to States to improve voting system security (a) Grants from Election Assistance Commission Subtitle D of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new part: 7 Payments for Improving Voting System Security 297. Incentives for States to improve voting system security (a) Grants authorized (1) In general From the amounts made available under section 297E for a fiscal year and not reserved under section (b) of such section, the Commission shall award grants on a competitive basis to States in accordance with section 297B. (2) Number of grants A State may not receive more than 1 grant under this part for a fiscal year. (b) Use of funds Each State that receives a grant under this part shall use the funds provided by the grant to carry out the State's grant implementation plan described in section 297A(b). 297A. Criteria for awarding grants (a) Applications Each State that desires to receive a grant under this part shall submit an application to the Commission at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Commission may reasonably require. At a minimum, each such application shall include each of the following: (1) The grant implementation plan described in subsection (b). (2) Evidence of established conditions of innovation and reform in providing voting system security and the State’s proposed plan for implementing additional conditions. (3) Evidence of collaboration between relevant stakeholders in developing the grant implementation plan described in subsection (b). (4) Annual performance measures and targets for the activities carried out with the grant. (5) A description of the State’s plan to conduct a rigorous evaluation of the effectiveness of the activities carried out with the grant. (b) Grant implementation plan The grant implementation plan described in this subsection is a plan developed by the State for using funds provided by the grant to carry out some or all of the following, and to otherwise meet the