The Election Assistance Commission, 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Accessible Voting Technology Initiative
Pat Leahy, Senior Advisor, EAC
AVTI: Grant Overview
•	In 2010, EAC announced the Accessible Voting Technology Initiative:
–	$7,000,000 to support research on transformative technologies and approaches to meet the critical challenge of making voting more accessible to all eligible voters
–	The Research Alliance for Accessible Voting (RAAV): Making Voting Accessible for Everyone
•	Dr. Juan Gilbert
–	Information Technology and Innovation Foundation and the Accessible Voting Technology Initiative
•	Daniel Castro
AVTI: Grant Results
•	Funding Supported:	
–	Over 50 Research and Development projects
–	The creation of promising technologies and pilot initiatives
–	Technology testing and adoption
–	The Development of administrative processes and training improvements to increase accessibility of existing voting procedures and election systems
AVTI: Future Work
•	Opportunities:
–	Promote the findings and R&D across the elections community
–	Help foster future pilot projects
–	Identify ways to harness technology transfer of AVTI projects into emerging election solutions