Catholic Charities - Diocese Of Laredo

Catholic Charities - Diocese Of Laredo, a tax-exempt nonprofit community development organization based in Laredo, Texas, is a federal grant recipient (prime on five of six recent awards) operating in volunteer income tax assistance and emergency shelter services delivered to underserved populations. The organization does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles; its federal footprint consists entirely of grants from the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The vendor's customer base concentrates on two agencies. The Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards program accounts for three awards under the Shelter and Services Program (project grants running Oct 1, 2023 through Sep 30, 2026, with one award maturing Sep 30, 2025). The Internal Revenue Service accounts for two awards under the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) grant program (project grants awarded Oct 1, 2024 through Sep 30, 2025, and Oct 1, 2025 through Sep 30, 2026). Combined obligated dollars across all six awards total $11.6 million.

Catholic Charities - Diocese Of Laredo's VITA grant work provides matching funding to extend income tax preparation services to low- and moderate-income individuals, persons with disabilities, individuals for whom English is a second language, Native Americans, rural residents, members of the armed forces and their families, and elderly taxpayers. The program requires recipients to ensure at least 90% of returns prepared serve individuals at or below the maximum earned income tax credit threshold, file all eligible returns electronically, and achieve 100% of return production goals. The Shelter and Services Program grants support emergency shelter and related services for homeless and at-risk populations in the Laredo area. Three awards complete within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete opportunity.