The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) awarded a $22,581,686 Cooperative Agreement under the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Program (CFDA 21.006) to the AARP Foundation. The purpose of the TCE Program is to provide free tax counseling and return preparation assistance to individuals aged 60 and older. Through this award, the AARP Foundation will train and support a network of volunteers to deliver these services, with the expectation that at least 65% of electronically filed returns will be...
The Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service awarded a $115,000 Project Grant to Elevate Community Center under the Low Income Taxpayer Clinics federal grant program (CFDA 21.008). The grant will support the provision of tax representation, education, and advocacy services to low-income taxpayers from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022. Specifically, the grantee and any approved subrecipients will represent qualifying taxpayers in controversies with the IRS, consult with taxpayers...
This $208,000 project grant was awarded by the Administration on Aging, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The funding will support the expansion of the TEENIORS program to Southern New Mexico. TEENIORS is an initiative that connects older adults with technology assistance and training provided by high school and college student volunteers. The grant will enable the Albuquerque Community Foundation,...
Taxpayers Help Center Inc., a minority-owned, non-profit organization, has received a $154,000 Project Grant from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under the Low Income Taxpayer Clinics (LITC) program (CFDA 21.008) for the period of January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026. The grant funding enables Taxpayers Help Center Inc. to provide the following services: Tax representation before the IRS or other tribunals for low-income taxpayers and those for whom English is a second language. Educational...
This Project Grant award, provided by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program (CFDA 21.009), supports free tax preparation services for underserved populations. The $636,929 award to Community Tax Aid Inc., a non-profit organization in Washington, D.C., covers the period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The VITA grant program provides funding to organizations that deliver free tax return preparation assistance to...
This Project Grant award from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program (CFDA 21.009). The $450,000 grant was awarded on October 1, 2024 to the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, Inc. (CVOEO) to support free tax preparation services for low-to-moderate income individuals, persons with disabilities, limited English speakers, Native Americans, rural residents, military members and their families, and the elderly....
This Project Grant award of $252,000.00, provided by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program (CFDA 21.009), supports free tax preparation services for underserved populations. The grant recipient, Mountain Community Action Program Corporation, will use the funding to: 1) extend VITA services to hard-to-reach urban and non-urban areas; 2) increase the capacity to file returns electronically; 3) enhance volunteer training; and 4)...
The Gecu Foundation was awarded a $275,000 Project Grant under the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program (CFDA 21.009) with a performance period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The VITA grant program provides funding to organizations that offer free tax return preparation services to low-to-moderate income individuals, persons with disabilities, limited English speakers, Native Americans, rural residents, military members and...
This Project Grant award, provided by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program (CFDA 21.009), supports a non-profit organization, The Nonresident Tax Help Group, in delivering free tax preparation services to underserved populations. The $465,155 grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, with a completion date of September 30, 2025, enables the organization to extend tax assistance to low-to-moderate income individuals, persons with...
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program, administered by the Internal Revenue Service (CFDA 21.009), awarded a $10,500,000 grant to the AARP Foundation to provide free tax preparation services for underserved populations. The grant funds will support the AARP Foundation's efforts to extend VITA services to hard-to-reach urban and non-urban areas, increase electronic filing capacity, enhance volunteer training, and improve the accuracy of tax returns prepared at VITA...