IRS News IRS seeking applications for TCE and VITA grants

IRS News IRS seeking applications for TCE and VITA grants  https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-seek... https://accountinginstruction.info IR-2020-88, May 6, 2020  WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service is accepting applications for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) grant programs, which will allow some organizations to apply for annual funding for up to three years.  Applications will be accepted through June 1, 2020, on grants.gov. The application packages and guidelines are available on the IRS website. For the 2020 filing season, the IRS awarded 27 TCE grantees $11 million and 238 VITA grantees $18 million. Last year, the two grant programs filed nearly 3 million returns at almost 9,000 sites nationwide.