ClosedOpportunity VITA-2024-001

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance · Department of the Treasury

At a glance

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (Department of the Treasury). The application deadline was May 31, 2023. Individual awards are listed as $5K – $2M, with about 325 awards expected and $40M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, federally recognized tribal governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofits and others (see notice). Cost sharing or matching is required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 21.009 (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

May 1, 2023Posted
May 31, 2023Application deadline

Posted: May 1, 2023
Close date: May 31, 2023
Award floor: $5,000
Award ceiling: $2,000,000
Est. total funding: $40,000,000
Expected awards: 325
Cost sharing: Required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
Federally recognized tribal governments
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

•A private or public non-profit organization that qualified for and received an IRS determination letter confirming the organization’s tax exemption under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code, including but not limited to credit unions and faith based and community organizations,•A public, nonprofit, or proprietary (privately owned profit-making) college, university, vocational school, or other postsecondary educational institution located in the United States and Puerto Rico that has not been disqualified from participating in a student aid program administered by the U.S. Department of Education, •A local government agency,•A regional, statewide, or local coalition with one lead organization that meets one of the eligibility requirements noted above. The lead organization filing the application must have a substantive role in the coalition.State government agencies and offices providing Cooperative Extension services (as established at the land-grant colleges and universities under the Smith-Lever Act of May 8, 1914) are also eligible applicants when no other organizations classified above are available.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text

City or township governments
Public colleges & universities
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Private colleges & universities

Matched from the wording above by GrantsJunction — confirm in the full announcement.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The IRS initiative known as the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) grant supports IRS VITA partner organizations operating a VITA program offering free tax preparation service for the underserved taxpayer. Partner organizations, operating a VITA program, help low- to moderate-income individuals, persons with disabilities, the elderly, limited English speakers, Native Americans and miliary file their taxes each year. The IRS awards a matching funds grant to support these partner organizations that offer free tax preparation services during the tax filing season at locations in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia through their VITA program.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

21.009Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant ProgramProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 21.009

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$41M

FY25

$41M

FY26

$41M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 21.009. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 21.009

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 1,067 grant awards had funding actions under Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program, with 15 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

AARP FOUNDATION$10M
CAMPAIGN FOR WORKING FAMILIES, INC$4M
ACCOUNTING AID SOCIETY$3.26M
UNITED WAY OF THE BAY AREA$2.33M
BAKERRIPLEY$1.77M

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Sharon L Alley Tax Analyst
grant.program.office@irs.gov
404-338-8443

Places named in the notice

District of Columbia, Puerto Rico

Derived from the notice text. A place being named does not by itself restrict eligibility.

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, Federally recognized tribal governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofits and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $5k – $2m, total estimated program funding is $40,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 325 awards.

How do I apply for “Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity VITA-2024-001), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenALN 19.220