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AmeriCorps Disallowed Over $100,000 in Unsupported and Questionable Expenses Charged by a Grantee

Report Number
Case ID 2019-057

The AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General (AmeriCorps OIG) investigated allegations that City Year, Inc.’s Chicago office (CYC) made unallowable charges on its procurement cards. AmeriCorps OIG reviewed CYC’s procurement card expenses and identified nearly $114,000 in questionable and unsupported expenses charged to AmeriCorps funds between 2014 and 2019.

Investigation

AmeriCorps Disallowed Over $19,000 in Education Awards After Grantee Used Members to Displace Staff

Report Number
Case ID 2020-031

The AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General (AmeriCorps OIG) investigated an allegation that the Perry County School District (PCSD) in New Augusta, Mississippi enrolled PCSD employees in its Grow Your Own Teacher AmeriCorps program as full-time AmeriCorps members (members) and had them perform the same duties as members that they performed as PCSD employees.

Investigation

Performance Audit of AmeriCorps Grants Awarded to Serve DC

Report Number
OIG-AR-24-06

The performance audit of AmeriCorps grants awarded to Serve DC, the Mayor’s Office on Volunteerism and Partnership, and three of its 16 subgrantees (including the Jumpstart for Young Children, Center for Inspired Teaching, and Inspired Teaching Demonstration Public Charter School) identified approximately $1.7 million of questioned Federal and match costs covering three calendar years from 2017 through 2019. The Inspired Teaching Demonstration Public Charter School became the Center for Inspired Teaching and had no claimed costs.

Audit