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Assistance listing · 21.009
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program
Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 21.009, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.
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Federal agencies obligated $40M in awards under assistance listing 21.009, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program, in FY2026, and $145M over the five fiscal years since FY2023; the program ranks 672 of 988 on this site.
Obligations were about level on FY2025 ($39M), with $0 so far in FY2027.
The largest recipient organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 were Aarp Foundation ($12M), Campaign for Working Families, Inc ($4.0M) and Accounting Aid Society ($3.3M).
By place of performance, the most money went to PA and MI.
Obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest program FY2026
| Measure | This program | Grants to States for Medicaid | All assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligations, FY2026 | $40M | $722B | $4.4T |
| Five-year total | $145M | $2.6T | $17T |
| Share of all assistance obligations, five years | 0% | 15.2% | 100% |
Largest recipients $1.0M+ award value since FY2023
| # | Organisation | Awards | Award value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aarp Foundation | 4 | $12M |
| 2 | Campaign for Working Families, Inc | 3 | $4.0M |
| 3 | Accounting Aid Society | 3 | $3.3M |
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards
Where the money goes
Largest awards since FY2023
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aarp Foundation | Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $4.0M | 3 Feb 2026 | — | USAspending |
| Aarp Foundation | Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $3.5M | 22 Jan 2025 | — | USAspending |
| Aarp Foundation | Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.5M | 15 Apr 2024 | — | USAspending |
| Aarp Foundation | Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.2M | 14 Mar 2023 | — | USAspending |
| Campaign for Working Families, Inc | Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $1.5M | 15 Apr 2024 | PA | USAspending |
| Campaign for Working Families, Inc | Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $1.3M | 22 Jan 2025 | PA | USAspending |
| Campaign for Working Families, Inc | Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $1.3M | 4 Feb 2026 | PA | USAspending |
| Accounting Aid Society | Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $1.1M | 12 Feb 2026 | MI | USAspending |
| Accounting Aid Society | Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $1.1M | 16 Apr 2024 | MI | USAspending |
| Accounting Aid Society | Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $1.1M | 22 Jan 2025 | MI | USAspending |
Other programs numbered 21.xxx
- 21.033 Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Equitable Recovery Program (CDFI ERP) $1.7B
- 21.020 Community Development Financial Institutions Program $807M
- 21.011 Capital Magnet Fund $568M
- 21.015 Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States $423M
- 21.031 State Small Business Credit Initiative Technical Assistance Grant Program $173M
- 21.029 Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund $126M
- 21.012 Native Initiatives $100M
- 21.034 State Small Business Credit Initiative Competitive Technical Assistance Program $75M
- 21.017 Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act (SIPPRA) $45M
Questions and answers
How much is obligated under assistance listing 21.009?
$40M in FY2026 and $145M over the five fiscal years since FY2023, counting every award type recorded under the listing (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance and other assistance). Obligations are commitments, not payments.
Who receives the most under Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program?
Aarp Foundation ($12M), Campaign for Working Families, Inc ($4.0M), Accounting Aid Society ($3.3M). Individuals are never listed; where a program pays individuals, USAspending records aggregated rows that appear here as "not shown".
What is an assistance listing (CFDA) number?
A five-digit number that identifies a federal financial assistance program on SAM.gov (formerly the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance). Every grant, loan, direct payment or other assistance award on USAspending carries one; contracts do not.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending by category (assistance listing) by fiscal year, recipient cross-tabulation for FY2022–FY2025 and award search, loaded 30 Sep 2026. State figures come from each state's top-100 listing table, so small amounts in a state may be missing. See methodology.