAP strives to be a data-driven organization. We design and redesign our program based upon what we learn from our surveys and other data. For example, FVAP initially placed a greater focus on promoting voter registration among military and overseas voters. Following the 2008 election, the survey data showed the issue for military and overseas voters was not access to voter registration, but the time required to transmit ballots to and from various locations throughout the world. Based on this data, the agency changed its focus toward addressing ballot delivery and return issues, resulting in the development of FVAP-hosted online assistants as well as the 2010 Electronic Voting Support Wizard project and the 2011 Electronic Absentee System for Elections (EASE) grant program (H98210-BAA-11-0001). The 2011 EASE grant program was created to better understand the different challenges that military and overseas voters face at every step of the voting process. The EASE grant program funded 35 programs that included online ballot delivery, online voter registration, automated ballot duplication, online ballot requests and online ballot tracking. With the research that we receive from this program, FVAP will be able to focus efforts on the necessary portion of the voting process to ensure that military and overseas voters are more successful. As we move forward to the next grant program, FVAP will narrow the scope of its research and address two of the most critical aspects of the electoral process for military and overseas voters: ballot transit time and voter confusion. The Effective Absentee System for Elections 2 grant program will focus in two specific areas: the development of online ballot delivery tools and the establishment of single points of contact (single POC) in State election offices. It is vital that we have a significant statistical sample in order to validate the effectiveness of these programs. In order for this to occur, we want to focus on statewide solutions in areas that have a great number of voters covered by UOCAVA. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Robert Lavelle
Grants Officer Phone 571-372-2614 Email:bob.lavelle@osd.pentagon.mil |
Related Documents
Folder 233975 Revised Full Announcement-1 -> amendment 003 – announcement.pdf
Folder 233975 Other Supporting Documents-Data Research Workbook 1 -> copy of ease 2 data report workbook – 03 may 2013.pdf
Folder 233975 Other Supporting Documents-Questions and Responses (Answers) – Revised 29 May 2013 1 -> amendment 004 – q&a (revised 29 may 2013).pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Robert Lavelle Grants Officer Phone 571-372-2614 Email: bob.lavelle@osd.pentagon.mil |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.219 | PKG00177292 | May 10, 2013 | Jun 24, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
233975 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
233975 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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