Notes to SEFA
Accounting Policies: 1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity of the
Mohawk Valley Community College, an entity as defined in Note 1 to the College’s financial statements, under programs of the
federal government for the year ended August 31, 2024. Federal awards received directly from Federal agencies as well as
Federal awards passed through from other government agencies are included on the schedule. The information in this 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). Because the Schedule presents
only a selected portion of the operations of the Mohawk Valley Community College, it is not intended to and does not present
the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of the Mohawk Valley Community College.
Basis of Accounting
Expenditures reported on the schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures 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. The amounts reported as Federal expenditures were obtained from the financial
records detail which is the source of the financial statements.
Direct Loans are made by the Secretary of Education. The student’s ISIR, along with other information, is used by the institution
to originate a student’s loan. The student financial aid administrator is also required to provide and confirm certain information.
Facilities and Administrative Costs
The College negotiated facilities and administrative cost rates in fiscal year 2019 with its cognizant agency, the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The predetermined base rate applied to modified total direct costs for on campus activity
is 30.00% and off-campus activity is 26.50%, effective September 1, 2020 until August 31, 2026.
Federal Perkins Loan Program (Assistance Listing Number: 84.038)
The Perkins Loan Program listed below was administered by Mohawk Valley Community College with certain processes being
outsourced to SUNY Student Loan Service Center. All the balances and transactions relating to this program are included in the
College’s financial statements. Loan activities and balances consist of the following:
Balance as of Loans Payments and Balance as
September 1, 2023 Issued Adjustments of August 31, 2024
$861,766 $ 0 $(12,208) $849,558
The College did not recover any administrative cost allowance from the Perkins Loan Program for the year ended August 31,
2024. As required by the Uniform Guidance, the amount shown on the Schedule as expenditures for the Perkins Loan Program is
equal to balance outstanding at September 1, 2023, and any loans issued during the year ended August 31, 2024, which there were
none. There were no new federal capital contributions to the Perkins Loan Program during the year ended August 31, 2024.
Donated Personal Protective Equipment (Unaudited)
During the emergency period of COVID-19, federal agencies and recipients of federal assistance funds donated personal
protective equipment (PPE) to non-federal entities. In connection with that donation, the recipient must disclose the estimated
value of donated PPE, but such amounts are not included in the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards. The College did not
receive donated PPE during the reporting year.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: Facilities and Administrative Costs
The College negotiated facilities and administrative cost rates in fiscal year 2019 with its cognizant agency, the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The predetermined base rate applied to modified total direct costs for on campus activity
is 30.00% and off-campus activity is 26.50%, effective September 1, 2020 until August 31, 2026.
Federal Perkins Loan Program (Assistance Listing Number: 84.038)