Pre-Election Logic and Accuracy Testing & Post-Election Audit Initiative

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	Federal Grant Title:	Pre-Election Logic and Accuracy Testing & Post-Election Audit Initiative
	CFDA Number:	90.403
	CFDA Description:	U.S. Election Assistance Commission Research Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	Election Assistance Commission
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	Through the Voting System Pre-Election Logic and Accuracy (L&A) & Post-Election Audit Initiative, EAC is seeking to capture and test innovative, high quality processes, tools and effective practices that are cost-effective and evidence-based, for performing voting system preelection L&A testing and post-election audits by jurisdictions of varying sizes, locations and equipment configurations.
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	EAC-10-002
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Oct 25, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jan 28, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 15, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 15, 2011
	Archive Date:	Mar 17, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	15
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$2,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$230,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$25,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: To be eligible for a demonstration grant award for a project focused on existing high quality practices, an applicant must be a state government or unit of local government, and have demonstrated expertise in the election administration field, including L&A testing and/or postelection auditing. To be eligible for a project focused on researching and piloting new or alternative methods/practices, grant applicants must be a state government or unit of local government with 14 demonstrated expertise in the election administration field, including L&A testing and/or postelection auditing which may choose to work in collaboration with a non-profit organization, Institution of Higher Education or for-profit entities that has: 1. A track record of collaborating with multiple jurisdictions and other relevant entities; and 2. A demonstrated experience in successfully designing and implementing research projects.
Grant Description: This initiative will provide competitive grants to research, demonstrate, document, andrecommend improvements to the elections processes and best practices for 1) pre-election L&Atesting of voting systems, and 2) post-election audits. A separate project description will beprovided for each of the two areas covered under this Notice. The successful applicants will beexpected to deliver a set of agreed upon outcomes and recommendations by March 30, 2012 foruse by election officials and other interested entities.Funds will support the development and documentation of a range of tools, procedures andprocesses used in managing and conducting L&A testing and post-election audit activities bytype of voting method, vendor-specific equipment, jurisdiction size, or other ways to bedetermined by applicants. Applicants will have the opportunity to respond to either the L&Aportion of the Notice, the post-election audit portion, or both. *Updated: FAQs and Powerpoint from January 13, 2011 Technical Assistance call posted on EAC website below.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.eac.gov/payments_and_grants/testing_and_auditing_grant.aspx
Grant Announcement Contact: Debbie Chen Senior Grants Specialist Phone 202-566-2166

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