Urban League Of Greater Chattanooga, Inc.

Urban League Of Greater Chattanooga, Inc., doing business as Business Skills Training Center, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, that serves as a federal grant recipient providing volunteer income tax assistance and youth mentoring services to low-to-moderate-income populations and at-risk youth. The organization operates exclusively as a prime grant recipient (94% of recent awards) with minimal subrecipient engagement, and holds no federal contracts or contract vehicles.

The organization's federal footprint centers on the Internal Revenue Service Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program (CFDA 21.009). Urban League Of Greater Chattanooga has received five consecutive annual VITA grants from the IRS, with the most recent award of $270,000 running from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. Prior VITA awards span fiscal years 2021–2025, funding free tax return preparation and filing services targeting vulnerable populations including low-income taxpayers, persons with disabilities, individuals with limited English proficiency, Native Americans, rural residents, members of the Armed Forces and their families, and elderly individuals. Grant work requires the organization to ensure at least 90 percent of prepared returns serve individuals whose earned income does not exceed Earned Income Tax Credit thresholds, file all eligible returns electronically, and achieve 100 percent of return production goals while demonstrating annual incremental increases in return preparation volume. The organization may utilize subrecipients to deliver program elements while maintaining compliance with VITA guidelines.

Beyond VITA, Urban League Of Greater Chattanooga appears in the award portfolio as a subrecipient under a National Urban League, Inc. prime grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) dated October 1, 2022. That sub-award, part of the Project Ready: Mentor initiative, required the organization to deliver mentoring services to at-risk urban youth ages 11–17, with a minimum service target of 45 youth per year across participating cities over a three-year grant period. The organization also received a Department of Housing and Urban Development award appearing in the portfolio, though specific details are not elaborated in the source.

Activity has remained flat, with one award per year in 2022–2025 after an initial grant in 2021. Only one award is scheduled to complete within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure in that window. The organization's federal work is narrowly concentrated with the Internal Revenue Service, which accounts for eight of sixteen total awards, while the Treasury Department broadly accounts for fourteen awards (88% of the portfolio). This concentration reflects a recurring annual VITA grant cycle rather than contract diversification or competitive procurement activity.