Notes to SEFA
The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity of the City of Omaha, Nebraska under programs of the federal government for the year ended December 31, 2024. The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards does not include any awards pertaining to the Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority (MECA) and Heartland Workforce Solutions, Inc., which are discretely presented component units, which are reported under separate covers. All other federal financial assistance received directly from federal agencies as well as federal financial assistance passed through other government agencies expended during the year is included in the Schedule. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of the 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 City, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, change in net position or cash flows of the City.
Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years.
The federal loan programs listed subsequently are administered directly by the City and balances and transactions relating to these programs are included in the City’s basic financial statements. Loans made during the year are included in the federal expenditures presented in the Schedule. The balance of loans outstanding at December 31, 2024 consists of: Federal Assistance Listing Number 14.218 - Community Development Block Grant - Outstanding Balance December 31, 2024 $101,745; Federal Assistance Listing Number 14.239 - HOME Investment Partnership Program - Outstanding Balance December 31, 2024 $15,191
The City has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
Of the $2,460,003 of expenditures recorded on the SEFA for ALN 97.036, Disaster Grants Public Assistance Program, the City has recorded $393,035 of expenditures in the financial statements in prior fiscal years. Of the $9,524,685 of expenditures recorded on the SEFA for ALN 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, the City has recorded $7,930,113 of expenditures in the financial statements in prior fiscal years.