Low Income Taxpayer Clinc Grant

The summary for the Low Income Taxpayer Clinc Grant grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Internal Revenue Service, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Low Income Taxpayer Clinc Grant: This document contains a Notice that the IRS has made available the grant package (Publication 3319) for parties interested in applying for a Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Grant for the 2005 grant cycle. The IRS will award a total of up to $6,000,000 (unless otherwise provided by specific Congressional appropriation) to qualifying organizations. Section 7526 of the Internal Revenue Code authorizes the IRS, subject to the availability of appropriated funds, to award organizations matching grants of up to $100,000 for the development, expansion, or continuation of qualified low income taxpayer clinics. Section 7526 authorizes the IRS to provide grants to qualified organizations that represent low income taxpayers in controversies with the IRS and/or inform individuals for whom English is a second language of their tax rights and responsibilities. The IRS may award grants to qualifying organizations to fund one-year, two-year or three-year project periods. The 2005 LITC Application Package and Guidelines, Publication 3319, includes several changes that are being implemented to improve IRS?s involvement with the technical components of the LITC Program. Among the changes, IRS has established work groups, clarified the comprehensive program standards, improved communications, and increased the emphasis on education and outreach programs to taxpayers for whom English is a second language. The costs of preparing and submitting an application are the responsibility of each applicant. Each application will be given due consideration and the LITC Program Office will mail notification letters to each applicant. Copies of the grant application package (IRS Publicaton 3319) can be ordered by calling 1-800-829-3676.