Notes to SEFA
Accounting Policies: A. Reporting Entity - The accompanying schedule includes all federal award programs of National Estuarine Research Reserve Association, Inc. for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2024. The reporting entity is defined in the notes to basic financial statements of National Estuarine Research Reserve Association, Inc. B. Basis of Presentation - The information in the accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards is presented in accordance with the Uniform Guidance. 1. Pursuant to the Uniform Guidance, federal awards are defined as assistance provided by a federal agency, either directly or indirectly, in the form of grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, loans, loan guarantees, property, interest subsidies, insurance or direct appropriations. 2. Major Programs - The Uniform Guidance establishes the level of expenditures or expenses to be used in defining major federal award programs. Major programs for Association are identified in the summary of auditor’s results in the schedule of findings and questioned costs. C. Basis of Accounting - The information presented in the schedule of expenditures of federal awards is presented on the accrual basis of accounting, which is consistent with the reporting in Association’s financial statements.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The Association has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance.