Review of Department of Justice Grants to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) and Its Affiliated Organizations
Review of Department of Justice Grants to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) and Its Affiliated Organizations

Author: Glenn A. Fine

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 1437925944

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This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. This review examined whether: (1) ACORN applied for federal funds through DoJ-administered grant programs; (2) ACORN received federal funds through DoJ-administered grant programs; (3) controls were placed on the use of DoJ grant funds awarded to ACORN; and (4) DoJ conducted any reviews or audits of the use of DoJ grant funds awarded to ACORN. The review also conducted the same analysis for organizations that were ACORN affiliates. The review did not find any direct DoJ grants to ACORN during the past 7 years. In total, this review found that ACORN and its affiliates received one direct grant and four sub-awards totaling approximately $200,000 between FY 2002 and 2009. Charts and tables.

ACORN: Federal Funding and Monitoring
ACORN: Federal Funding and Monitoring

Author: Eileen R. Larence

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2011-10-06

Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13: 1437987567

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The Assoc. of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) was established in 1970 to advocate for low-income families. Allegations of voter registration fraud and videotapes of questionable behavior by ACORN employees raised concerns about ACORN, and Congress passed FY 2010 laws prohibiting federal funds from being awarded to ACORN and ACORN related organizations. This report examines these organizations, including (1) how much federal funding was awarded to them for FY 2005 through 2009 and the purpose of the funding, (2) the extent to which federal agencies' monitoring of these awards detected issues identified by audits, (3) the nature and results of any federal investigations or prosecutions conducted of these organizations from FY 2005 through 2009, and (4) how federal agencies implemented provisions prohibiting the award of funds. Tables and figures. This is a print on demand report.

Preliminary Observations on Funding, Oversight, and Investigations and Prosecutions of ACORN Or Potentially Related Organizations
Preliminary Observations on Funding, Oversight, and Investigations and Prosecutions of ACORN Or Potentially Related Organizations

Author: Eileen R. Larence

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-10

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 1437934978

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The Assoc. of Community Org. for Reform Now (ACORN) advocates for low-income families. Voter registration fraud allegations and videotapes depicting what appeared to be inappropriate behavior by employees of ACORN spurred calls to identify fed. funding provided to ACORN and for legislation to restrict or eliminate funding. This report examines the following issues for FY 2005 through 2009: (1) How much funding did fed. agencies award to ACORN, and what was the source and purpose of the funding? (2) To what extent did fed. agencies apply oversight mechanisms when monitoring awards to ACORN to ensure funding was spent appropriately? (3) To what extent were fed. invest. or prosecutions conducted of ACORN? Illus.

Congressional Record
Congressional Record

Author: United States. Congress

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 2318

ISBN-13:

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The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Seeds of Change
Seeds of Change

Author: John Atlas

Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 0826517056

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"Seeds of Change is the definitive book on one of the most effective grassroots organizations of low-income Americans."Robert Kuttner --

Organizing Urban America
Organizing Urban America

Author: Heidi J. Swarts

Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

Published: 2008-01-01

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 1452913420

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Collective action through organized social movements has long expanded American citizens’ rights and liberties. Recently, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) has helped win living wage initiatives in more than 130 cities across the country. Likewise, congregation-based groups have established countless health, education, and other social programs at city and state levels. Despite modest budgets, these organizations—different in their approach, but at the same time working for social change—have won billions of dollars in redistributive programs. Looking closely at this phenomenon, Heidi J. Swarts explores activist groups’ cultural, organizational, and political strategies. Focusing on ACORN chapters and church federations in St. Louis, Missouri, and San Jose, California, Swarts demonstrates that congregation-based organizing has developed an innovative cultural strategy, combining democratic deliberation and leadership development to produce a “culture of commitment” among its cross-class, multiracial membership. By contrast, ACORN’s more homogeneous low-income class base has a national structure that allows it to coordinate campaigns quickly, and its seasoned staff excels in tactical innovations. By making these often-invisible grassroots organizers evident, Swarts sheds light on factors that constrain or enable other social movements in the United States. Heidi J. Swarts is assistant professor of political science at Rutgers University.