The purpose of the low-income taxpayer clinic litc grant is to provide financial assistance to, 1. A clinical program at an accredited law, business, or accounting school in which students represent…

The Internal Revenue Service awarded the Oregon Law Center $110,983.95 under the Low Income Taxpayer Clinics program (CFDA 21.008) on January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028.

The grant funds tax representation, education, and advocacy services for low-income taxpayers and English-as-a-Second-Language speakers with household incomes not exceeding 250 percent of federal poverty guidelines. Oregon Law Center will provide direct representation of low-income taxpayers in federal tax controversies before the IRS and other tribunals, consultations on specific tax issues, educational activities addressing taxpayer rights and responsibilities, and advocacy initiatives to improve IRS processes and administration. Work is performed in Oregon.

The Low Income Taxpayer Clinics program awards matching grants of up to $200,000 per grant year to qualified organizations, including law, business, or accounting schools operating clinical programs where students represent low-income taxpayers, and tax-exempt organizations whose employees and volunteers provide representation or referral services. In limited circumstances and with advanced approval by the LITC program office, grant recipients may utilize subrecipients to help deliver key program elements.

The purpose of the low-income taxpayer clinic litc grant is to provide financial assistance to, 1. A clinical program at an accredited law, business, or accounting school in which students represent low-income taxpayers in controversies arising under IRC 7526. 2. An organization described in section 501C and exempt from tax under section 501A through representation of taxpayers or referral of taxpayers to qualified representatives. Activities to be performed under the litc program, the internal revenue service awards grants so that grant recipients are able to provide tax representation before the internal revenue service or other tribunal on federal tax matters, educational activities on various tax topics and advocacy on tax issues impacting the intended beneficiaries. End goal and expected outcomes, the litc program awards grants to, 1. Open new and work previously opened representation cases. 2. Consult with taxpayers on their specific tax issue. 3. Conduct educational activities. 4. Make contributions to the improvement to tax administration by advocating for changes or improvements to IRS administration. Intended beneficiaries, taxpayers with incomes that do not exceed 250 percent of the federal poverty guidelines and taxpayers for whom english is their second language. Subrecipient activities, in limited circumstances and with advanced approval by the litc program office, subrecipients may be utilized by grant recipients to help deliver key broadband elements of the program. 5. Reason for modification if showing a positive amount is an obligation for the year that is represented by the first two digits of the prime award I.D., if showing a negative amount IT is a DE-obligation or a return of funds for the year represented by the first two digits of the prime award I.D.