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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant

US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) – Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program grant open #VITA-2027
Response due May 31, 2026 · 00:00 UTC

Summary

The IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant program provides federal grant funding to organizations that offer free tax preparation services to underserved populations, including low-income, elderly, disabled, and limited-English-proficient taxpayers. Awardees are required to match grant funds and use them to expand or sustain VITA service delivery. This posting is a synopsis-level notice open for a 30-day window in May 2026. Full programmatic requirements and matching ratios are expected to be detailed in the formal grant announcement.

What they want

Recipient organizations must operate Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites that provide free federal tax return preparation to qualifying individuals. Grant funds, matched by the recipient, are to be used for program costs such as volunteer training, site operations, technology, and outreach. Recipients must comply with IRS VITA program standards and reporting requirements.
Deliverables
  • Free tax return preparation services at VITA sites
  • Volunteer recruitment and training
  • Matching funds documentation
  • Program performance and financial reports to IRS
Technical requirements
  • Grantee must match federal grant funds
  • Must operate IRS-certified VITA sites
  • Must meet IRS VITA program quality and service standards
  • Volunteers must complete IRS-required certification training

How they evaluate

Submission: Grants.gov federal grants portal (electronic submission)

Eligibility & certifications

IRS VITA site certificationVolunteer IRS tax law certification

Risks & flags

  • Agency code listed as 'USDOT-IRS-VITA' — USDOT (Dept. of Transportation) prefix appears erroneous for an IRS program; may indicate a data entry error in Grants.gov metadata
  • Only a synopsis-level document is available — full grant requirements, matching ratios, and eligibility criteria are not yet disclosed
  • 30-day open/close window (May 1–31) is relatively tight for a grant competition

Market context

inferred from NAICS
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services
NAICS 541213
US market size
$2.0T
Typical award
$25K – $50M
Typical buyers
All federal civilianDoDStates
Commonly required
8(a)WOSBSDVOSBPE/PMP

Sector-level estimate — full code lookup not yet in catalog.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Mat…
Due May 31
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