Notes to SEFA
Title: BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the Schedule) are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The District has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
The Schedule includes the federal award activity of the Freshwater Education District No. 6004 under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2023. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of Freshwater Education District No. 6004, it is not intended to be and does not present the financial position or changes in net position
of the Freshwater Education District No. 6004.
Title: PASS-THROUGH ENTITIES
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the Schedule) are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The District has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
Pass-through entities listed above without a pass-through number use the same AL numbers as the federal grantors to identify these grants and have not assigned any additional identifying numbers.
Title: SUBRECIPIENTS
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the Schedule) are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The District has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
The District passes certain federal awards received from the State of Minnesota Department of Education to other governments or not-for-profit agencies (subrecipients). The District reports expenditures of federal awards to subrecipients when incurred using the principles under the modified accrual basis of accounting. As a subrecipient, the District has certain compliance responsibilities, such as monitoring its subrecipients to help assure they use the subawards as authorized by laws, regulations, and the provisions of contracts or grant agreements, and that subrecipients achieve the award’s performance goals.