[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 16657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06494]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Program; Availability of 
Application Packages

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document provides notice of the availability of 
Application Packages for the 2022 Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) 
Program.

DATES: Application instructions are available electronically from the 
IRS on May 1, 2021 by visiting: IRS.gov (key word search--``TCE'') or 
through Grants.gov by searching the Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance (CFDA) Number 21.006. The deadline for applying to the IRS 
for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Program is June 1, 2021. 
All applications must be submitted through Grants.gov.

ADDRESSES: Internal Revenue Service, Grant Program Office, 5000 Ellin 
Road, NCFB C4-110, SE:W:CAR:SPEC:FO:GPO, Lanham, Maryland 20706.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Grant Program Office via their email 
address at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority for the Tax Counseling for the 
Elderly (TCE) Program is contained in Section 163 of the Revenue Act of 
1978, Public Law 95-600, (92 Stat. 12810), November 6, 1978. 
Regulations were published in the Federal Register at 44 FR 72113 on 
December 13, 1979. Section 163 gives the IRS authority to enter into 
cooperative agreements with private or public non-profit agencies or 
organizations to establish a network of trained volunteers to provide 
free tax information and return preparation assistance to elderly 
individuals. Elderly individuals are defined as individuals age 60 and 
over at the close of their taxable year. Because applications are being 
solicited before the FY 2021 budget has been approved, cooperative 
agreements will be entered into subject to the appropriation of funds.

Carol Quiller,
Chief, Grant Program Office, IRS, Stakeholder Partnerships, Education & 
Communication.
[FR Doc. 2021-06494 Filed 3-29-21; 8:45 am]
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