VITA

Post Date

May 1st 2016

Application Due Date

June 1st 2016

Funding Opportunity Number

VITA-2017

CFDA Number(s)

21.009

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Other

Federal tax return preparation and electronic e-filing of returns

Number of Awards

240

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $15000000

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

This funding allows the Stakeholder Partnerships, Education and Communication (SPEC)organization within the IRS to provide grants to partner organizations to achieve the following program objectives:╢ Enable the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program to extend services to underserved populations in hardest-to-reach areas, both urban and non-urban;╢ Increase the capacity to file returns electronically;╢ Heighten quality control;╢ Enhance training of volunteers; and╢ Improve significantly the accuracy rate of returns prepared at VITA sites. The VITA Grant program supplements the work already being done in the VITA Program by providing support to help organizations grow their existing programs for free federal tax return preparation.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Treasury

• Office:

  Internal Revenue Service

• Agency Contact:

  IRS Grant Program Office
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Grant Program Office

• Agency Email Address:

  grant.program.office@irs.gov

• Location:

  Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

• More Information:

  VITA Grant Program Overview and Application Instructions