
If you know about waste, fraud, abuse, misconduct, mismanagement, or whistleblower reprisal relating to a AmeriCorps employee, program, operation, grant or contract, you may report it to the AmeriCorps OIG Hotline. AmeriCorps OIG has jurisdiction over disclosures involving AmeriCorps employees, programs, operations, grants, and contracts, including these AmeriCorps programs:
- AmeriCorps State and National
- AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America)
- AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps)
- FEMA Corps
- Senior Corps (Foster Grandparent, Senior Companion, and RSVP)
CNCS-OIG also has jurisdiction to investigate allegations of whistleblower retaliation involving:
- Employees of AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps grantees, subgrantees, contractors and subcontractors.
Examples of matters to be reported to AmeriCorps OIG:
- Any suspected criminal activity or violations of law, such as:
- Any other misconduct in connection with operations, programs, activities, contracts, subcontracts, grants or subgrants;
- Mismanagement, abuse of authority or other misconduct by any AmeriCorps personnel.
The following matters are NOT generally investigated by AmeriCorps OIG:
- 911 emergencies
- EEO Complaints (For such matters, please refer to the AmeriCorps Equal Employment Opportunity Office)
Fiscal Year 2011 Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) Evaluation of AmeriCorps
Fiscal Year 2013 Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) Evaluation of the Corporation for National and Community Service
Fiscal Year 2014 Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) Evaluation of AmeriCorps
Performance Audit of AmeriCorps Seniors Grantees’ Financial Management Systems
The audit of 15 AmeriCorps Seniors grantees found that their financial management systems did not comply with Federal regulations and grant terms and conditions. As a result of these deficiencies, we identified $268,627 in questioned Federal costs and $377,199 in non-compliant match costs reported...
Performance Audit of AmeriCorps’ Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) for Fiscal Year 2022
In 2019, Congress enacted the Payment Integrity Information Act (PIIA) to update required reporting on agencies’ improper payments. PIIA requires agencies to review and identify programs and activities that may be susceptible to significant improper payments, estimate the improper payments rates in...
Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023
Performance Audit of AmeriCorps' Charge Card Program for Fiscal Year 2021
In accordance with the Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012), AmeriCorps, a Federal grant-making agency, is responsible for establishing and maintaining safeguards and internal controls for its government card program. The government card program is composed of purchase cards used by...
Fiscal Year 2022 Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) Evaluation of AmeriCorps
The fiscal year 2022 FISMA evaluation concluded that AmeriCorps’ information security program remains ineffective. Control weaknesses in the following areas prevent AmeriCorps’ cybersecurity program from maturing: (1) mobile devices, (2) IT asset inventory management, (3) vulnerability and patch...