AmeriCorps OIG

AmeriCorps OIG protects the integrity of national service by providing independent oversight of AmeriCorps. Report any instances of fraud, waste, and abuse in AmeriCorps programs or operations to the AmeriCorps OIG Hotline.

: Semiannual reports are how we inform our stakeholders of our impact. During the second half of FY 2025, investigations conducted by our office resulted in the recovery of $1.03 million in Federal funds.
We'll publish our report for the first half of FY 2026 soon.

: We report semiannually the number of recommendations for corrective action we make from audit reports. During the final half of FY 2025, our office issued one audit report resulting in 6 recommendations. We'll publish our report on the first half of FY 2026 soon.

AmeriCorps OIG submitted a Budget Comment that the Office of Management and Budget included in the President’s budget request to Congress. Read it here: https://www.americorpsoig.gov/about/congressional-budget-justifications

We published a report examining the impact of AmeriCorps' staff and funding reductions on AmeriCorps’ ability to monitor their over $1 billion grant portfolio. Find it here: https://www.americorpsoig.gov/alerts-and-advisories/impact-reports

: are impersonating AmeriCorps OIG through phishing emails asking you to verify information and warning that it will revoke licenses. Don't be fooled. AmeriCorps OIG will NEVER demand you verify information nor revoke anything.

A former executive of Chicago-area non-profits was sentenced to prison for $1.9 Million fraud schemes involving Department of Education and AmeriCorps funds.
Thank you to our partners Education OIG, DOJ, IRS, and FBI for their work on this matter.

Former Executive of Chicago-Area Non-Profit Sentenced to Prison for $1.9 Million Fraud Schemes BARBARA HARRIS misappropriated nearly $1.9 million through a pair of fraud schemes.