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2026 Community Civic Engagement Program Grant Application

The Community Civic Engagement Program (CCEP) is Vot-ER’s flagship grant initiative that expands nonpartisan civic engagement, including voter registration and voter turnout, inside community health centers. By partnering with trusted messengers within Community Health Centers and Federally Qualified Health Centers, we can build healthier communities by promoting nonpartisan civic engagement.

Applications are due February 27, 2026 by 11:59pm PT.

Note: Your progress is automatically saved on this application. Alternatively, you can draft your application by using the PDF application HERE, then fill out this online application.

Programmatic Funding Options:

Grant Option 1: Electronic Health Record Integration for voter registration & voter turnout

Funds: $3,000

This grant will fund health centers' ability to incorporate customized voter registration and election turnout prompts into their EHR homepage banner and/or After Visit Summary, including:

● A voter registration deadline reminder for the November General Election

● A "go cast your ballot" reminder ahead of Election Day, November 3rd, 2026

Grant Option 2: Texting Program for voter registration & voter turnout

Funds: $3,000 - $5,500, depending on patient population size.

This grant will fund health centers to use their own patient texting tool to send a series of at least six customized voting reminder texts to patients, including:

● One text message ahead of your state’s voter registration deadline for your primary election

● One text message reminding patients to vote in their primary election

● Two text messages ahead of the November general election's voter registration deadline

● One text message on Vote Early Day on October 27th, 2026

● One text message on Election Day on November 3rd, 2026

Grant Option 3: Combined EHR Integration + Texting Program for voter registration & voter turnout

Funds: $6,000 - $8,500, depending on patient population size

This grant funds the combination of both Grant Options 1 and 2.

Grant Option 4: Full Programming Grant: EHR Integration + Texting Program + Onsite Activations

Funds: $10,500

The Full Programming Grant includes all commitments from Grant Option 3, plus:

● Conduct nonpartisan voter registration drives onsite during key moments such as National Voter Registration Day, National Health Center Week, and other events.

● When possible, build nonpartisan voter registration prompts into clinic pharmacy operations. ● Explore your health center become a ballot drop box/polling location in 2026 or future elections.

In addition to the Grant Option you select, all CCEP grantees are required to implement the following in their health centers:

● Use Vot-ER’s CHC/FQHC-specific voter engagement links to conduct nonpartisan civic engagement activities. ● Attend Vot-ER’s monthly CCEP one-hour learning community calls.

● Send all FQHC/CHC staff nonpartisan voter registration reminder emails ahead of both the 2026 primary and general elections. ● Distribute Vot-ER badges to relevant staff (front desk, clinical, administrative, and community engagement staff, etc.) and put up voter engagement promotional materials

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Has your health center's leadership/senior decision-maker approved of your health center's ability to participate in non-partisan civic engagement efforts as part of this grant?

Participation in this grant requires organizational commitment. Since the grant cycle is only six and a half months long, we are eager for grantees to be able to hit the ground running rather than spend the initial months of the grant seeking organizational approval.