The State EITC Rapid Response Fund (RRF) has awarded the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center $30,000 to supports efforts to expand the state EITC to ITIN holders. This is the seventh RRF award made in 2021.
Washington state lawmakers passed legislation to fully fund the Working Families Tax Credit, or Recovery Rebate – worth 10% of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) – with bipartisan support. The annual cash rebate worth up to $1,200 will reach 420,000 households across the state. With the passage of House Bill 1297, Washington state…
This year-end report provides an overview of state EITC rapid response and campaign awards in 2020.
The EITC Pooled has awarded rapid response funds to six states (GA, LA, NM, OK, OR, WA) in February 2021.
New Jersey expanded their state EITC to younger workers (June 2020).
Read about work accomplished and lessons learned in the 2019 EITC Rapid Response Fund Year-in-Review report!
In March 2019, the EITC Pooled Fund made Rapid Response Fund awards in California, Hawaii, New York, Maine, Rhode Island, Utah, Wisconsin, and Washington.
New EITC Rapid Response Fund awards to Missouri Budget Project and New Mexico Voices for Children in January 2019.
Read about work accomplished and lessons learned in the 2018 EITC Rapid Response Fund Year-in-Review report!