The Democracy Action Hero Awards follow the nonpartisan Democracy Grants for Voting Access and Election Administration initiative in wake of the 2020 Election.
Administered by the USC Schwarzenegger Institute, the initiative awarded $2.5 million in grants to 33 counties in eight states formerly protected by the Voting Rights Act. This funding helped reach 3.5 million voters. Counties that received nonpartisan Schwarzenegger grants opened 1,305 early voting and election day polling places, and voter turnout increased by 6.3% points.
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