United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Health, Education, and Human Services Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-08-29 monographic deposited born digital 77 p. GA 1.13:HEHS-95-222 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-222 P0b002ee18038bef8 f:he95222 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-222 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-222 HEHS-95-222 Volunteer services Community development programs Educational programs Student financial aid Employment or training programs Federal/state relations Gifts or gratuities Appropriated funds Grants-in-aid AmeriCorps Letter Report HEHS Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the public and private resources being used to support the Corporation for National and Community Service's AmeriCorps*USA program, focusing on: (1) the amount of funds and in-kind contributions used to support program participants; (2) the per-participant and per-service-hour allocation of program resources; and (3) program objectives, anticipated benefits, and achievements to date.<p/>GAO found that: (1) for program year 1994 to 1995, Corporation resources available per program participant totalled $17,600, while total resources per participant averaged about $26,654; (2) over one-third of the program's financial resources came from sources outside of the Corporation, mostly from other federal agencies and state and local governments; (3) private sector contributions accounted for about 12 percent of the program's total available resources; (4) most of the Corporation's funding for program projects went to providing operating grants and education awards; (5) per-participant resources were lower for programs run by nonfederal organizations than those funded by federal agencies; (6) total available resources per-service-hour amounted to about $16; (7) Congress intended for the program to help communities address their unmet human, educational, environmental, and public safety needs; (8) the program has achieved a variety of results that support its goals; and (9) the programs reviewed were designed to strengthen community ties and spirit, develop civic responsibility, and expand educational opportunities for program participants and others. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-222/html/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-222.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-222/pdf/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-222.pdf GAO/HEHS-95-222 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-222 Letter Report GAO/HEHS-95-222; National Service Programs: AmeriCorps*USA--Early Program Resource and Benefit Information; Volunteer services Community development programs Educational programs Student financial aid Employment or training programs Federal/state relations Gifts or gratuities Appropriated funds Grants-in-aid AmeriCorps Public Law 103-82