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Election Assistance Commission

Election Assistance Commission is a top-tier federal awarding agency tracked through official USAspending data.

Total Obligations

$33.6M

Sep 23, 2025 through Sep 22, 2026

Federal Data

Last refreshed Sep 22, 2026

Paper Trail Research

What This Agency Does

This starter agency record was created from USAspending reference data. Paper Trail editorial research has not yet been added.

Federal Data

Spending Over Time

$54.7M
FY 2022
$61.5M
FY 2023
$58M
FY 2024
$13.5M
FY 2025
$33.4M
FY 2026

Federal Data

Spending By Award Type

RankAward TypeObligationsShare
1Grants$33,643,643100.0%
2Contracts$00.0%
3Direct payments$00.0%
4Loans$00.0%
5Other assistance$00.0%

Federal Data

Top Recipients

RankRecipientObligationsShare
1CALIFORNIA SECRETARY OF STATEUEI D9BXBJ9ZDNU8$1,930,0215.7%
2NYS BOARD OF ELECTIONSUEI JCJMXL6AJPR4$1,114,8213.3%
3SECRETARY OF STATE, NEVADA OFFICE OF THEUEI YJEDE68DU2B9$1,091,7273.2%
4SECRETARY OF STATE OHIOUEI MB9NNTEEAES1$1,091,7273.2%
5SECRETARY OF STATE NEW MEXICOUEI KKEKXR52MLY6$1,091,7273.2%
6SECRETARY OF STATE OF ARIZONAUEI C1HSMYXCVVK3$1,091,7273.2%
7MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATEUEI F772F3B8PGN1$1,091,7273.2%
8MONTANA SECRETARY OF STATEUEI DXSAFTYCMKT1$1,091,7273.2%
9VERMONT SECRETARY OF STATEUEI NQQNXBR64DH7$1,091,7273.2%
10SECRETARY OF STATEUEI FFQNL5KMDGX3$819,0002.4%
11SECRETARY OF STATE, NEBRASKAUEI UXQ2AMLX4L35$819,0002.4%
12VIRGINIA STATE BOARD ELECTIONSUEI NX22TBAUMU67$819,0002.4%
13STATE ELECTION COMMISION, SOUTH CAROLINAUEI UL92ZY2HMLG6$819,0002.4%
14IOWA SECRETARY OF STATEUEI NFKNNMDQVQD1$819,0002.4%
15LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF ALASKA, THE OFFICE OFUEI MJAVNYV4C4T1$819,0002.4%
16SECRETARY OF STATEUEI DL6JEK6EARB5$819,0002.4%
17COPA-19-DEPT OF STATEUEI RZDGMG4BW1L8$819,0002.4%
18SECRETARY OF STATE MISSISSIPPIUEI RFVNACCE7DL6$819,0002.4%
19ALABAMA SECRETARY OF STATEUEI HPH9XK69ENE4$819,0002.4%
20SECRETARY OF STATE, NORTH DAKOTA OFFICE OF THEUEI MA23B51G2LM7$819,0002.4%

Federal Data

Top Subagencies And Offices

RankSubagency / OfficeObligationsShare
1Election Assistance CommissionEAC$33,643,643100.0%

Federal Data

Top Spending Categories

RankCategoryObligationsShare
1HAVA Election Security GrantsAssistance Listing · 90.404$33,643,643100.0%

Federal Data · Geography Preview

Spending By State

RankStateObligationsShare
1CaliforniaCA$1,930,0215.7%
2New YorkNY$1,114,8213.3%
3ArizonaAZ$1,091,7273.2%
4MichiganMI$1,091,7273.2%
5MontanaMT$1,091,7273.2%
6New MexicoNM$1,091,7273.2%
7NevadaNV$1,091,7273.2%
8OhioOH$1,091,7273.2%
9VermontVT$1,091,7273.2%
10AlaskaAK$819,0002.4%
11AlabamaAL$819,0002.4%
12ArkansasAR$819,0002.4%
13District Of ColumbiaDC$819,0002.4%
14GeorgiaGA$819,0002.4%
15IowaIA$819,0002.4%
16IdahoID$819,0002.4%
17IllinoisIL$819,0002.4%
18IndianaIN$819,0002.4%
19KentuckyKY$819,0002.4%
20LouisianaLA$819,0002.4%
21MarylandMD$819,0002.4%
22MinnesotaMN$819,0002.4%
23MississippiMS$819,0002.4%
24North CarolinaNC$819,0002.4%
25North DakotaND$819,0002.4%
26NebraskaNE$819,0002.4%
27New HampshireNH$819,0002.4%
28PennsylvaniaPA$819,0002.4%
29Rhode IslandRI$819,0002.4%
30South CarolinaSC$819,0002.4%
31UtahUT$819,0002.4%
32VirginiaVA$819,0002.4%
33WashingtonWA$819,0002.4%
34WisconsinWI$819,0002.4%
35West VirginiaWV$819,0002.4%
36WyomingWY$819,0002.4%
37Puerto RicoPR$195,7120.6%
38American SamoaAS$162,0000.5%
39GuamGU$162,0000.5%
40Northern Mariana IslandsMP$162,0000.5%
41U.S. Virgin IslandsVI$162,0000.5%

Documentation

Sources And Transparency

Obligations are commitments by the federal government to spend money. They are not necessarily cash already paid to a recipient.

Federal Data Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Research Last Reviewed
Not available

For researchers

Cite this page

The Paper Trail Project. “Election Assistance Commission.” Accessed September 23, 2026. https://www.papertrailproject.org/agencies/election-assistance-commission

Methodology

Record last updated 2026-09-22. Sources: USAspending.gov. Verify consequential claims against the linked original records.