AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigated allegations that The DREAM Program (DREAM), an AmeriCorps State and National grantee based out of Winooski, VT, wrongfully terminated AmeriCorps members and a former DREAM employee embezzled approximately $40,000. During the investigation, AmeriCorps OIG uncovered information indicating DREAM received improper payments due to receiving funding through the Paycheck Protection Program for payroll expenses covered under DREAM’s AmeriCorps grants.

AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigated allegations related to American YouthWorks’ (AYW) Casa Verde Builders’ (CVB) AmeriCorps program, a subgrant under The Corps Network Opportunity Youth Service Initiative (OYSI). The allegations included that an AYW CVB Director directed AmeriCorps members (members) to conduct service activities outside of their member service agreements and work on projects for a business in which the Director had a financial interest.

The audit of AmeriCorps’ Grants Awarded to California Volunteers identified that California Volunteers and three of the seven subrecipients audited did not manage AmeriCorps grants and expend AmeriCorps funds in accordance with grant terms and conditions and applicable Federal laws and regulations.

David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that the Affirmative Civil Enforcement (ACE) Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut recovered more than $9.2 million since June 2026 through settlement agreements resolving allegations that various companies violated the False Claims Act by providing false information to obtain millions of dollars in pandemic-related Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for which they were not eligible.

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia announced that it reached a civil settlement agreement with the Hawaii Commission for National and Community Service and the University of Hawaii whereby the University will pay $499,950 to resolve allegations that the Commission and the University violated the False Claims Act by making false certifications to AmeriCorps that the agency's grant and sub-grant funds were used for authorized purposes and in compliance with grant and sub-grant terms.

Richeline Anisso Fung pleaded guilty to making false, fictitious, or fraudulent claims while working as a full-time employee for the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (DHS-CISA).

A former Chicago school principal and two others have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in procurement fraud schemes that defrauded a pair of school systems and a non-profit organization out of more than $1 million.

The Payment Integrity Information Act (PIIA) requires agencies to annually review and identify programs and activities that may be susceptible to significant improper payments, estimate the improper payment rates in agency programs, and report on their actions to reduce and recover those payments. For FY 2025, AmeriCorps met seven of ten PIIA compliance requirements.

AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigated allegations that Operation Upward, an AmeriCorps State and National (ASN) subgrantee based out of Jackson, MS, and its Executive Director, Robrelle Murray, engaged in fraud and misappropriation of AmeriCorps funds.

AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigated allegations that Chinle Chapter, a tribal governmentbased out of Chinle, AZ, paid AmeriCorps member (member) stipends based on the number of hours served ina pay period, engaged in displacement activities, failed to provide adequate training or supervision ofmembers, and retaliated against members who reported various concerns.