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AmeriCorps Recouped $2,825 from Funds Misallocated to a Former Commission Employee

2024
CaseID2019-023
Investigation
AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General
AmeriCorps

The AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General (AmeriCorps OIG) investigated allegations that the former Executive Director (ED) of the Volunteer and Community Service Commission of Puerto Rico (Commission) attempted to use AmeriCorps funds to award a sole-source contract to a close friend, required...

AmeriCorps Issued a Debt Collection Notice and Revised Policy After Issues Were Identified with a Contractor’s Invoices

2024
CaseID2018-004
Investigation
AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General
AmeriCorps

The AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General (AmeriCorps OIG) investigated allegations that a contractor submitted invoices under its Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with AmeriCorps that included unallowable and/or unsupported costs. AmeriCorps OIG’s investigation foundevidence that the contractor...

Performance Audit of AmeriCorps Grants Awarded to YouthBuild USA

2024
OIG-AR-24-05
Audit
AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General
AmeriCorps

The audit of AmeriCorps grants awarded to YouthBuild USA found that AmeriCorps was aware of inconsistencies between Federal Statute and Federal Regulations concerning limitations on Federal share of member living allowance and member support costs beginning in 2009 and neither updated its Federal...

Audit of AmeriCorps Grants Awarded to the Puerto Rico Commission for Volunteerism and Community Service

2024
OIG-AR-23-07
Audit
AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General
AmeriCorps

The audit of AmeriCorps grants awarded to the Puerto Rico Commission for Volunteerism and Community Service (the Commission) and two of its subgrantees found that the Commission and subgrantees did not comply with Federal regulations and AmeriCorps grant terms and conditions resulting in $625,446 in...

AmeriCorps Disallowed Hours for Prohibited Lobbying Activity

2024
CaseID2023-048
Investigation
AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General
AmeriCorps

The AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General (AmeriCorps OIG) investigated an allegation that College Possible staff and an AmeriCorps member were lobbying at the state capitol in Olympia, WA. AmeriCorps OIG’s investigation substantiated the allegation, and confirmed that only one member was in...

AmeriCorps VISTA Site Violated Program Requirements by Employing a VISTA Member

2024
CaseID2023-039
Investigation
AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General
AmeriCorps

The AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General (AmeriCorps OIG) investigated allegations that AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) members were paid as employees of the Mississippi Center for Re-Entry (MSCRE) while simultaneously receiving an AmeriCorps living allowance for service at the...

AmeriCorps Disallowed Education Award Costs of Over $90,000 Due to Inadequate Compelling Personal Circumstance Documentation

2024
CaseID2019-050
Investigation
AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General
AmeriCorps

The AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General (AmeriCorps OIG) investigated an allegation that Teach for America (TFA) improperly exited an AmeriCorps member (member) for Compelling Personal Circumstances (CPCs) who allegedly provided a fictitious reason for a CPC exit in order to participate in a...

AmeriCorps NCCC Updated Policies and Procedures Regarding Sexual Assault Allegations

2024
CaseID2019-049
Investigation
AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General
AmeriCorps

The AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General (AmeriCorps OIG) received an allegation that a former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Corps member with the National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) was sexually assaulted while on deployment. It was further alleged that NCCC failed to...

AmeriCorps Declined to Disallow Costs After a Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) Grantee Dissolved

2024
CaseID2022-122
Investigation
AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General
AmeriCorps

The AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General (AmeriCorps OIG) investigated allegations ofnoncompliance with grant terms and conditions stemming from the AmeriCorps Office ofMonitoring’s (OM) review of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program – Volunteers in Service(RSVP-VIS)

AmeriCorps OIG Found a Grantee Maintained Inadequate Financial Records and Had Inadequate Program Oversight

2024
CaseID2022-058
Investigation
AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General
AmeriCorps

The AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General (AmeriCorps OIG) investigated allegations of fraud, waste, and mismanagement at the Harrison County Council on Aging’s (HCCA) Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) in Bethany, MO. HCCA was unable to produce financial records related to its RSVP...

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