Low Income Taxpayer Clinic

Funding Opportunity Number: TREAS-GRANTS-052016-002 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Law, Justice and Legal ServicesCFDA Number: 21.008Eligible Applicants Public and State controlled institutions of higher educationNonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationPrivate institutions of higher educationAgency Name: USDOT-LITCClosing Date: Apr 01, 2016Award Ceiling: $100,000Expected Number of Awards: 10Creation Date: Mar 01, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: A Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) is an organization that receives a matching grant from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to represent low income individuals who have a tax dispute with the IRS, and to provide education and outreach to individuals who speak English as a second language (ESL). LITCs provide representation before the IRS or in court on audits, appeals, tax collection matters, and other tax disputes. Clinics also provide information and education about taxpayer rights to individuals for whom English is a second language. Services are provided for free or for a small fee. Although LITCs receive partial funding from the IRS, LITCs, their employees, and their volunteers are completely independent of the IRS
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Law, Justice and Legal Services Source Type: funding