The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the “Schedule”) includes the federal award activity of the City of Lincoln, Nebraska (the City) under programs of the federal government for the year ended August 31, 2025. The City for purposes of the Schedule, includes all funds of the City as defined in Note 1 of the Notes to the Financial Statements, including Lincoln Electric System, Lincoln Water System, and Lincoln Wastewater System. Lincoln Electric System (LES) operates on a calendar year basis for reporting purposes as opposed to the August 31 fiscal year basis of the City. As a result, the amounts included in the City’s August 31, 2025, basic financial statements for LES are audited amounts as of and for the year ended December 31, 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 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 City, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position or cash flows of the City.
Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified cash basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance or other applicable regulatory 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 City has elected not to use the de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. Federal awards provided to subrecipients are treated as expenditures when paid to the subrecipient.
The City receives certain federal awards in the form of pass-through awards. Such amounts received as pass-through awards are specifically identified on the Schedule.
In accordance with the Uniform Guidance, major programs are determined using a risk-based approach. Programs in the accompanying Schedule denoted with an asterisk (*) are determined by the independent auditor to be major programs.
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 basic financial statements. Loans outstanding at the beginning of the year and loans made during the year are included in the federal expenditures presented in the Schedule. The balance of loans outstanding, at August 31, 2025, consists of: Assistance Listing # Program Name Outstanding Balance as of August 31, 2025 14.218 Community Development Block Grant $15,008,110 14.228 Community Development Block Grant - Neighborhood Stabilization Program 79,502 14.239 HOME Investment Partnership Program 10,417,206 New loans included in the Schedule totaled approximately $1,767,803, $0, and $1,301,846, for Assistance Listing numbers 14.218, 14.228, and 14.239, respectively.