Audit 298345

Title: SUBRECIPIENTS Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified 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 limited as to reimbursement. Matching costs (the District’s share of certain program costs) are not included in the reported expenditures. Pass-through numbers are presented where available. The amounts reported as federal expenditures were obtained from the federal financial reports for the applicable program and periods. The amounts reported in these reports are prepared from records maintained for each program, which are reconciled with the District’s financial reporting system. Non-cash assistance is reported in the schedule at the fair market value of commodities received, which is provided by New York State under the National School Lunch Program. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: Hicksville Union Free School District has not elected use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. No amounts were provided to subrecipients.

Title: OTHER DISCLOSURES Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified 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 limited as to reimbursement. Matching costs (the District’s share of certain program costs) are not included in the reported expenditures. Pass-through numbers are presented where available. The amounts reported as federal expenditures were obtained from the federal financial reports for the applicable program and periods. The amounts reported in these reports are prepared from records maintained for each program, which are reconciled with the District’s financial reporting system. Non-cash assistance is reported in the schedule at the fair market value of commodities received, which is provided by New York State under the National School Lunch Program. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: Hicksville Union Free School District has not elected use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. No insurance is carried specifically to cover equipment purchased with federal funds. Any equipment purchased with federal funds has only a nominal value, and is covered by the District’s casualty insurance policies. There were no loans or loan guarantees outstanding at year end.

Title: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND LABORATORY CAPACITY FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES (ELC) Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified 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 limited as to reimbursement. Matching costs (the District’s share of certain program costs) are not included in the reported expenditures. Pass-through numbers are presented where available. The amounts reported as federal expenditures were obtained from the federal financial reports for the applicable program and periods. The amounts reported in these reports are prepared from records maintained for each program, which are reconciled with the District’s financial reporting system. Non-cash assistance is reported in the schedule at the fair market value of commodities received, which is provided by New York State under the National School Lunch Program. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: Hicksville Union Free School District has not elected use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The award of this grant through Nassau County occurred in the year ended June 30, 2023. The reimbursement was for eligible COVID-19 related expenditures incurred in the prior and current fiscal years. The District incurred $145,043 of eligible expenditures during the 2021-2022 school year, which were included in the District’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, and $94,508 during the 2022-2023 school year. The District recognized the revenue reimbursement of the total eligible expenditure in the financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023.