[CircleUp] Reminder - VITA Grant Application Period Closes 9/2/08 and Tips on a Complete Package

[Stewart Sarkozy]

From: Quiller Carol M <carol.quiller at irs.gov>
To: edgpj at aol.com
Sent: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:45 am
Subject: FW: Reminder - VITA Grant Application Period Closes 9/2/08

Please share throughout your network.

 

 

Please send a gentle reminder to your partners that the closing deadline
for the VITA Grant is fast approaching.  All grant applications must be
received in the Grant Program Office by September 2, 2008.   So far,
approximately 38% of the applications received are incomplete.  This
ranges from minor errors to most of the information missing.  

 

The most common errors so far have been:

*	CD not included- we are requiring a CD containing all
application documents to be submitted when submitting by mail 
*	Matching funds documentation- commitment letters not included,
no detail or calculation to explain how they arrived at the dollar
amounts. 
*	DUNS number missing 
*	Incomplete and/or missing forms- some information is completed
on the form but not all, or one or more of the forms are not included. 
*	Missing certification documents- there are a number of
certification documents required, applications are missing one or more
in many cases.

To date we have made contact with the applicant to request missing
information.  I can say that up to this point the applications with the
most errors are not established program partners. Applications that are
incomplete or not received by September 2 cannot be considered.  We will
not have the luxury of contacting the applicants in time once the bulk
of them come in.  

 

Please encourage your partners to read and follow the requirements that
are outlined in Publication 4671.  Specifically, they need to use the
Application Package Submission Checklist found in Appendix B, page 65 of
the Pub 4671.

 

I have included the link to the latest FAQ's that I would appreciate you
sharing with your partners as well.  They may even want to save it as a
favorite!  We have categorized the questions for easier and faster
searching.

 

http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=185333,00.html

 

Thank You,

 

Libby Blair

Chief, Grant Program Office (GPO)

Phone: 404-338-8424

email address: elizabeth.blair at irs.gov

GPO Email Address: Grant.Program.Office at irs.gov

 

The information contained in this electronic message, including any
attachments, from Libby Blair, Chief,  Grant Program Office,  may be
confidential and/or privileged.  If you are not the intended recipient,
you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or
use of this information is strictly prohibited.  If you have received
this communication in error, please notify Libby Blair immediately by
e-mail or by telephone at 404-338-8424, and destroy this communication.
Thank You.

 

 

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