Investigative Reports

An anonymous hotline complainant alleged AmeriCorps members were not paid their stipends due to timesheets their supervisor lost. The complainant also alleged the program was mismanaged and members were treated poorly by their supervisors.

A former AmeriCorps member contacted the hotline alleging that CNCS Management and grantee personnel failed to follow proper grievance procedures when they improperly terminated the member.

A hotline complainant alleged that a Florida Senior Corps grantee (1) inaccurately allocated staff time between the Senior Companion Program (SCP), Foster Grandparent Program (FGP), and Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) grants; and (2) improperly used of Senior Corps volunteers (volunteers) assigned to SCP, resulting in inaccurate charges to the Senior Corps grants and noncompliance with program requirements. During the investigation CNCS-OIG investigators determined management staff allowed a majority of their volunteers to serve without a properly completed National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW) check.

A hotline complainant alleged that AmeriCorps members assigned to a California grantee performed services outside the scope of the veterans and military families grant.

This Newsletter provides a bimonthly summary of selected investigative accomplishments.

CNCS-OIG investigators determined that District of Columbia Commission officials misused Federal program funds when they purchased T-shirts for events held by the Mayor's Office. As a result of the investigation and CNCS program and grant officials' review, management recovered $45,455.29 in disallowed and misspent funds.

An investigation was initiated based on information received by CNCS management that a Foster Grandparent Program volunteer was arrested by the Laramie County Sheriff's Office for allegedly touching a child inappropriately.

CNCS-OIG investigators found that a Nevada Commission employee violated the Commission's conflict of interest policy when the employee received a small item from an AmeriCorps subgrantee for his personal business.