Prohibited Use or Display of Names and Logos for Certain Activities. The recipient or subrecipient may not use or display the AmeriCorps name or logo, or the AmeriCorps Seniors name or logo in connection with any activity prohibited by statute or regulation, including any political activities.
Prohibited Use or Display of Names and Logos for Certain Activities. The recipient or subrecipient may not use or display the AmeriCorps name or logo, or the AmeriCorps Seniors name or logo in connection with any activity prohibited by statute or regulation, including any political activities.
I. REPORTING OF FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE Recipients must contact the OIG and their Portfolio Manager without delay when they first suspect:
1. Any criminal activity or violations of law has occurred, such as: • Fraud, theft, conversion, misappropriation, embezzlement, or misuse of funds or property by any person, including AmeriCorps personnel, grantees, or contractors—even if no federal funds or property was involved; • Submission of a false claim or a false statement by any person in connection with any AmeriCorps program, activity, grant or operations; • Concealment, forgery, falsification, or unauthorized destruction of government or program records; • Corruption, bribery, kickbacks, acceptance of illegal gratuities, extortion, or conflicts of interest in connection with operations, programs, activities, contracts, or grants; • Other misconduct in connection with operations, programs, activities, contracts, or grants; or • Mismanagement, abuse of authority, or other misconduct by AmeriCorps personnel.
2. Fraud, waste, or abuse. • Fraud occurs when someone is intentionally dishonest or uses intentional misrepresentation or misleading omission to receive something of value or to deprive someone, including the government, of something of value. • Waste occurs when taxpayers do not receive reasonable value for their money in connection with a government-funded activity due to an inappropriate act or omission by people with control over or access to government resources. • Abuse is behavior that is deficient, objectively unreasonable, or improper under the circumstances. Abuse also includes the misuse of authority or position for personal financial gain or the gain of an immediate or close family member or business associate. The OIG maintains a hotline to receive this information, which can be reached via a web-based hotline portal or by telephone at (000) 000-0000. Upon request, OIG will take appropriate measures to protect the identity of any individual who reports misconduct, as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended. Reports to OIG may also be made anonymously.
