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Grant to Provide Volunteer Taxpayer Assistance Services
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The Minnesota Department of Revenue requests proposals from non-profit organizations to receive grants to coordinate, facilitate, encourage, and provide volunteer taxpayer assistance services to Minnesotans who are low-income, elderly, and disadvantaged.
Note: On July 16, 2019, we updated the Fiscal Year 2020 RFP. Under Part Six of the RFP on page 13, we revised factor 1 and 4. Fiscal Year 2020 RFPs are still due August 15, 2019.
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To be eligible for grant funding, your organization must meet all of these requirements:
- Be a non-profit organization qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
- Be registered with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) or Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs.
- Operate within the established guidelines and requirements of the VITA and TCE Programs.
- Be compliant with Minnesota tax and information reporting requirements.
- Be compliant with last year’s grant contract, if a previous grant recipient.
For fiscal year 2020, the Request for Proposals (RFP) is $600,000.
Volunteer taxpayer assistance services are accounting and tax preparation services provided by volunteers. These services include:
- Filing federal and Minnesota income tax returns.
- Filing Minnesota property tax refund returns.
- Representing qualifying residents before the department and the IRS.
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Apply by following the instructions in the RFP. We must receive your proposal by August 15, 2019. We will not consider late applications.
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