Notes to SEFA
Title: General
Accounting Policies: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards is presented using the accrual
basis of accounting which is described in Note 2 to the financial statements. 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.
Pass-through entity identifying numbers have been presented where available.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: Cost Rate
The Organization has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed
under the Uniform Guidance, instead utilizing the indirect cost rates approved when
submitting the annual budgets for each grant and applying for a Negotiated Indirect Cost
Rate Agreement. The Organization’s Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate was 11.55% for the year
ended September 30, 2024. The Organization used the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost
rate for the year ended September 30, 2023.
The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards presents the activity of all
federal financial assistance programs of Blue Marble Space. The information in this schedule
is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) 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. All federal financial assistance received directly from federal agencies is
included on the schedule of expenditures of federal awards. Because the schedule presents
only a selected portion of the operations of Blue Marble Space, it’s not intended to and does
not present the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of the Organization.
Title: Sub-recipients
Accounting Policies: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards is presented using the accrual
basis of accounting which is described in Note 2 to the financial statements. 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.
Pass-through entity identifying numbers have been presented where available.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: Cost Rate
The Organization has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed
under the Uniform Guidance, instead utilizing the indirect cost rates approved when
submitting the annual budgets for each grant and applying for a Negotiated Indirect Cost
Rate Agreement. The Organization’s Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate was 11.55% for the year
ended September 30, 2024. The Organization used the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost
rate for the year ended September 30, 2023.
One federal award in the amount of $7,217 was provided to sub-recipients.
Title: Relationship to Federal Financial Reports
Accounting Policies: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards is presented using the accrual
basis of accounting which is described in Note 2 to the financial statements. 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.
Pass-through entity identifying numbers have been presented where available.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: Cost Rate
The Organization has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed
under the Uniform Guidance, instead utilizing the indirect cost rates approved when
submitting the annual budgets for each grant and applying for a Negotiated Indirect Cost
Rate Agreement. The Organization’s Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate was 11.55% for the year
ended September 30, 2024. The Organization used the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost
rate for the year ended September 30, 2023.
The regulations and guidelines governing the preparation of federal financial reports vary by
Federal agency and among programs administered by the same agency. Accordingly, the
amounts reported in the federal financial reports do not necessarily agree with the amounts
reported in the accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards, which is prepared
on the accrual basis explained in Note 2.
Title: Single Audit – Type A/Type B Program Threshold
Accounting Policies: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards is presented using the accrual
basis of accounting which is described in Note 2 to the financial statements. 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.
Pass-through entity identifying numbers have been presented where available.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: Cost Rate
The Organization has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed
under the Uniform Guidance, instead utilizing the indirect cost rates approved when
submitting the annual budgets for each grant and applying for a Negotiated Indirect Cost
Rate Agreement. The Organization’s Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate was 11.55% for the year
ended September 30, 2024. The Organization used the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost
rate for the year ended September 30, 2023.
Dollar threshold used to distinguish between Type A and Type B programs is $750,000. Single
Audit requirement is $750,000.