Closed · VITA-2021-001 · CFDA 21.009 · Discretionary

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Internal Revenue Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

Varies
Award range
Closed
Status
June 1, 2020
Close date
300
Expected awards

The verdict

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from Internal Revenue Service that offered Varies by applicant across 300 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 4 other opportunities from Internal Revenue Service.

Varies
award range
Closed
application status
300
expected awards
21.009
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance is closed (last close June 1, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Internal Revenue Service still indexes 4 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed June 1, 2020

Posted May 1 Closes Jun 1

Est. Total Funding

$25,000,000

Expected Awards

300

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

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; Improve significantly the accuracy rate of returns prepared at VITA sites. VITA Program offers free tax help for low to moderate income individuals (defined by the earned income tax credit (EITC) threshold), persons with disabilities, persons with limited English proficiency, Native Americans, individuals living in rural areas, members of the Armed Forces and their spouses, and the elderly. The VITA Grant 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. VITA programs that receive a VITA grant must primarily serve low- to moderate-income taxpayers. At least 90 percent of individuals served must not have an adjusted gross income (AGI) that exceeds the earned income tax credit (EITC) guidelines. VITA grantees may provide tax preparation assistance to some taxpayers with income in excess of this annual AGI limitation without jeopardizing their grantee status if the 90% requirement is met.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 5 doors

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (5 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Federally recognized tribal governments; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education; +1 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). Inside Internal Revenue Service's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Sharon L Alley Senior Tax Analyst

What to do next

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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