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37 1. What Happens after I’m Awarded The IRS will send notification to individual award recipients. Awarded applicants receive a package including the cooperative agreement and other documents for acceptance of the grant. This package is sent to the email address indicated on the Form 14204, TCE Program Application Checklist and Contact Sheet. The applicant must sign and return the agreement and requested documents. If the actual award amount is different from the requested award amount, the award applicant will need to provide revised documents upon notification of being awarded, e.g., Form 8653, TCE Program Application Plan. Recipients are cautioned to review all award documents including the terms and conditions specific to the award agreement (either single year/multi-year award) in their entirety prior to signing. The terms and conditions can be found on the TCE webpage. The notification will clearly detail what needs to be revised. Once the documents are signed and returned, you are provided the name, address, telephone number, and email address of the IRS grant officer assigned your file. It may or may not be the individual assigned the application before award. Your organization is assigned a grant officer that will work with you throughout the entire grant period. This is your point of contact for any questions or concerns that you may have. You are asked to provide revised documents, if applicable, and provide additional documents required to establish your account in the Payment Management System (PMS). • Form 9661, Cooperative Agreement, must be signed by an authorized representative with authority to enter into a binding agreement on behalf of the organization. • Program Plan and Budget Plan narratives may need to be revised based on the award amount if the program performance cannot be accomplished as originally submitted because of a reduction in the requested award amount. • Financial plan information, such as the Form 8653, when all funds requested are not awarded. • Contact sheet listing approved individuals we can discuss your application with and your election to share contact information with other grant recipients and non-grant recipients involved in the TCE or VITA programs. If the Federal government is operating under a Continuing Resolution (CR), TCE grant funding is not available until the IRS receives a final appropriation. An anticipated award amount is provided to the organization in their acceptance email. If the IRS receives less funding in the final appropriation that what anticipated, award amounts may be reduced. 2. Publication 4883, Grant Programs Resource Guide For more information on the requirements of the program after the grant is awarded see Publication 4883, Grant Programs Resource Guide, which can be downloaded from our TCE website at:https://www.irs.gov/individuals/irs- vita-and-tce-grants. This resource guide was developed to provide guidance to recipients of the TCE and/or VITA Grant Programs. The TCE and VITA grant programs are administered by the Grant Program Office within theTaxpayer Services Division, Stakeholder Partnerships, Education, and Communication (SPEC) organization. This resource guide supplements information provided in Publication 1101, Application Package and Guidelines for Managing a TCE Program, and Publication 4671, Helping You Help Others VITA Grant Program Overview and Application Instructions. It should be used as a reference tool for all TCE and VITA grant recipients and by prospective applicants when directed to do so as a resource in understanding the requirements of the two grant programs. Evaluation Process