AmeriCorps Members Recorded Excessive, Unsupported Service Hours on Timesheets
2019
2018-040
Investigation
AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General
AmeriCorps
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AmeriCorps
Agencies
AmeriCorps
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What to Report to the OIG Hotline
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.
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline
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)
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AmeriCorps Member Performed Prohibited Religious Activities
2019
2018-033
Investigation
AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General
AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps Program Directed an AmeriCorps Member to Perform Staff Work, Results in Disallowed Hours and Additional Training
2019
2018-009
Investigation
AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General
AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps Grantee Overpaid Program Staff Resulting in Disallowed Costs
2019
2018-006
Investigation
AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General
AmeriCorps
Agreed-Upon Procedures for Corporation for National and Community Service Grants Awarded to the Delaware Governor’s Commission on Community and Volunteer Service
2019
19-10
Audit
AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General
AmeriCorps
The agreed-upon procedures review of AmeriCorps grant funds awarded to the Delaware Governor’s Commission on Community and Volunteer Service (DGCCVS), and two subgrantees, Division of Parks and Recreation and Reading Assist Institute, identified questioned Federal costs of $11,463, questioned match...
AmeriCorps Grantee Failed to Conduct Compliant National Service Criminal History Checks
2019
2018-032
Investigation
AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General
AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps VISTA Members Tasked with Service Outside the Scope of the Grant and Duties Otherwise Performed by Employees
2019
2018-026
Investigation
AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General
AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps Grantee Overcharges Grant for Staff Salary Payments
2019
2018-010
Investigation
AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General
AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps VISTA Grantee Failed to Conduct a Compliant National Service Criminal History Check
2019
2018-013
Investigation
AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General
AmeriCorps
Performance Audit of the Corporation for National and Community Service's Compliance with the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 for Fiscal Year 2018
2019
19-04
Audit
AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General
AmeriCorps
Despite a continuous focus on improving its Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 (IPERA) compliance program, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) remains unable to reliably estimate the amount or the rate of improper payments in the AmeriCorps State and...