AmeriCorps frees recovery funds despite scrutiny over failed audits
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson celebrated the release of $400 million taxpayer dollars, despite that AmeriCorps failed eight consecutive audits.
Western North Carolina has been approved for more than $124 million in recovery funding
The N.C. Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service under the office of Gov. Roy Cooper has agreed to a settlement with the federal government after an investigation alleged falsified timecards and compliance documents for grants from the federal AmeriCorps program. AmeriCorps is a federal volunteer grant program established in 1993 to connect and fund students...