Title: NOTE A - BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on 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: Y
Rate Explanation: The auditee used the de minimis cost rate.
The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the schedule) includes the federal grant activity of CARICOOS under programs of the federal government for the year ended December 31, 2023. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code ofFederal Regulations (CFR Part 200), Unform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Because the schedule presents only a selected portion of the operation of CARICOOS, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets or cash flows of CARICOOS.
Title: NOTE B - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on 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: Y
Rate Explanation: The auditee used the de minimis cost rate.
Expenditures reported on 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.
Title: NOTE C - ASSISTANCE LISTING NUMBER
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on 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: Y
Rate Explanation: The auditee used the de minimis cost rate.
The Assistance Listing Number (ALN), formerly known as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number, is a five-digit number assigned in the awarding document for all federal assistance award mechanisms, including federal grants and cooperative agreements. Assistance listings are detailed public descriptions of federal programs that provide grants, loans, scholarships, insurance, and other types of assistance awards. The SAM .GOV assistance listing is the public online database showing all available federally funded programs.
Title: NOTE D - PASS-THROUGH ENTITY IDENTIFYING NUMBER
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on 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: Y
Rate Explanation: The auditee used the de minimis cost rate.
State or local government redistributions of federal awards to CARICOOS, known as pass—through awards, should be treated by CARICOOS as though they were received directly from the federal government. The Uniform Guidance requires the schedule to include the name of the pass—through entity and the identil,’ing number assigned by the pass-through entity for the federal awards received as a sub-recipient. Pass-through entity identifying numbers are presented when available. Numbers identified as N/A are not applicable and numbers identified as N/AV are not available.
Title: NOTE E - INDIRECT COST RATE
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on 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: Y
Rate Explanation: The auditee used the de minimis cost rate.
CARICOOS has elected to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under Uniform Guidance.
Title: NOTE F - RECONCILIATION OF EXPENDITURES PRESENTED IN THE SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS TO THE EXPENSE PRESENTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on 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: Y
Rate Explanation: The auditee used the de minimis cost rate.
See the Notes to the SEFA for chart/table