The Wisconsin Elections Commission will authorize Election Security Subgrants to local jurisdictions when state or federal grant funds are awarded and the Commission has approved a plan for their disbursement. All information related to available subgrants will be linked here.
September 2023 Update
All current and future WEC subgrant programs contain revised language in the Documentation section that more specifically highlights the federal requirements regarding the mandatory equipment inventory list and includes a new subgrant requirement that you provide to the WEC your inventory list for any Equipment purchased with subgrant funds. There is also a new Equipment Inventory List template in Excel posted for this new subgrant requirement.
Current available subgrants:
- 2023 Absentee Ballot Envelopes, 3/3/2023 - 6/30/2024
- 2023 Accessible Voting Equipment, 5/9/2023 - 6/30/2025
Past subgrants:
- 2022 Election Security Subgrant Program for Municipalities, 7/22/2022 – 2/28/2023
- 2023 HAVA Election Security .gov Email Domain, 8/24/2021 - 1/31/2024