Title: 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Accounting Policies: MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: NO COMMENTS
The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards includes the federal grant activity of the Municipality under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2024. 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). Therefore, some amounts presented in this schedule may differ from the amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements. Because the schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of the Municipality, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position and changes in net assets of the Municipality.
Title: 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Accounting Policies: MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: NO COMMENTS
The Assistance Listing Number (ALN), formerly known as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number, is a five-digit number assigned in the awarding document for all federal assistance award mechanisms, including federal grants and cooperative agreements. Assistance listings are detailed public descriptions of federal programs that provide grants, loans, scholarships, insurance, and other types of assistance awards. The Sam.gov assistance listing is the publicly available online database showing all available Federally-funded programs.
Title: 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Accounting Policies: MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: NO COMMENTS
State or local government redistributions of federal awards to the Municipality, known as “pass–through awards”, should be treated by the Municipality as though they were received directly from the federal government. The Uniform Guidance requires the schedule to include the name of the pass–through entity and the identifying number assigned by the pass–through entity for the federal awards received as a sub recipient. Numbers identified as N/A are not applicable and numbers identified as N/AV are not available.
Title: 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Accounting Policies: MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: NO COMMENTS
Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Expenditures are recognized when the related liability is incurred, following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Expenditures for the following programs are recognized based on other unique requirements:
Title: 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Accounting Policies: MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: NO COMMENTS
· Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV). Expenditures are reported on a statutory basis as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Such expenditures should equal the net ACC subsidy for the PHA’s fiscal period.
Title: 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Accounting Policies: MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: NO COMMENTS
· Public Assistance Grants (FEMA). Expenditures are recognized in the period when: (1) FEMA has approved the PW, and (2) eligible expenditures are incurred.
Title: 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Accounting Policies: MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: NO COMMENTS
Loans or Loans Guarantee Programs. Expenditures equal the value of new loans made or received during the audit period plus the beginning of the audit period balance of outstanding loans from previous years for which the federal government imposes continuing compliance requirements. For loans with no imposed continuing compliance requirements, expenditures are recognized when the related costs financed with loan proceeds are incurred.
Title: 3. NDIRECT COSTS
Accounting Policies: MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: NO COMMENTS
The Municipality elected not to use the 10% de minimis cost rate, and did not charge indirect cost to federal grants during the year ended June 30, 2024.
Title: 4. RELATIONSHIP TO FEDERAL FINANCIAL REPORTS
Accounting Policies: MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: NO COMMENTS
Amounts reported in the accompanying Schedule are included in the Head Start Fund, FEMA -Hurricane Maria Fund, ARPA Fund and in the Other Governmental Funds in the Municipality’s fund financial statements. The reconciliation between the expenditures in the fund’s financial statements and expenditures in the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards is as follows:
Title: 4. RELATIONSHIP TO FEDERAL FINANCIAL REPORTS
Accounting Policies: MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: NO COMMENTS
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Title: 5. COMMUNITY DISASTER LOAN PROGRAM (ASSISTANCE LISTING NO. 97.030
Accounting Policies: MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: NO COMMENTS
The following is a summary of outstanding loans at cost by Assistance Listing Number as of June 30, 2024. Federal funded loans provided under these programs are included as expenditure on the schedule of expenditure of Federal Awards. Per Uniform Guidance, loans proceed that were received and expended in prior years are not considered federal awards expended (and thus not shown on the schedule of expenditures of federal awards) as those loans do not include continuing compliance requirements other than repayment of the loans. The Municipality is required to identify in the notes to the schedule of expenditures awards the balances outstanding at the end of the period.
Title: 5. COMMUNITY DISASTER LOAN PROGRAM (ASSISTANCE LISTING NO. 97.030
Accounting Policies: MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: NO COMMENTS
The following represents the loans outstanding balance as of June 30, 2024: 14.245 CDBG $810,00 & 97.030 CDL $2,710,931
Title: 7. CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS (ASSISTANCE LISTING NO. 21.027)
Accounting Policies: MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: NO COMMENTS
On March 11, 2021, was signed into Law the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021, the latest COVID-19 stimulus package. Within ARPA, the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund provides $350 billion for states, municipalities, counties, tribes, and territories, including $130.2 billion for local governments split evenly between municipalities and counties. Accordingly, the Municipality received a grant under Counties and Non-Entitlements categories $26 million to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency and its economic impacts. Also, the Municipality received $1,201,686 from the Municipal Strengthening Fund from AAFAF. The Municipality will incur ARPA grant expenditures in the following fiscal years.
Title: 7. CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS (ASSISTANCE LISTING NO. 21.027)
Accounting Policies: MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: NO COMMENTS
Also, in May 9, 2023 the Municipality received ARPA funds amounting to $2,215,821 from the solid waste landfill program.
Title: 8. LATENESS OF SINGLE AUDIT REPORTING PACKAGE
Accounting Policies: MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: NO COMMENTS
The Single Audit reporting package, as defined and required in 2 CFR 200 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, could not be submitted in a timely manner. From 2017 to the present, Puerto Rico has suffered four consecutive emergencies caused by nature and health situations: Hurricane Maria, Earthquakes, COVID-19, and Hurricane Fiona. The Autonomous Municipality of Isabela has carried out emergency work and taken into consideration the waivers issued by the OMB, resulting in delays of the administrative work for the fiscal year 2023-2024.