
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)
CNCS Elects Not to Require Grantees to Review Sub-grantee Budgets with Multiple Awards to Prevent Overbudgeting and Overlapping Costs. CNCS Disallowed Funds for Excess Living Allowances Paid to AmeriCorps Members
FISCAL YEAR 2019 FEDERAL INFORMATION SECURITY MODERNIZATION ACT EVALUATION OF THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
The information security program of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has been assessed as not effective with little progress over the past three years. While security training remains an area of strength at CNCS, performance in this area is outweighed by the substantial...
AmeriCorps Grantee Employee Debarred for Falsification of Criminal History Check
Former AmeriCorps Member Enters Into Civil False Claims Act Settlement with Department of Justice for Falsifying Timesheets and is Debarred for Two Years
AmeriCorps Member Debarred for Falsification of Timesheets; Grantee Required to Repay Funds for Improper Education Awards
Grantee Employee Debarred for Falsification of Criminal History Checks
Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2019 – September 30, 2019
The Corporation for National and Community Service, Office of Inspector General (CNCS-OIG) presents its Fall 2019 Semiannual Report, covering the six-month period of April 1, 2019 – September 30, 2019.
Audit of the Corporation for National and Community Service’s Fiscal Year 2019 National Service Trust Fund Financial Statements
For the third year in a row, an independent audit of CNCS’s National Service Trust Fund Fiscal Year 2019 financial statements resulted in a disclaimer of opinion, the worst possible outcome for a financial statement audit. CNCS cured none of the three material weaknesses and one significant...
Audit of the Corporation for National and Community Service’s (CNCS) Fiscal Year 2019 Consolidated Financial Statements
For the third year in a row, an independent audit of CNCS’s consolidated Fiscal Year 2019 financial statements resulted in a disclaimer of opinion, the worst possible outcome for a financial statement audit. CNCS cured none of the ten material weaknesses and two significant deficiencies from the...