Audit 350645

Title: BASIS OF PRESENTATION Accounting Policies: For purposes of the Schedule, expenditures for federal award programs are recognized on the accrual basis of accounting. Expenditures for federal student financial aid programs include Federal Pell program grants to students, Federal Direct Student Loan Program, the federal share of students’ Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) program grants and Federal Work Study program earnings and administrative cost allowances, where applicable. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: For the year ended September 30, 2024, the University did not elect to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate permitted by Uniform Guidance. The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the Schedule) summarizes the federal expenditures of Jacksonville State University (the University) under programs of the federal government for the year ended September 30, 2024. The Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of 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 the Schedule may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements. For the year ended September 30, 2024, the University did not elect to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate permitted by Uniform Guidance. For the purposes of the Schedule, federal awards include all grants, contracts and similar agreements entered into directly between the University and agencies and departments of the federal government, and all sub awards to the University by nonfederal organizations pursuant to federal grants, contracts and similar agreements.

Title: FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM Accounting Policies: For purposes of the Schedule, expenditures for federal award programs are recognized on the accrual basis of accounting. Expenditures for federal student financial aid programs include Federal Pell program grants to students, Federal Direct Student Loan Program, the federal share of students’ Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) program grants and Federal Work Study program earnings and administrative cost allowances, where applicable. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: For the year ended September 30, 2024, the University did not elect to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate permitted by Uniform Guidance. The University participates in the Federal Direct Student Loan Program (the Program), Federal Assistance Listing Number 84.268, which includes the Federal Subsidized Direct Loan, the Federal Unsubsidized Direct Loan, the Federal Graduate Student PLUS Direct Loan and the Federal Direct Loans to Parents of Undergraduate Students. The University is not responsible for collection of these loans. The amount of disbursements under the Program during the current year is presented in the schedule of expenditures of federal awards.