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ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICE TO CHILDREN IN NEED

FEDERAL HILL HOUSE (FHH) REQUESTS THE RENEWAL OF THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM (FGP) GRANT (GRANT NUMBER: 16SFARI002), EFFECTIVE 7/1/2019-6/30/2022. THESE FUNDS WILL SUPPORT 70 FOSTER GRANDPARENTS IN 30 CHILDREN AND YOUTH FOCUSED NONPROFIT AGENCIES LOCATED IN PROVIDENCE, RI. SINCE 1887, FEDERAL HILL HOUSE HAS BEEN AT THE HEART OF COMMUNITY LIFE BOTH IN FEDERAL HILL AND THE LARGER CITY OF PROVIDENCE. FHH PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN ANSWERING THE PROBLEMS FACING CHILDREN LIVING IN PROVIDENCE BY PROVIDING PROGRAMS THAT HELP SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN FAMILIES. FHH IS A NEIGHBORHOOD INSTITUTION THAT RESPONDS TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR CLIENTS. FHH'S FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM PROVIDES LOW-INCOME AGING ADULTS IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND AN OPPORTUNITY TO REMAIN ACTIVE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. OUR FOSTER GRANDPARENTS REPRESENT A DIVERSE POPULATION: 86% ARE WOMEN, 13% ARE MALE; 53% ETHNICALLY IDENTIFY AS HISPANIC/LATINO; 45% ARE AFRICAN OR AFRICAN AMERICAN; AND 46% ARE WHITE. FOUR PERCENT OF THE VOLUNTEERS HAVE A DISABILITY; 21% LIVE BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE. FGP ALSO HELPS AGING ADULTS REMAIN INDEPENDENT AND IN THEIR OWN HOMES BY PROVIDING A STIPEND THAT SUPPORTS BASIC LIVING EXPENSES. FGP OFFERS OLDER LOW-INCOME ADULTS IN THE COMMUNITY AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME IN A MEANINGFUL, DYNAMIC WAY BY MENTORING AND ACADEMICALLY SUPPORTING CHILDREN. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE IN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND PROVIDES MEALS TO PARTICIPANTS. THE SERVICE CATEGORIES THIS PROJECT WILL ADDRESS ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. K-12 SUCCESS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL SETTINGS AND AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING 2. SCHOOL READINESS, ASSISTING IN EARLY LEARNING CENTERS, CLASSROOMS AND HEAD START PROGRAMS FGP VOLUNTEERS ALLOW ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE ONE-ON-ONE INTERACTION WITH AT-RISK CHILDREN IN SAFE, NURTURING SETTINGS. STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL AGE LEVEL BENEFIT FROM FGP MENTORS BY ADDRESSING CORE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND ACADEMIC SKILLS NEEDED TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND BEYOND. FROM JANUARY, 2016 - DECEMBER 2018, FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WERE MENTORS AND ROLE MODELS TO 313 CHILDREN ANNUALLY. THESE INCLUDE CHILDREN WITH A RANGE OF DEVELOPMENTAL/PHYSICAL DISABILITIES: 75 CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES; 31 CHILDREN WITH SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL DISABILITIES AND 56 CHILDREN WITH LANGUAGE BARRIERS. BASED ON THE ANNUAL FGP EVALUATIONS CONDUCTED BY FHH, VOLUNTEER STATION SUPERVISORS REPORTED 98% OF THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS POSITIVELY IMPACTED THE LIVES OF CHILDREN SERVED. SITE SUPERVISORS FOUND OUR FGP VOLUNTEERS TO BE HIGHLY DEPENDABLE AND CONSISTENT WHEN WORKING WITH CHILDREN. FGP VOLUNTEERS WERE ALSO RATED VERY HIGHLY FOR SUPPORTING THE RESPECTIVE VOLUNTEER SITES' MISSION AND VOLUNTEER STATIONS CONSIDER THE FGP VOLUNTEERS AN ASSET FOR CULTIVATING A HEALTHY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. AT THE END OF THE NEW GRANT PERIOD (2019-2022) WE ANTICIPATE SERVING 350 STUDENTS ANNUALLY IN 35 (5 NEW STATIONS TO BE RECRUITED) VOLUNTEER STATIONS. WE ALSO ANTICIPATE HAVING AN EQUIVALENT OF 67 VSY HOURS WITH AS MANY AS 72 FOSTER GRANDPARENTS ACTIVELY SERVING VOLUNTEERS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2022?23 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10 % AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 17.7% THIS AWARD BEGINS THE FIRST YEAR OF YOUR PROPOSED PROJECT PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE. THIS AWARD ACTION ADDS PERMANENT FUNDING TO INCREASE THE STIPEND AMOUNT FROM $3.00 TO $3.15 PER HOUR AND ALSO INCLUDES A PERMANENT ADMINISTRATIVE INCREASE OF $10,990.00. THESE FUNDING AUGMENTATIONS CHANGES THE TOTAL FEDERAL FUNDING AMOUNT TO $439,422.

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2025?26 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2025?26 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 19.08%. YOU ARE APPROVED FOR PRE-AWARD COSTS BEGINNING JULY 1, 2025. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING PRE-AWARD COSTS RELATED TO VOLUNTEERS ARE NOT APPROVED: ? VOLUNTEER STIPENDS? ? VOLUNTEER REIMBURSEMENTS SUCH AS MEALS, TRAVEL, AND RECOGNITION

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

FEDERAL HILL HOUSE WILL OPERATE TWO FOOD PANTRIES WITH INTEGRATED COMMUNITY HEALTH WORK SERVICES, AND PROVIDE FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN THE PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY.

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 32.65%.

FEDERAL HILL HOUSE IS SEEKING $72,792 IN FUNDING TO PLACE AT LEAST 150 RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEERS IN MEANINGFUL, IMPACTFUL VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN PROVIDENCE, NORTH PROVIDENCE, AND JOHNSTON, RHODE ISLAND. OUR PRIMARY FOCUS AREA IS "ACCESS TO CARE" WITH SERVICE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING (EVIDENCE-BASED "A MATTER OF BALANCE," "CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT," AND "CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT"). A SECOND OBJECT IS "AGING IN PLACE," WHICH INCLUDES SERVICE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS COMPANIONSHIP, TRANSPORTATION, NUTRITION / FOOD SUPPORT, AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES. THE "OBESITY AND FOOD" OBJECTIVE WILL INCLUDE NUTRITION EDUCATION AND FOOD PANTRY SERVICE. "FINANCIAL LITERACY" INCLUDES VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE. NEW THIS YEAR ARE "SCHOOL READINESS" AND "K-12 SUCCESS," WHICH INCLUDE FAMILY INVOLVEMENT THROUGH PROVIDENCE TALKS' EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM AND A MYRIAD OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN BOTH DURING OUT OF SCHOOL TIME AND SUMMER LEARNING (TUTORING, HOMEWORK HELP, ENRICHMENT, ETC.). FEDERAL HILL HOUSE HAS A PROVEN TRACK RECORD RECRUITING, TRAINING, PLACING AND MANAGING OLDER ADULTS IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE. WE CONTINUE TO ADAPT TO THE EXPRESSED NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND ARE EXCITED TO BOTH INTRODUCE NEW PROGRAM STRANDS AND STRENGTHEN EXISTING ONES.

FEDERAL HILL HOUSE (FHH) REQUESTS RENEWAL OF THE CAPITOL REGION RSVP (17SR192006), EFFECTIVE 4/1/2017-3/31/2020. THESE FUNDS WILL CONTINUE SUPPORTING SENIOR VOLUNTEERS PLACED IN 12 NONPROFIT AGENCIES LOCATED IN PROVIDENCE, NORTH PROVIDENCE AND JOHNSTON, RI. SINCE 1887, FHH HAS BEEN THE HEART OF NEIGHBORHOOD LIFE IN GREATER PROVIDENCE. FHH HAS BEEN THE AREA'S CONSTANT PRESENCE AND STRIVES TO RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. WE ACHIEVE THAT BY BUILDING, STRENGTHENING, AND SUSTAINING THE LIVES OF THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, ADULTS, AND SENIORS WHO VISIT US DAILY. FHH DEVELOPS PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THEIR CLIENTS. THE SERVICE AREAS THIS PROJECT WILL ADDRESS ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. ACCESS TO CARE; 2. OBESITY AND FOOD; 3. FINANCIAL LITERACY; 4. ASSISTING VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES. CAPITOL REGION RSVP VOLUNTEERS ALSO ASSIST WITH ACTIVITIES SUPPORTING VETERANS, VITA TAX PREPARATION SERVICES, FOOD DISTRIBUTION, FOOD COLLECTION, AND ASSISTING SOUP KITCHENS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 296 CAPITOL REGION RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL HAVE ASSISTED IN INCREASING SOCIAL SUPPORTS AND ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY FOR OLDER ADULTS, INCREASED ACCESS TO NUTRIENT RICH FOODS FOR ALL IN NEED, AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE CONTINUED INDEPENDENT LIVING OF OLDER ADULTS IN PROVIDENCE, JOHNSTON AND NORTH PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $65,292 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $37,102.00 IN MATCH/IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.

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RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

PURPOSE: THE VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) GRANT WAS ESTABLISHED AS A MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS WHO SUPPORT COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE VITA GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS WHO 1) EXTEND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN HARDEST TO REACH AREAS BOTH URBAN AND NON-URBAN; 2) INCREASE THE CAPACITY TO FILE RETURNS ELECTRONICALLY; 3) HEIGHTEN QUALITY CONTROL; 4) ENHANCE TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS; AND 5) SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE ACCURACY RATE OF RETURNS PREPARED AT VITA SITES. END GOAL/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: VITA GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE EXPECTED TO 1) FOLLOW EXISTING GUIDANCE GOVERNING VITA SITE OPERATIONS; 2) ENSURE AT LEAST 90% OF RETURNS PREPARED ARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHOSE INCOME IS EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC) THRESHOLDS; 2) FILE ALL ELIGIBLE RETURNS ELECTRONICALLY; 3) ACHIEVE 100% OF THEIR RETURN PRODUCTION GOALS; 4) BECOME MORE EFFICIENT WITH GRANT FUNDS; AND 5) SHOW INCREMENTAL INCREASES IN RETURN PREPARATION EACH YEAR. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: TAXPAYERS WHO ARE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, THOSE FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS A SECOND LANGUAGE, NATIVE AMERICANS, INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN RURAL AREAS, MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE ELDERLY. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: SUBRECIPIENTS MAY BE UTILIZED BY GRANT RECIPIENTS TO HELP DELIVER KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM AND MUST ADHERE TO GRANT PROGRAM GUIDELINES. BROADBAND: SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES RELATING TO BROADBAND USAGE ARE NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

PURPOSE: THE VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) GRANT WAS ESTABLISHED AS A MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS WHO SUPPORT COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE VITA GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS WHO 1) EXTEND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN HARDEST TO REACH AREAS BOTH URBAN AND NON-URBAN; 2) INCREASE THE CAPACITY TO FILE RETURNS ELECTRONICALLY; 3) HEIGHTEN QUALITY CONTROL; 4) ENHANCE TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS; AND 5) SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE ACCURACY RATE OF RETURNS PREPARED AT VITA SITES. END GOAL/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: VITA GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE EXPECTED TO 1) FOLLOW EXISTING GUIDANCE GOVERNING VITA SITE OPERATIONS; 2) ENSURE AT LEAST 90% OF RETURNS PREPARED ARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHOSE INCOME IS EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC) THRESHOLDS; 2) FILE ALL ELIGIBLE RETURNS ELECTRONICALLY; 3) ACHIEVE 100% OF THEIR RETURN PRODUCTION GOALS; 4) BECOME MORE EFFICIENT WITH GRANT FUNDS; AND 5) SHOW INCREMENTAL INCREASES IN RETURN PREPARATION EACH YEAR. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: TAXPAYERS WHO ARE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, THOSE FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS A SECOND LANGUAGE, NATIVE AMERICANS, INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN RURAL AREAS, MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE ELDERLY. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: SUBRECIPIENTS MAY BE UTILIZED BY GRANT RECIPIENTS TO HELP DELIVER KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM AND MUST ADHERE TO GRANT PROGRAM GUIDELINES. BROADBAND: SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES RELATING TO BROADBAND USAGE ARE NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

PURPOSE: THE VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) GRANT WAS ESTABLISHED AS A MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS WHO SUPPORT COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE VITA GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS WHO 1) EXTEND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN HARDEST TO REACH AREAS BOTH URBAN AND NON-URBAN; 2) INCREASE THE CAPACITY TO FILE RETURNS ELECTRONICALLY; 3) HEIGHTEN QUALITY CONTROL; 4) ENHANCE TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS; AND 5) SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE ACCURACY RATE OF RETURNS PREPARED AT VITA SITES. END GOAL/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: VITA GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE EXPECTED TO 1) FOLLOW EXISTING GUIDANCE GOVERNING VITA SITE OPERATIONS; 2) ENSURE AT LEAST 90% OF RETURNS PREPARED ARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHOSE INCOME IS EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC) THRESHOLDS; 2) FILE ALL ELIGIBLE RETURNS ELECTRONICALLY; 3) ACHIEVE 100% OF THEIR RETURN PRODUCTION GOALS; 4) BECOME MORE EFFICIENT WITH GRANT FUNDS; AND 5) SHOW INCREMENTAL INCREASES IN RETURN PREPARATION EACH YEAR. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: TAXPAYERS WHO ARE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, THOSE FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS A SECOND LANGUAGE, NATIVE AMERICANS, INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN RURAL AREAS, MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE ELDERLY. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: SUBRECIPIENTS MAY BE UTILIZED BY GRANT RECIPIENTS TO HELP DELIVER KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM AND MUST ADHERE TO GRANT PROGRAM GUIDELINES. BROADBAND: SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES RELATING TO BROADBAND USAGE ARE NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

PURPOSE: THE VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) GRANT WAS ESTABLISHED AS A MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS WHO SUPPORT COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE VITA GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS WHO 1) EXTEND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN HARDEST TO REACH AREAS BOTH URBAN AND NON-URBAN; 2) INCREASE THE CAPACITY TO FILE RETURNS ELECTRONICALLY; 3) HEIGHTEN QUALITY CONTROL; 4) ENHANCE TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS; AND 5) SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE ACCURACY RATE OF RETURNS PREPARED AT VITA SITES. END GOAL/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: VITA GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE EXPECTED TO 1) FOLLOW EXISTING GUIDANCE GOVERNING VITA SITE OPERATIONS; 2) ENSURE AT LEAST 90% OF RETURNS PREPARED ARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHOSE INCOME IS EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC) THRESHOLDS; 2) FILE ALL ELIGIBLE RETURNS ELECTRONICALLY; 3) ACHIEVE 100% OF THEIR RETURN PRODUCTION GOALS; 4) BECOME MORE EFFICIENT WITH GRANT FUNDS; AND 5) SHOW INCREMENTAL INCREASES IN RETURN PREPARATION EACH YEAR. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: TAXPAYERS WHO ARE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, THOSE FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS A SECOND LANGUAGE, NATIVE AMERICANS, INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN RURAL AREAS, MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE ELDERLY. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: SUBRECIPIENTS MAY BE UTILIZED BY GRANT RECIPIENTS TO HELP DELIVER KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM AND MUST ADHERE TO GRANT PROGRAM GUIDELINES. BROADBAND: SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES RELATING TO BROADBAND USAGE ARE NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

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RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

PURPOSE: THE VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) GRANT WAS ESTABLISHED AS A MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS WHO SUPPORT COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE VITA GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS WHO 1) EXTEND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN HARDEST TO REACH AREAS BOTH URBAN AND NON-URBAN; 2) INCREASE THE CAPACITY TO FILE RETURNS ELECTRONICALLY; 3) HEIGHTEN QUALITY CONTROL; 4) ENHANCE TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS; AND 5) SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE ACCURACY RATE OF RETURNS PREPARED AT VITA SITES. END GOAL/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: VITA GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE EXPECTED TO 1) FOLLOW EXISTING GUIDANCE GOVERNING VITA SITE OPERATIONS; 2) ENSURE AT LEAST 90% OF RETURNS PREPARED ARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHOSE INCOME IS EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC) THRESHOLDS; 2) FILE ALL ELIGIBLE RETURNS ELECTRONICALLY; 3) ACHIEVE 100% OF THEIR RETURN PRODUCTION GOALS; 4) BECOME MORE EFFICIENT WITH GRANT FUNDS; AND 5) SHOW INCREMENTAL INCREASES IN RETURN PREPARATION EACH YEAR. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: TAXPAYERS WHO ARE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, THOSE FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS A SECOND LANGUAGE, NATIVE AMERICANS, INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN RURAL AREAS, MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE ELDERLY. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: SUBRECIPIENTS MAY BE UTILIZED BY GRANT RECIPIENTS TO HELP DELIVER KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM AND MUST ADHERE TO GRANT PROGRAM GUIDELINES. BROADBAND: SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES RELATING TO BROADBAND USAGE ARE NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

PURPOSE: THE VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) GRANT WAS ESTABLISHED AS A MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS WHO SUPPORT COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE VITA GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS WHO 1) EXTEND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN HARDEST TO REACH AREAS BOTH URBAN AND NON-URBAN; 2) INCREASE THE CAPACITY TO FILE RETURNS ELECTRONICALLY; 3) HEIGHTEN QUALITY CONTROL; 4) ENHANCE TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS; AND 5) SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE ACCURACY RATE OF RETURNS PREPARED AT VITA SITES. END GOAL/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: VITA GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE EXPECTED TO 1) FOLLOW EXISTING GUIDANCE GOVERNING VITA SITE OPERATIONS; 2) ENSURE AT LEAST 90% OF RETURNS PREPARED ARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHOSE INCOME IS EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC) THRESHOLDS; 2) FILE ALL ELIGIBLE RETURNS ELECTRONICALLY; 3) ACHIEVE 100% OF THEIR RETURN PRODUCTION GOALS; 4) BECOME MORE EFFICIENT WITH GRANT FUNDS; AND 5) SHOW INCREMENTAL INCREASES IN RETURN PREPARATION EACH YEAR. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: TAXPAYERS WHO ARE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, THOSE FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS A SECOND LANGUAGE, NATIVE AMERICANS, INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN RURAL AREAS, MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE ELDERLY. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: SUBRECIPIENTS MAY BE UTILIZED BY GRANT RECIPIENTS TO HELP DELIVER KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM AND MUST ADHERE TO GRANT PROGRAM GUIDELINES. BROADBAND: SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES RELATING TO BROADBAND USAGE ARE NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

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PROVIDENCE EITC/VITA INITIATIVE