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Grant to Provide Volunteer Taxpayer Assistance Services and Tax Credit Outreach Grant
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The Minnesota Department of Revenue requests proposals from eligible organizations to receive grants to:
- Coordinate, facilitate, encourage, and aid in providing taxpayer assistance services to Minnesotans who are low-income, elderly, and disadvantaged.
- Publicize and promote the availability of eligible credits to taxpayers likely to be eligible for those credits, including:
- Child Tax Credit
- Working Family Credit
- K-12 Education Credit
- Renter’s Income Tax Credit
- Property Tax Refund
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Applicants for the Grant to Provide Volunteer Taxpayer Assistance Services must:
Applicants for the Tax Credit Outreach Grant must:
- Be a nonprofit organization or federally recognized Indian Tribe.
- Have experience serving demographic groups or geographic regions that have historically had low rates of participation in eligible credits.
- Be compliant with Minnesota tax and information reporting requirements.
The Taxpayer Assistance Grant appropriates $750,000 to the first year of the biennium (FY24) and $750,000 to the second year of the biennium (FY25).
The Tax Credit Outreach Grant appropriates $1,000,000 to the first year of the biennium (FY24) and $1,000,000 to the second year of the biennium (FY25).
Volunteer taxpayer assistance services are free accounting and tax preparation services provided by volunteers. These services include:
- Filing federal and Minnesota income tax returns
- Filing Minnesota property tax refund returns
- Providing personal representation before the Department of Revenue and the IRS
Check back in June of 2025.
Minnesota Income Tax training webinars:
Minnesota Property Tax training webinars:
Taxpayer Assistance Grant Due Dates for FY24-25
| Report or Form | Due Date |
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| FY24 Progress report due | February 9, 2024 |
| FY24 Final report due | May 3, 2024 |
| FY25 Updated proposed budget request due | August 16, 2024 |
| FY24 Final reimbursement request due | August 31, 2024 |
| FY25 Progress report due | February 14, 2025 |
| FY25 Final report due | May 2, 2025 |
| FY25 Final reimbursement request due | August 31, 2025 |
Tax Credit Outreach Grant Due Dates for FY24-25
| Report or Form | Due Date |
|---|
| FY24 Progress report due | February 9, 2024 |
| FY24 Final report due | May 3, 2024 |
| FY25 Updated proposed budget request due | August 16, 2024 |
| FY24 Final reimbursement request due | July 15, 2024 |
| FY25 Progress report due | February 14, 2025 |
| FY25 Final report due | May 2, 2025 |
| FY25 Final reimbursement request due | July 15, 2025 |
