Who is Qualified for the LITC Grant?

To qualify for the LITC Grant you must be an Accredited Law School, Business School, and/or 501(c) non profit organization that provides pro bono representation to low income taxpayers in federal tax disputes or education and outreach to taxpayers for whom English is a second language.

How do I apply for an LITC Grant?

Publication 3319, outlines the guidelines and requirements of a qualifying participant in the IRS LITC Program and provides instructions on how to apply for a LITC grant award. You may transmit your application to our office electronically or by email. Instructions for submitting applications are included in Publication 3319. The costs of preparing and submitting a grant application are the sole responsibility of the applicant. The 2005 application package for the Low Income Taxpayer clinics grant program will be available on May 1, 2004.

Cost Principles: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) amended the cost principles in OMB Circulars A-21, A-87 and A-122. These changes are intended to further the objectives of Public Law 106-107, the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act. The ACT simplifies the cost principles, making the description of similar cost items consistent across circulars.

Qualifying organizations can download and access electronic services via the Health and Human Services website at www.grants.gov to apply for the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Grant.

The IRS must receive all LITC grants applications, no later than July 1, 2004, 4:00 p.m. EDT.

The Internal Revenue Service has awarded $7 million in  matching-fund grants  to 135 tax-exempt organizations and academic institutions under the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic program. 

How do I contact the LITC Program Office?

If you have any comments or concerns about the LITC Program or suggestions for future development, you may send them to the following address:

Internal Revenue Service

Taxpayer Advocate Service Mail Stop 211-D

LITC Program Office

401 West Peachtree St NW

Atlanta, GA 30308

Or you may call the LITC Program Office at (404) 338- 7185

Or email your inquiries to  LITCProgramOffice@irs.gov.

For more information on the LITC program,  click here .