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)
Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2018 - September 30, 2018
Audit of the Corporation for National and Community Service’s (CNCS) Fiscal Year 2018 National Service Trust Fund Financial Statements
For the second year in a row, an independent audit of CNCS’s National Service Trust Fund Fiscal Year 2018 financial statements resulted in a disclaimer of opinion, the worst possible outcome for a financial statement audit. CNCS did not cure the three material weaknesses and one significant...
Audit of the Corporation for National and Community Service’s (CNCS) Fiscal Year 2018 Consolidated Financial Statements
For the second year in a row, an independent audit of CNCS’s consolidated Fiscal Year 2018 financial statements resulted in a disclaimer of opinion, the worst possible outcome for a financial statement audit. CNCS did not cure the four material weaknesses and one significant deficiency identified in...
Management Alert: Senior Corps Proposed Regulatory Changes Likely to Reduce Service to Communities and Requires Further Analysis
The Corporation for National and Community Service, Office of Inspector General (CNCS-OIG) issued a Management Alert to express our concerns over the following proposed regulatory changes to the Senior Corps Program, which do not appear to have undergone adequate risk assessment prior to the...
Agreed-Upon Procedures for the Corporation for National and Community Service Grants Awarded to New Mexico Commission for Community Volunteerism
An agreed-upon procedures (AUP) review of AmeriCorps grant funds to the New Mexico Commission for Community Volunteerism (NMCCV) and two subgrantees during the period of January 1, 2015 through March 31, 2017, identified questioned Federal costs totaling $29,627 and matching costs of $121,996, as...
VISTA Program Evaluation
The Corporation for National and Community Service, Office of Inspector General (CNCS-OIG) conducted an evaluation of the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program to assess its effectiveness. CNCS-OIG’s evaluation focused on member activity, project sustainability, and member attrition.CNCS...
Agreed-Upon Procedures for the Corporation for National and Community Service Grants Awarded to SerVermont
The agreed-upon procedures (AUP) review of AmeriCorps grant funds to SerVermont, Vermont’s State Service Commission and two subrecipients identified questioned Federal costs totaling $122,551, questioned matching costs of $38,746, questioned Education Awards of $40,342 and compliance findings. The...
Final Management Alert: Serious Weaknesses in National Civilian Community Corps Recruiting Contract May Jeopardize Program Success
The Corporation for National and Community Service, Office of Inspector General (CNCS-OIG) conducted a review to determine whether the $2.6 million NCCC member recruitment contract is structured to meet the crucial goal of annually filling the 1,200 Traditional NCCC and 1,000 FEMA Corps vacancies...