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 Internal Revenue Service awarded the Nevada Free Taxes Coalition $150,000 under the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program (CFDA 21.009) on October 1, 2025, for the period ending September 30, 2026.

The recipient will prepare tax returns for low- to moderate-income individuals, with at least 90 percent of returns served to taxpayers whose earned income does not exceed EITC thresholds. Nevada Free Taxes Coalition will file all eligible returns electronically, enhance volunteer training, strengthen quality control measures, and demonstrate incremental increases in return preparation capacity year over year. The organization may utilize subrecipients to deliver key program elements while adhering to IRS grant program guidelines.

Performance occurs in Nevada. The award is structured as a matching grant requiring the recipient to provide matching funds. Nevada Free Taxes Coalition, a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Las Vegas, operates VITA and low-income taxpayer clinic services across Nevada and has received nine prior IRS awards.

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.