Sec. 10. Grants to States for activities to encourage involvement of youth in election activities
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Subtitle D of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Commission shall make grants to eligible States to increase the involvement of youth, including those under 18 years of age, in public election activities in the State. A State is eligible to receive a grant under this section if the State submits to the Commission, at such time and in such form as the Commission may require, an application containing— a description of the State’s plan; a description of the performance measures and targets the State will use to determine its success in carrying out the plan; and such other information and assurances as the Commission may require.
A State’s plan under this subsection shall include— methods to promote the use of the pre-registration process implemented under section 8A of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993; modifications to the curriculum of secondary schools in the State to promote civic engagement; a description of how the State will provide funding to secondary schools and institutions of higher education to enable those schools and institutions to support activities (including activities carried out by student organizations) to increase voter registration and voter turnout, including pre-registration where allowable; the creation of a paid fellowship program for youth to work with State and local election officials to support youth civic and political engagement; a description of how the grant funding will reduce disparities in access to the electoral process among youth who are members of protected classes, as defined by the Commission, under Federal law; and such other activities to encourage the involvement of youth in the electoral process as the State considers appropriate, including encouraging youth to serve as poll workers, deputy voter registrars, or election workers where allowable, and outreach activities to engage secondary schools, postsecondary educational institutions, and the most vulnerable or overlooked youth populations, such as those in less stable housing and those who do not pursue college education.
A State receiving a grant under this section shall use the funds provided by the grant over a 2-year period agreed to between the State and the Commission. Not later than 6 months after the end of the 2-year period agreed to under paragraph (1), the State shall submit to the Commission a report on the activities the State carried out with the funds provided by the grant, and shall include in the report an analysis of the extent to which the State met the performance measures and targets included in its application under subsection (b)(2).
In this section, the term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The Commission shall establish a Youth Engagement Fund for the purpose of making grants under this section. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Youth Engagement Fund to carry out this section— for fiscal year 2026, $26,000,000; and for each subsequent fiscal year, the difference between $26,000,000 and the amount of unobligated funds in the Youth Engagement Fund as of the close of the preceding fiscal year.
Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in paragraph
(2)shall remain available for a period of 10 years from the fiscal year in which appropriated. . The table of contents of such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to subtitle D of title II the following: PART 7—Grants To encourage youth involvement in election activities Sec. 297. Grants to encourage youth involvement in election activities. .