You may receive an automated response acknowledging receipt of your report.  OIG will review your report for relevance and completeness.  Not all reports submitted to OIG result in the initiation of an investigation.  If you have identified yourself, a reviewing official may contact you for further information.  However, if you are not contacted it does not mean that your report is not being investigated.

Important:  The Hotline does not respond to any inquiries about action taken in response to your report.

When submitting an allegation to the Hotline, please be sure to include the following information:

• Please explain how your allegation relates to fraud, waste, or abuse in USAID, MCC, USADF, IAF, and DFC programs or operations

• Please provide a complete description of the facts and circumstances surrounding the reported activities, including the evidence forming the basis of this report

Implementers are required to immediately report Counter-Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) incidents, including allegations of the procurement of commercial sex acts to the Contracting Officer and OIG. Implementers must also institute employee codes of conduct that are consistent with international standards on protection from sexual exploitation and abuse, which applies to all recipients of USAID funding.

Complaints not addressed through the OIG Hotline include:

• Allegations by USAID implementers of discrimination on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion or sexual preference (please contact your organization’s Equal Employment Opportunity officer)

• Sexual harassment, sexual assault, or employee performance issues

• Phone scams