Mini Grant Program

The Every Vote Counts National Mini Grant Program is a new funding opportunity for chapters and campus partners pursuing student-led voter engagement initiatives.

  • Hot Chocolate and Early Voting

    Hamilton College (Clinton, New York)

  • Making a Plan to Vote

    Claremont Colleges (Claremont, California)

  • Celebrating the Vote

    St. Louis University (St. Louis, Missouri)

  • Election Day Assistance

    University of Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)

  • Democracy Day

    U. of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, Virginia)

  • Voter Registration

    Cornell University (Ithaca, New York)

  • Election Night Watch Party

    St. Louis University (St. Louis, Missouri)

  • Pumpkin Carving and Early Voting

    Scripps College (Claremont, CA)

  • Chup, Go Vote!

    UW Madison (Madison, WI)

  • Community Engagement Fair

    Northeastern (Boston, MA)

2022 Midterms Impact

  • Helped 5,000+ students register to vote, make a plan to vote, and get to the polls.

  • Funded 21 events at 11 campuses over the course of two weeks.

  • Engaged 100+ student volunteers.

  • Provided hundreds of free stamps and drove dozens of students to the polls.

  • Funded a Pledge to Vote video campaign involving dozens of student leaders from 5 campuses

  • Supported campuses from New York to Missouri to Wisconsin to California.

  • Was led by students, for students.

Example Initiatives

  • Direct transportation to the polls

  • Mail-in ballot assistance

  • Voter registration tabling

  • Same-Day Registration assistance

  • Pledge to Vote video

  • "Hot Chocolate and Early Voting"

  • "Voting and Pumpkin Carving"

  • Election Day celebrations

  • Get out the vote "Campus Walk"

  • "Thank you for the voter engagement support and swag! We educated so many about same-day registration and learned about some of the barriers students faced with absentee voting."

    University of Richmond (Richmond, VA)

  • "Vote Early Day was a great success. Thank you so much for all your help!"

    Hamilton College (Clinton, NY)

  • "The day was a success! ...We gave away 200 t-shirts within 3-4 hours. Good engagement on Campus Walk. UMW Votes drove a few dozen people to local polls."

    University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA)

  • "Thanks to the Mini Grant funding from EVC National, the Claremont Colleges had the most vibrant and active election season in memory."

    Claremont Colleges (Claremont, CA)