Low Income Taxpayer Clinic 2014
Funding Opportunity Number: LITC-LITC-14-001 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: Jul 12, 2013Award Ceiling: $100,000Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: May 28, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: An LITC is an organization that receives a
matching grant from the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS) to assist low income individuals
who have a tax dispute with the IRS, or to
provide education and outreach to individuals
who speak English as a second language (ESL).
Most LITCs can provide representation before
the IRS or in court on audits, tax collection
disputes, and other issues. Some clinics
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.
LITCs are not part of the IRS but they receive
partial funding from the IRS via the LITC
grant program, which is administered by the
Taxpayer Advocate Service.
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Law, Justice and Legal Services Source Type: funding
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