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Issue Number:  IR-2025-58

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*IRS opens application period for Low Income Taxpayer Clinic grants May 15*

"Application period runs through July 14, 2025"

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service will begin accepting applications for Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) matching grants from all qualified organizations from May 15, 2025, to July 14, 2025. The period of performance for the grant will be Jan. 1, 2026, to Dec. 31, 2026.

Under Internal Revenue Code section 7526, the IRS awards matching grants to qualifying organizations to develop, expand or maintain an LITC. For every dollar of funding awarded by the IRS, an LITC must provide a dollar in matching funds. An LITC must also provide services for free or for no more than a nominal fee (except for reimbursement of actual costs incurred).

LITCs ensure the fairness and integrity of the tax system for taxpayers by:


* Providing "pro bono" representation to assist low-income taxpayers in resolving tax disputes with the IRS;
* Educating taxpayers for whom English is a second language (ESL) about their rights and responsibilities as taxpayers; and
* Identifying and advocating for issues that impact these taxpayers.

Eligible organizations may request up to $200,000 for the 2026 grant year.

Despite the IRS’s efforts to foster parity in availability and accessibility when choosing organizations receiving LITC matching grants and the continued increase in clinic services nationwide, there remain several uncovered states: Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, and West Virginia.

In addition, Florida, Nevada and South Dakota are only partially covered. The uncovered counties in these states include:


* *Florida*: Brevard, Citrus, Glades, Hamilton, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Indian River, Lafayette, Lake, Madison, Martin, Nassau, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor and Volusia.
* *Nevada*: Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Esmeralda, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lincoln, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Pershing, Storey and White Pine.
* *South Dakota*: Aurora, Beadle, Bennett, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brown, Brule, Buffalo, Butte, Campbell, Charles Mix, Clark, Clay, Codington, Corson, Custer, Davison, Deuel, Dewey, Douglas, Edmunds, Fall River, Faulk, Grant, Gregory, Haakon, Hamlin, Hand, Hanson, Harding, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hyde, Jackson, Jerauld, Jones, Kingsbury, Lake, Lawrence, Lincoln, Lyman, McCook, McPherson, Meade, Mellette, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Oglala Lakota, Pennington, Perkins, Potter, Sanborn, Shannon, Spink, Stanley, Sully, Todd, Tripp, Turner, Union, Walworth, Yankton and Ziebach.

Although each application for the 2026 grant year will be given due consideration, the IRS is especially interested in receiving applications from organizations providing services in these underserved geographic areas. For organizations that intend to refer low-income taxpayers involved in controversies with the IRS to qualified representatives rather than providing representation by in-house staff, priority will be given to established organizations that can help provide coverage to underserved geographic areas.

For the ESL Education Program, special consideration will be given to established organizations with existing community partnerships that can swiftly implement and deliver services to the target audiences.

The Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Program, administered by the IRS Office of the Taxpayer Advocate and led by National Taxpayer Advocate Erin M. Collins, provides partial funding to clinics that operate independently of the IRS.

Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 14, 2025 (Funding Number: TREAS-GRANTS-042026-001). Download IRS Publication 3319, 2026 Grant Application Package and Guidelines [ [link removed] ], for more information.

For questions, contact the LITC Program Office at [email protected].

Join the LITC Program Office for a webinar [ [link removed] ] to learn more about the LITC Program and the application process on May 22 from 1-3 p.m. ET. Details are available at the LITC Grants website [ [link removed] ].

 

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