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Member Timesheets

Time and attendance documentation that survives a monitoring visit: what has to be on the record, who signs it, when corrections are allowed, and how hour categories get counted.

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Your Guide to the AmeriCorps Member Timesheet in 2026

This guide is for AmeriCorps program directors, program managers, and site supervisors who need member time records that hold up in monitoring, audits, and OIG review. It explains what a member timesheet should contain, how hour categories should be tracked, who commonly signs, how corrections and electronic systems should work, and what to do when records are late, missing, or wrong.

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Member Timesheets/August 12, 2026

What AmeriCorps Members Cannot Do on Service Time

The first question is about time and duties. If a member or staff person engages in a prohibited activity while charging time to the AmeriCorps program, accumulating service or training hours, or otherwise performing activities supported by the AmeriCorps program or AmeriCorps, your program should review the record promptly under its written procedures, award terms, and any applicable AmeriCorps or pass-through instructions. Private-citizen participation in the listed activities has its own conditions too, including a logo instruction in the regulation.