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Jan. 22, 2024

National Service Criminal History Check General and Vendor Updates

AmeriCorps sent this bulletin at 01/22/2024 09:41 AM EST

National Service Criminal History Checks

General and Vendor Updates

General Updates and Reminders

Review 2023 Notices You May Have Missed

NSCHC General and Vendor Updates (Nov. 30): Compliance Reminders (Grant

Recipients Who Are Prohibited by State Law from Sharing Results and Use of

Unapproved Third-Party Vendors); Single Vendor; New Trainings

NSCHC Update (Nov. 13): Offset Disallowed Subrecipient Costs

NSCHC Resources (Sept. 28): Two New Resources; Fieldprint Adjudication;

Vendor Records

NSCHC Training and Resources Survey (Sept. 13)

NSCHC Truescreen Vendor Update (Aug. 9): Records Access; Name

Documentation

NSCHC Resources (June 27): Reporting Disallowance; Vendor Mapping

NSCHC Truescreen Vendor Updates (Feb. 24): Name Documentation; User

Guide

NSCHC FAQ Update (Jan. 31): FAQs 5.4 and 5.4.1 Regarding Staff on Grantee

Share of Budget

All past notices are available on the NSCHC webpage under GovDelivery Communication

Center.

Reporting Offset of Disallowed Subrecipient Costs

We are reviewing the process and guidance for commissions and other grantees with

subrecipients to report offset subrecipient costs disallowed on the basis of National

Service Criminal History Check noncompliance. We plan to provide updated guidance by

the end of March as we ensure the process aligns with AmeriCorps policies. Before

issuing final guidance, we will host an information session for commissions and other

prime grantees with subrecipients to review the process.

Grantees with subrecipients should continue to report any subrecipient disallowance that

requires repayment to AmeriCorps, as described in the "Awardee Guide to NSCHC

Enforcement of Cost-Based Disallowance" on the NSCHC webpage.
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In the interim, if you have questions, please contact Office of Audit and Debt Resolution

at debtresolution@americorps.gov.

Approved Vendor Updates

New Single Vendor Contract Awarded

AmeriCorps has awarded a contract to Truescreen to provide all three check components

through one system. In the coming months, Truescreen will work with its sibling company,

Fieldprint, to incorporate the FBI check into the existing Truescreen platform. Until the new

system is established, you may continue to use Truescreen to conduct National Sex

Offender Public Website and state checks and use Fieldprint to conduct FBI checks.

We understand this is a big change for many of you who use the approved vendors. We

look forward to hosting information sessions this spring to share updates and receive your

feedback for a smooth transition to the updated platform and process.

If you have questions about the approved vendor change, you may contact

chc@americorps.gov and copy your portfolio manager.

Upcoming Training

Quarterly NSCHC Tour for New Recipient Staff: Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2-3 p.m. ET

Register.

Upcoming training opportunities are always listed on the NSCHC webpage. Training

recordings are available in the Litmos NSCHC Learning Path.

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