The volunteer income tax assistance (vita) grant was established as a matching grant program to provide funding for organizations who support community volunteer income tax assistance

The Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service awarded $159,454 to Human Resources Agency of New Britain, Inc. on October 1, 2025, under the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program (CFDA 21.009) to provide free tax return preparation services to low- to moderate-income populations in Connecticut through September 30, 2026.

Human Resources Agency of New Britain, a tax-exempt nonprofit headquartered in New Britain, Connecticut, delivers tax preparation and related volunteer training activities through VITA sites serving underserved populations including low- to moderate-income individuals, persons with disabilities, individuals for whom English is a second language, Native Americans, rural residents, Armed Forces members and families, and elderly taxpayers. The organization must ensure at least 90 percent of returns prepared serve individuals whose income does not exceed Earned Income Tax Credit thresholds, file all eligible returns electronically, and achieve 100 percent of return production goals while demonstrating incremental increases in return preparation year over year. Performance occurs in Connecticut.

The award is a matching grant requiring the recipient to provide non-federal matching funds. The VITA program supports capacity building in electronic filing, quality control, volunteer training, and return accuracy. Sub-recipients may be utilized to deliver key program elements and must adhere to grant guidelines.

Human Resources Agency of New Britain holds a recurring VITA award footprint; this represents one of multiple VITA Matching Grant awards the organization has received from the Internal Revenue Service.

Activities

The vita grant program provides financial support to organizations who 1) extend services to underserved populations in hardest to reach areas both urban and non-urban; 2) increase the capacity to file returns electronically; 3) heighten quality control; 4) enhance training of volunteers; and 5) significantly improve the accuracy rate of returns prepared at vita sites. End goal/expected outcomes: vita grant recipients are expected to 1) follow existing guidance governing vita site operations; 2) ensure at least 90% of returns prepared are for individuals whose income is equal to or less than the maximum earned income tax credit (eitc) thresholds; 2) file all eligible returns electronically; 3) achieve 100% of their return production goals; 4) become more efficient with grant funds; and 5) show incremental increases in return preparation each year.

Intended beneficiaries

Taxpayers who are low to moderate income individuals, persons with disabilities, those for whom english is a second language, native americans, individuals living in rural areas, members of the armed forces and their families, and the elderly.

Subrecipient activities

Subrecipients may be utilized by grant recipients to help deliver key elements of the program and must adhere to grant program guidelines. Broadband: specific activities relating to broadband usage are not known at the time of award.