The Internal Revenue Service is looking for organizations to participate in two programs that provide free federal tax return preparation assistance to seniors and low-income individuals.
Organizations participating in the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) programs receive annual funding to provide the service for up to three years.
Grants.gov is accepting applications from May 1 to 31 for the TCE and VITA grant opportunities. In 2024, the IRS awarded 45 TCE grantees $11 million and 300 VITA grantees $40 million. Grant recipients from the two programs helped taxpayers file more than 2.1 million tax returns last year.
The TCE program provides tax counseling and return preparation to people 60 and older. The VITA grant program provides free tax filing help to underserved communities. For more information visit the VITA and TCE grants webpage on IRS.gov.
