Volunteer Income Tax Assistance 2016
The summary for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance 2016 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.
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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance 2016: 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.
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.
| Federal Grant Title: | Volunteer Income Tax Assistance 2016 |
| Federal Agency Name: | Volunteer Income Tax Assistance |
| Grant Categories: | Other |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | VITA-2016 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 21.009 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program |
| Current Application Deadline: | Jun 1, 2015 |
| Original Application Deadline: | Jun 1, 2015 |
| Posted Date: | May 1, 2015 |
| Creation Date: | Apr 28, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | Oct 5, 2015 |
| Total Program Funding: | $12,000,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | none |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | none |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 210 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | Yes |
- Category Explanation
- Federal tax return preparation and electronic e-filing of returns
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- City or township governments
County governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
State governments
Private institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Link to Full Grant Announcement
- Publication 4671, VITA Grant Program Overview and Application Instructions
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Grant Program Office
Phone 404-338-7894
Grant Program Office
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance 404-338-8341 - Similar Government Grants
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