Notes to SEFA
Title: BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Accounting Policies: All Federal grant operations of Cecil County, Maryland (the County) are included in the scope of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (the Single Audit or Uniform Guidance) for the year ended June 30, 2024. The Single Audit was performed in accordance with the provisions of the U.S. Office of Budget and Management (OMB) Compliance Supplement (the Compliance Supplement). Compliance testing of all requirements, as described in the Compliance Supplement, was performed for the major grant program noted below. The programs on the schedule of expenditures of Federal awards (the Schedule) represent all award programs for fiscal year 2024 cash or non-cash expenditure activities to ensure coverage of at least 20% of Federally granted funds. Our actual coverage was approximately 69%.
Major ProgramsFederal Assistance ListingFederal ExpendituresHousing Voucher Cluster14.871/14.8796,418,155$ CARES21.027 1,876,110 Total8,294,265$
Expenditures reported on the Schedule are recognized following the cost principles contained in Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The County has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
The accompanying Schedule includes the Federal award activity of the County under programs of the Federal government for the year ended June 30, 2024. Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of the County, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of the County.