Private college or university, Public college or university, Nonprofit without 501(c)(3), Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), and others named in the official notice
Last round: May 5 – Jul 17, 2026, as the funder posted it.
Next round: about May 5 – Jul 17, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder. The funder hasn't announced it. GrantMe estimated it from last year's dates.
Use the time now: get ready, read last year's guidelines on the funder's page, and save this grant to put the dates in your calendar.
Before you apply: federal grants require an active SAM.gov registration (Unique Entity ID) and a Grants.gov account.
Registration is free but can take weeks, so start now, not when the deadline is close. Get-ready checklist
2027 LITC Grant Application Period announcement
More information may be found on the Taxpayer Advocate Website at https://www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/about-us/low-income-taxpayer-clinics-litc
The grant application period is 5/6/2026-7/17/2026. Appy at https://litcgrants.treasury.gov
The NOFO is attached to this announcement
Who can apply, from the official notice
according to the statute, a clinical program at an accredited law, business, or accounting school is eligible to apply.
Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/96bc4203-90c8-4ee2-8cc4-66e4ea1cbcf5 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/ce6126f8-3ac8-4a6c-bd49-57bcb164c26a
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.
About the federal program
Low Income Taxpayer Clinics, also called “Low-income taxpayer clinics” Program number 21.008 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service · Project grant
How applications are judged
Evaluation factors include but are not limited to:
1. Quality of the proposed programs;
2. History of performance under LITC grants in prior years, if applicable;
3. Soundness of the proposed budget; and
4. Any significant concerns identified during the technical evaluation, program office evaluation and risk assessment outlined in 2 CFR 200.
Match
Under this program, IRS will fund no more than 50% of the project�s total cost, which means that the applicant must cover at least 50% of the project�s total cost with non-federal resources. In other words, for every $1 an applicant receives in federal funding, the applicant must contribute at least $1 in non-federal resources. Qualified matching funds include (but are not limited to):
� Cash contributions which may include funds from grants or foundations;
� Legal Services Corporation funds;
� Grantee expenditures of operating funds to pay for:
1. Salaries and fringe benefits for clinic staff;
2. Equipment and supplies used in the clinic;
3. Rent and utilities costs to operate the clinic; and
� Other reasonable and necessary costs to operation of the program; Third-party in-kind contributions, may include:
1. The value of volunteer services furnished by professional and technical...
