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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Grant
Program; Availability of 2010 Grant
Application Package
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This document contains a
Notice that the IRS has made available
the grant application package and
guidelines (Publication 3319) for
organizations interested in applying for
a Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC)
matching grant for the 2010 grant cycle
(the 2010 grant cycle runs January 1,
2010, through December 31, 2010). The
application period shall run from May
20, 2009, through July 7, 2009.
The IRS will award a total of up to
$6,000,000 (unless otherwise provided
by specific Congressional appropriation)
to qualifying organizations, subject to
the limitations of Internal Revenue Code
section 7526, for matching grants. A
qualifying organization may receive a
matching grant of up to $100,000 per
year. Qualifying organizations that
provide representation for free or for a
nominal fee to low income taxpayers
involved in tax controversies with the
IRS or that provide education on
taxpayer rights and responsibilities to
taxpayers for whom English is a second
language can apply for a grant for the
2010 grant cycle.
Examples of qualifying organizations
include: (1) Clinical programs at
accredited law, business or accounting
schools, whose students represent low
income taxpayers in tax controversies
with the IRS, and (2) organizations
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exempt from tax under I.R.C. § 501(a)
which represent low income taxpayers
in tax controversies with the IRS or refer
those taxpayers to qualified
representatives.
DATES: Grant applications for the 2010
grant cycle must be electronically filed,
postmarked, sent by private delivery
service, or hand-delivered to the LITC
Program Office in Washington, DC by
July 7, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Send completed grant
applications to: Internal Revenue
Service, Taxpayer Advocate Service,
LITC Grant Program Administration
Office, TA:LITC, 1111 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Room 1034, Washington,
DC 20224. Copies of the 2009 Grant
Application Package and Guidelines,
IRS Publication 3319 (Rev. 5–2009), can
be downloaded from the IRS Internet
site at https://www.irs.gov/advocate or
ordered from the IRS Distribution
Center by calling 1–800–829–3676.
Applicants can also file electronically at
https://www.grants.gov. For applicants
applying through the Federal Grants
Web site, the Funding Number is
TREAS–GRANTS–052010–001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
LITC Program Office at (202) 622–4711
(not a toll-free number) or by e-mail at
LITCProgramOffice@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 7526 of the Internal Revenue
Code authorizes the IRS, subject to the
availability of appropriated funds, to
award organizations matching grants of
up to $100,000 per year for the
development, expansion, or
continuation of qualified low income
taxpayer clinics. Section 7526
authorizes the IRS to provide grants to
qualified organizations that represent
low income taxpayers in controversies
with the IRS or inform individuals for
whom English is a second language of
their taxpayer rights and
responsibilities. The IRS may award
grants to qualifying organizations to
fund one-year, two-year or three-year
project periods. Grant funds may be
awarded for start-up expenditures
incurred by new clinics during the grant
cycle.
The 2010 Grant Application Package
and Guidelines, Publication 3319 (Rev.
5–2009), outlines requirements for the
operation of a qualifying LITC program
and provides instructions on how to
apply for a grant.
The costs of preparing and submitting
an application are the responsibility of
each applicant. Each application will be
given due consideration and the LITC
Program Office will notify each
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applicant, no later than November 27,
2009.
Selection Consideration
Applications that pass the eligibility
screening process will be numerically
ranked based on the information
contained in their proposed program
plan. Please note that the IRS Volunteer
Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax
Counseling for the Elderly (TCE)
Programs are independently funded and
separate from the LITC Program.
Organizations currently participating in
the VITA or TCE Programs may be
eligible to apply for a LITC grant if they
meet the criteria and qualifications
outlined in the 2010 Grant Application
Package and Guidelines, Publication
3319 (Rev. 5–2009). Organizations that
seek to operate VITA and LITC
Programs, or TCE and LITC Programs,
must maintain separate and distinct
programs even if co-located to ensure
proper cost allocation for LITC grant
funds and adherence to the rules and
regulations of the VITA, TCE and LITC
Programs, as appropriate.
Comments
Interested parties are encouraged to
provide comments on the IRS’s
administration of the grant program on
an ongoing basis. Comments may be
sent to Internal Revenue Service,
Taxpayer Advocate Service, Attn:
Deborah L. Jones, LITC Program Office,
TA:LITC, 1111 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Room 1034, Washington, DC
20224.
Nina E. Olson,
National Taxpayer Advocate, Internal
Revenue Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Grant Program; Availability of 2010
Grant Application Package
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document contains a Notice that the IRS has made
available the grant application package and guidelines (Publication
3319) for organizations interested in applying for a Low Income
Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) matching grant for the 2010 grant cycle (the
2010 grant cycle runs January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010). The
application period shall run from May 20, 2009, through July 7, 2009.
The IRS will award a total of up to $6,000,000 (unless otherwise
provided by specific Congressional appropriation) to qualifying
organizations, subject to the limitations of Internal Revenue Code
section 7526, for matching grants. A qualifying organization may
receive a matching grant of up to $100,000 per year. Qualifying
organizations that provide representation for free or for a nominal fee
to low income taxpayers involved in tax controversies with the IRS or
that provide education on taxpayer rights and responsibilities to
taxpayers for whom English is a second language can apply for a grant
for the 2010 grant cycle.
Examples of qualifying organizations include: (1) Clinical programs
at accredited law, business or accounting schools, whose students
represent low income taxpayers in tax controversies with the IRS, and
(2) organizations exempt from tax under I.R.C. Sec. 501(a) which
represent low income taxpayers in tax controversies with the IRS or
refer those taxpayers to qualified representatives.
DATES: Grant applications for the 2010 grant cycle must be
electronically filed, postmarked, sent by private delivery service, or
hand-delivered to the LITC Program Office in Washington, DC by July 7,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Send completed grant applications to: Internal Revenue
Service, Taxpayer Advocate Service, LITC Grant Program Administration
Office, TA:LITC, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 1034, Washington,
DC 20224. Copies of the 2009 Grant Application Package and Guidelines,
IRS Publication 3319 (Rev. 5-2009), can be downloaded from the IRS
Internet site at https://www.irs.gov/advocate or ordered from the IRS
Distribution Center by calling 1-800-829-3676. Applicants can also file
electronically at https://www.grants.gov. For applicants applying
through the Federal Grants Web site, the Funding Number is TREAS-
GRANTS-052010-001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The LITC Program Office at (202) 622-
4711 (not a toll-free number) or by e-mail at
LITCProgramOffice@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 7526 of the Internal Revenue Code authorizes the IRS,
subject to the availability of appropriated funds, to award
organizations matching grants of up to $100,000 per year for the
development, expansion, or continuation of qualified low income
taxpayer clinics. Section 7526 authorizes the IRS to provide grants to
qualified organizations that represent low income taxpayers in
controversies with the IRS or inform individuals for whom English is a
second language of their taxpayer rights and responsibilities. The IRS
may award grants to qualifying organizations to fund one-year, two-year
or three-year project periods. Grant funds may be awarded for start-up
expenditures incurred by new clinics during the grant cycle.
The 2010 Grant Application Package and Guidelines, Publication 3319
(Rev. 5-2009), outlines requirements for the operation of a qualifying
LITC program and provides instructions on how to apply for a grant.
The costs of preparing and submitting an application are the
responsibility of each applicant. Each application will be given due
consideration and the LITC Program Office will notify each applicant,
no later than November 27, 2009.
Selection Consideration
Applications that pass the eligibility screening process will be
numerically ranked based on the information contained in their proposed
program plan. Please note that the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
(VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Programs are
independently funded and separate from the LITC Program. Organizations
currently participating in the VITA or TCE Programs may be eligible to
apply for a LITC grant if they meet the criteria and qualifications
outlined in the 2010 Grant Application Package and Guidelines,
Publication 3319 (Rev. 5-2009). Organizations that seek to operate VITA
and LITC Programs, or TCE and LITC Programs, must maintain separate and
distinct programs even if co-located to ensure proper cost allocation
for LITC grant funds and adherence to the rules and regulations of the
VITA, TCE and LITC Programs, as appropriate.
Comments
Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments on the IRS's
administration of the grant program on an ongoing basis. Comments may
be sent to Internal Revenue Service, Taxpayer Advocate Service, Attn:
Deborah L. Jones, LITC Program Office, TA:LITC, 1111 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Room 1034, Washington, DC 20224.
Nina E. Olson,
National Taxpayer Advocate, Internal Revenue Service.
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