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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant

Federal funding opportunity VITA-2027 from Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (Department of the Treasury).

Posted
May 1, 2026
Closed
June 1, 2026
Award ceiling
$2,000,000
Award floor
$5,000
Program funding
$46,000,000
Expected awards
325
Cost sharing
Yes
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
21.009
Category
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Archives
June 30, 2026

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 21.009 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.

FY2025 obligated
$39.3M
FY2026 obligated
$40M
FY2027 (to date) obligated
$0
Awards in window
791

Top recipients: Aarp Foundation, Campaign for Working Families, Inc, Accounting Aid Society, United Way of the Bay Area, Bakerripley

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

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.

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