IRS – Tax Counseling For The Elderly (2021)

By NLADA on May 5, 2021

Applications due: by June 4, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. ET

The Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Program offers FREE tax help to individuals who are age 60 or older. Section 163 of the Revenue Act of 1978, Public Law No. 95-600, 92 Stat. 2810, November 6, 1978, authorizes this cooperative agreement. The Act authorizes the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to enter into agreements with private or public nonprofit agencies and organizations, which will provide training and technical assistance to volunteers who provide FREE tax counseling and assistance to elderly individuals in the preparation of their federal income tax returns.

This Act authorizes an appropriation of special funds, in the form of grants, to provide tax assistance to persons age 60 years of age or older. The IRS receives the funds as a line item in the appropriation. The total funds are distributed to the grant recipients for their expenses.

Eligible agencies and organizations compete for acceptance as a TCE grant recipient in compliance with the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977, Public Law No. 95-224, 92 Stat. 3, February 3, 1978, codified at 31 USC Chapter 63. Applicants must be experienced in coordinating volunteer programs, with experience in income tax return preparation. Eligible agencies and organizations receive grants to conduct local TCE Programs. Tax return preparation assistance is provided to elderly taxpayers during the usual period for filing federal income tax returns, which is from January 1 to April 15 each year. However, the program activities required to ensure that elderly taxpayers receive efficient and quality tax assistance can be conducted year-round.

Grant information

Funding Title: Tax Counseling For The Elderly

Agency Name: Department of Treasury

Funding Opportunity Number: TCE-2022-01

Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement

Express Language for Legal Aid: Yes

Target Population: Elderly clients

Expected Number of Awards: 100

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

Estimated Total Program Funding: $11,000,000

Award Ceiling:

Award Floor:

Current Closing Date for Applications: by June 4, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)