Notes to SEFA
Title: Indirect Cost Rate
Accounting Policies: The accompanying Schedule of Federal Awards presents the federal grant expenditures of Northern Forest Center. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the compliance requirements of the Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Therefore, some amounts presented in this schedule may differ from amounts presented in or used in the preparation of the basic financial statements. Expenditures are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, Cost Principles for Non-profit Organizations, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Pass-through entity identifying numbers are presented where available.
De Minimis Rate Used: Y
Rate Explanation: The auditee used the de minimis cost rate.
Northern Forest Center has elected to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
Title: Pass-through to Subrecipients
Accounting Policies: The accompanying Schedule of Federal Awards presents the federal grant expenditures of Northern Forest Center. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the compliance requirements of the Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Therefore, some amounts presented in this schedule may differ from amounts presented in or used in the preparation of the basic financial statements. Expenditures are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, Cost Principles for Non-profit Organizations, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Pass-through entity identifying numbers are presented where available.
De Minimis Rate Used: Y
Rate Explanation: The auditee used the de minimis cost rate.
Included in amounts passed through to subrecipients is $262,866 for awards passed through to Sustainable Forest Futures, a supporting organization of the Northern Forest Center.