CRA Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025
Renewal application NIH - ANSWERS(aka Competing Continuation) Request for an additional period of support based on a previously funded project; compete with other competing continuation, competing supplemental, and new applications for funds; If not funde...
Renewal application NIH - ANSWERS(aka Competing Continuation) Request for an additional period of
support based on a previously funded project; compete with other competing continuation, competing
supplemental, and new applications for funds; If not funded, must use the "new" application to reapply
and continuity with previous award will not be retained.
Resubmission NIH - ANSWERSAn unfunded application that has been modified following initial review
and resubmitted for new consideration.
FCOI - ANSWERSFinancial Conflict of Interest
Competing Revision Application NIH - ANSWERSInitial request for (or the award of) additional funds
during a current project period to support new or additional activities; reflects an expansion of the scope
of the grant-approved activities. Competitive revisions require peer review
Extension Application NIH - ANSWERSRequest for additional years of support beyond the years
previously awarded
Change of Organization Status Application NIH - ANSWERSrights to and obligations under an NIH grant(s)
are acquired incidental to the transfer of all of the assets of the grantee or the transfer of that part of the
assets involved in the performance of the grant(s). May result from legislative or other legal action, such
as a merger or other corporate change.
Change of Institute or Center Application NIH - ANSWERSChange of awarding NIH institute or center for
the noncompeting continuation
Change of Grantee or Training Institution Application NIH - ANSWERSTransfer of the legal and
administrative responsibility for a grant-supported project or activity from one legal entity to another
before the completion date of the approved project period (competitive segment).
,Noncompeting Continuation Application NIH - ANSWERSRequest or award for a subsequent budget
period within a previously approved project for which a recipient does not have to compete with other
applications.
STTR - ANSWERSSmall Business Technology Transfer
R&D contracts - ANSWERSto obtain research services and
other resources needed by the Federal Government; legally binding documents and used when the
principal purpose of the
transaction is to acquire a specific service or end product.
cooperative agreement - ANSWERSis a support mechanism where the IC and
extramural scientists work together during performance of the research. Under this mechanism, the IC
and the extramural community are both responsible for ensuring clinical research is conducted. Used
when:
1. Substantial programmatic involvement is anticipated between IC and the recipient during the
performance of the research
activities 2. The applicant responds to a specific announcement for cooperative agreements and must
tailor the application to the announcement requirements
CAS - ANSWERSCost Accounting Standards
IC - ANSWERSNIH Institutes and Centers
FACILITIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE (F&A) COSTS - ANSWERSAllowable F&A costs may include:
• Depreciation use allowance
• Facilities operations and maintenance
• General administration and general expense
• Departmental administration
• Sponsored project administration
• Libraries
,The grantee institution assigns the costs to an F&A cost pool from which
they are appropriately distributed to all organizational activities on the
basis of a rate. The rate is a ratio of the F&A costs to a direct cost base.
The amount awarded for F&A costs is determined by multiplying the rate
by the allowable costs in the direct cost base for the project. Has exceptions (e.g., training, fellowships,
career programs, cancer education, grants, and foreign grants)
DIRECT COSTS - ANSWERSincurred in the conduct of the research project; may include:
• Salaries and fringe benefits of the Principal Investigator, other key
personnel, and supporting staff
• Expenditures for project-related equipment and supplies
• Fees and supporting costs for consultant services
• Expenses for travel beneficial to the research
• Research patient care costs
• Alterations and renovations
• Publications and other miscellaneous expenses
• Contract services
• Costs for consortium participants
You must seek approval from the Program Director at least six weeks
prior to submission if you anticipate submitting an application exceeding
$500,000 in direct costs in any year of the project.
If the requested amount is significantly greater than $500,000, you
should receive approval even further in advance.
grant - ANSWERSfederal financial assistance, including money, property, or both, to an eligible entity to
perform approved scientific activities with
little or no government involvement. Grants are used when no substantial programmatic involvement is
anticipated between NIH IC and the recipient & There is no expectation on the part of IC of a specified
service or end product other than generating knowledge
, NSF - ANSWERSNational Science Foundation
NIH - ANSWERSNational Institute of Health (under DHHS)
NASA - ANSWERSNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
USAID - ANSWERSUS Agency for International Development
NEH - ANSWERSNational Endowment for Humanities
NEA - ANSWERSNational Endowment for the Arts
SBIR - ANSWERSSmall Business Innovation Research
DVA - ANSWERSDepartment of Veteran Affairs
DOT - ANSWERSDepartment of Transportation
DOA or USDA - ANSWERSDepartment of Agriculture
DOE (?) - ANSWERSDepartment of Education
DOE - ANSWERSDepartment of Energy
IES - ANSWERSInstitute of Educational Sciences (under Dept of Ed)
DOD - ANSWERSDepartment of Defense
ONR - ANSWERSOffice of Naval Research
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