Title: NOTE 1: SCOPE OF AUDIT PURSUANT TO THE UNIFORM GUIDANCE
Accounting Policies: The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) includes all Federal grants and contracts to RCAC that had activity during the year ended September 30, 2024. This schedule has been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting. Grant and contract revenue is recorded for financial reporting purposes when RCAC has met the qualifications for the respective grants and contracts. Grants that have expired and procurement contracts that do not have an individual AL number, have been identified by contract number in the SEFA.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: RCAC has a Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA) with the U.S. Government. Accordingly, it has elected not to use the de minimis indirect cost rate of 10%. The rate in effect for the the year ended September 30, 2024 was 32.0%
All federal grant operations of Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) are included in the
scope of the audit requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit
Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Compliance testing of all requirements under the
Uniform Guidance were performed for RCAC. The Rural Housing Service Self-Help Housing,
Environmental Finance center Region 9, Environmental Finance Center Region 10 Category 1 Multi,
Environmental Finance Center Region 10 Category 2 BIL and the Environmental Finance Center Region
8 pass through from Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP), represent major federal award
programs and other grants with fiscal 2024 cash and noncash expenditures in excess of $750,000 to
ensure coverage of at least 25% of federally granted funds. Actual coverage is approximately 39% of total
cash and noncash federal award program expenditures.
Title: NOTE 2: BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Accounting Policies: The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) includes all Federal grants and contracts to RCAC that had activity during the year ended September 30, 2024. This schedule has been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting. Grant and contract revenue is recorded for financial reporting purposes when RCAC has met the qualifications for the respective grants and contracts. Grants that have expired and procurement contracts that do not have an individual AL number, have been identified by contract number in the SEFA.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: RCAC has a Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA) with the U.S. Government. Accordingly, it has elected not to use the de minimis indirect cost rate of 10%. The rate in effect for the the year ended September 30, 2024 was 32.0%
The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) includes all Federal grants and
contracts to RCAC that had activity during the year ended September 30, 2024. This schedule has been
prepared on the accrual basis of accounting. Grant and contract revenue is recorded for financial
reporting purposes when RCAC has met the qualifications for the respective grants and contracts. Grants
that have expired and procurement contracts that do not have an individual AL number, have been
identified by contract number in the SEFA.
Title: NOTE 3: RELATIONSHIP TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Accounting Policies: The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) includes all Federal grants and contracts to RCAC that had activity during the year ended September 30, 2024. This schedule has been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting. Grant and contract revenue is recorded for financial reporting purposes when RCAC has met the qualifications for the respective grants and contracts. Grants that have expired and procurement contracts that do not have an individual AL number, have been identified by contract number in the SEFA.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: RCAC has a Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA) with the U.S. Government. Accordingly, it has elected not to use the de minimis indirect cost rate of 10%. The rate in effect for the the year ended September 30, 2024 was 32.0%
The amounts reported in the accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards agree, in all
material respects, to amounts reported within the consolidated financial statements. Federal award
revenues are reported principally in RCAC's consolidated financial statements as grant revenue.
Title: NOTE 4: AMOUNTS PROVIDED TO SUB-RECIPIENTS
Accounting Policies: The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) includes all Federal grants and contracts to RCAC that had activity during the year ended September 30, 2024. This schedule has been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting. Grant and contract revenue is recorded for financial reporting purposes when RCAC has met the qualifications for the respective grants and contracts. Grants that have expired and procurement contracts that do not have an individual AL number, have been identified by contract number in the SEFA.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: RCAC has a Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA) with the U.S. Government. Accordingly, it has elected not to use the de minimis indirect cost rate of 10%. The rate in effect for the the year ended September 30, 2024 was 32.0%
Amounts provided to sub-recipients under Federal and non-federal award programs during the year ended September 30, 2024 were as follows:
Rural Community Development Inititative
$53,040
Environmental Finance Center Region 10 Category 2- BIL Funding
160,583
HUD National Diseaster Resilience Competition
17,030
*NeighborWorks Housing Stability Counseling Program
27,927
HUD Housing Counseling, Rural Capacity Building
467,554
Non-Federal Award Program Grants and Pass-through Awards
7,158,678
Total Grants and Pass-through Awards
$ 7,884,812
*Assistance Listing Numbers: Housing Stability Counseling Program funds were made available through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117.2) and are administered by NeighborWorks America. NeighborWorks America is a public, Congressionally-chartered nonprofit organization that receives a direct federal appropriation. NeighborWorks America is not a federal agency and at present does not have an Assistance Listing Number assigned by the Office of Management & Budget. Consistent with guidance provided to NeighborWorks America by the federal Audit Clearinghouse, grantees and sub-recipients of the Housing Stability Counseling Program subject to the Single Audit Act are instructed to use the following AL Number for their housing Stability Counseling Program grant funds:
99.U19- not reported on SEFA as we treat it as revenue with Donor restrictions.
Title: NOTE 5: FEDERAL AWARDS EXPENDED WITH COMMON FEDERAL AL NUMBER
Accounting Policies: The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) includes all Federal grants and contracts to RCAC that had activity during the year ended September 30, 2024. This schedule has been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting. Grant and contract revenue is recorded for financial reporting purposes when RCAC has met the qualifications for the respective grants and contracts. Grants that have expired and procurement contracts that do not have an individual AL number, have been identified by contract number in the SEFA.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: RCAC has a Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA) with the U.S. Government. Accordingly, it has elected not to use the de minimis indirect cost rate of 10%. The rate in effect for the the year ended September 30, 2024 was 32.0%
When there is more than one program under a single Federal AL number, the Schedule of Expenditures
of Federal Awards totals all programs under the one Federal AL number. Occasionally, however, this total
could not be conveniently displayed because all programs under one Federal AL number were not contiguous. When this occurred, this total is not shown in the Schedule, but instead, is provided below:
AL Number, FederalExpenditures
10.446,
$ 243,698
10.351,
208,311
10.761,
1,584,714
10.890,
228,412
20.942,
128,236
14.169,
954,066
14.252,
14,571
14.265
694,477
66.203
1,675,261
66.424
12,591,490
66.436
217,020
66.446
408,776
66.468
2,319,949
93.570
1,381,131
93.569
219,892
Title: NOTE 6: PASS-THROUGH ENTITIES' IDENTIFYING NUMBER
Accounting Policies: The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) includes all Federal grants and contracts to RCAC that had activity during the year ended September 30, 2024. This schedule has been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting. Grant and contract revenue is recorded for financial reporting purposes when RCAC has met the qualifications for the respective grants and contracts. Grants that have expired and procurement contracts that do not have an individual AL number, have been identified by contract number in the SEFA.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: RCAC has a Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA) with the U.S. Government. Accordingly, it has elected not to use the de minimis indirect cost rate of 10%. The rate in effect for the the year ended September 30, 2024 was 32.0%
When federal awards were received from a pass-through entity, the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal
Awards shows, if available, the identifying number assigned by the pass-through entity. When no
identifying number is shown, RCAC either determined that no identifying number is assigned for the
program or was simply unable to obtain an identifying number from the pass-through entity.
Title: NOTE 7: INDIRECT COSTS
Accounting Policies: The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) includes all Federal grants and contracts to RCAC that had activity during the year ended September 30, 2024. This schedule has been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting. Grant and contract revenue is recorded for financial reporting purposes when RCAC has met the qualifications for the respective grants and contracts. Grants that have expired and procurement contracts that do not have an individual AL number, have been identified by contract number in the SEFA.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: RCAC has a Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA) with the U.S. Government. Accordingly, it has elected not to use the de minimis indirect cost rate of 10%. The rate in effect for the the year ended September 30, 2024 was 32.0%
RCAC has a Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA) with the U.S. Government. Accordingly,
it has elected not to use the de minimis indirect cost rate of 10%.
Title: NOTE 8: GRANTS TO LENDING CAPITAL
Accounting Policies: The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) includes all Federal grants and contracts to RCAC that had activity during the year ended September 30, 2024. This schedule has been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting. Grant and contract revenue is recorded for financial reporting purposes when RCAC has met the qualifications for the respective grants and contracts. Grants that have expired and procurement contracts that do not have an individual AL number, have been identified by contract number in the SEFA.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: RCAC has a Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA) with the U.S. Government. Accordingly, it has elected not to use the de minimis indirect cost rate of 10%. The rate in effect for the the year ended September 30, 2024 was 32.0%
On February 26, 2021, RCAC received a $1,826,265 award from the U.S. Treasury, Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) for lending capital to be lent to qualified borrowers. $734,409 and $1,031,856 were disbursed in FY24 and FY23 respectively.
On February 11, 2022, RCAC received a $660,000 award from the U.S. Treasury, Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) for lending capital to be lent to qualified borrowers. $481,159 and $128,841 were disbursed in FY24 and FY23 respectively.
On June 24, 2022, RCAC received a $500,000 award from the U.S. Treasury, Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) for lending capital to be lent to qualified borrowers. $297,870 of these funds were disbursed in FY24.
On September 26, 2024, RCAC received a $900,000 award from the U.S. Treasury, Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) for lending capital to be lent to qualified borrowers. As of September 2024, none of these funds have been disbursed.
On June 27, 2019, RCAC received a $3,562,500 award from the U.S. Treasury, Capital Magnet Fund (CMF) for lending capital to be lent to qualified borrowers. $630,515 and $947,249 were disbursed in FY24 and FY23 respectively.
On May 29, 2020, RCAC received a $2,755,000 award from the U.S. Treasury, Capital Magnet Fund (CMF) for lending capital to be lent to qualified borrowers. $919,133 and $707,776 were disbursed in FY24 and FY23 respectively.
On September 10, 2021, RCAC received a $4,275,000 award from the U.S. Treasury, Capital Magnet Fund (CMF) for lending capital to be lent to qualified borrowers. $519,790 and $38,790 were disbursed in FY24 and FY23 respectively.
On January 19, 2023, RCAC received a $4,275,000 award from the U.S. Treasury, Capital Magnet Fund (CMF) for lending capital to be lent to qualified borrowers. As of September 2024, $300,000 of these funds have been disbursed.
On September 4, 2021, RCAC received a $900,000 award from USDA Rural Utilities Service (RUS) forlending capital for the Decentralized Water Systems Program to be lent to qualified borrowers. $832,959 was de-obligated. $2,588 and $58,116 were disbursed in FY24 and FY23 respectively.
On September 17, 2021, RCAC received a $333,000 award from USDA Rural Utilities Service (RUS) for lending capital to be lent to qualified borrowers. $10,889 and $136,968 were disbursed in FY24 and FY23 respectively.
On November 28, 2020, RCAC received a $1,000,000 award from USDA Intermediary Relending Program (IRP), 30 years 1% interest rate, with a maturity date of September 2050 for lending capital to be lent to qualified borrowers. $301,264 and $235,781 were disbursed in FY24 and FY23 respectively.
On March 20, 2023, RCAC received a $1,000,000 award from USDA Intermediary Relending Program (IRP), a 30 years 1% interest rate, with a maturity date of March 2053 for lending capital to be lent to qualified borrowers. $651,207 and $115,148 were disbursed in FY24 and FY23 respectively.
On November 12, 2020, RCAC received a $2,375,000 award from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA) for lending capital to be lent to qualified borrowers. $302,371 and $379,424 were disbursed in FY24 and FY23 respectively.