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Government Operations: AmeriCorps*USA Clarifications

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Sept. 11, 1995
Report No. HEHS-95-267R
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Summary:

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided supplemental information on Americorps*USA program resources and benefits. GAO noted that: (1) for the 1994-1995 program year, private in-kind resources accounted for 14 percent of all matching contributions to the program; (2) these private in-kind contributions amounted to $1,417 per participant, $0.83 per service hour, and $1.04 per direct service hour; (3) there were 9,851 full-time participants and 5,337 part-time participants enrolled or expected-to-enroll during the 1994-1995 program year as compared to the 10,741 and 5,622, respectively, budgeted for in grant awards; and (4) the Maryland Community Assisting Police program came close to meeting its budgeted participant numbers whereas the Youthbuild Boston program fell short of meeting its number for budgeted full-time participants.

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