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Grant to Provide Volunteer Taxpayer Assistance Services and Tax Credit Outreach
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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
- Homestead Credit Refund (for Homeowners)
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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.
The next grant webinar will be in the fall of 2024. Check back in September for registration info.
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 |
