CRA Exam Prep Questions & Answers 2024/2025
The National Institutes of Health is part of the: - ANSWERSDepartment of Health and Human Services
If an investigator has a question as to whether a programmatic objective is appropriate, the PI
should contact the: - ANSWERSProgram official
Wh...
The National Institutes of Health is part of the: - ANSWERSDepartment of Health and Human Services
If an investigator has a question as to whether a programmatic objective is appropriate, the PI
should contact the: - ANSWERSProgram official
Which of the following best describes the institution's responsibility to comply with the Drug Free
Workplace Act? - ANSWERSestablish an ongoing drug-free awareness program
This refers to an announcement of a federal agency's general research interests. - ANSWERSBoard
agency announcement (BAA)
This would serve the repurpose of inviting proposals and specifying the general terms
And conditions under which the relevant award can be made. - ANSWERSBoard agency announcement
(BAA)
This is an invitation for suppliers to submit a proposal on a specific commodity or service. -
ANSWERSRequest for Proposal (RFP)
These deal primarily with scientific study and experimentation directed toward advancing the state-of-
the-art or increasing knowledge or understanding. - ANSWERSBoard agency announcement
These are basically awards that are given with few or no conditions specified. - ANSWERSBequests and
gifts
These may be provided for establishing an endowment or for providing direct support for existing
programs. They are often used to support developing programs for which other funding is not available.
In other words, they are quite flexible. - ANSWERSGifts
,This refers to the transfer of equipment, money, goods, services, and:or property with or without
specifications as to the exact preferred use, no specific intent. - ANSWERSDonation
This refers to contributions or assistance in a format other than money. - ANSWERSIn-kind donation
An example of this is equipment offered in lieu of cash. - ANSWERSDonation in kind
These refer to the payment made or an entitlement available in accordance with arrangements such as
wage agreement, insurance policy, and/or public assistance program. - ANSWERSBenefits
This is a form of grant that provided monies in Response to monies from other sources, usually basing on
a specific formula. - ANSWERSChallenge grant
The amount of money that the recipient organization realizes from this grant can very widely depending
upon how successful that organization is in meeting the challenge. - ANSWERSChallenge grant
With this type of grant, there is usually a fixed upper limit plus a challenge minimum below which no
grant will be made. - ANSWERSChallenge grant
Challenge grants are rather popular in the field of - ANSWERSArts and humanities
These grants usually award a clearly defined amount. - ANSWERSMatching grants
These are funds that impose no requirements or restrictions as to their use or deposition. -
ANSWERSUnrestricted funds
Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements are generally considered to be what kind of funds? -
ANSWERSRestricted funds
Gifts are usually considered what kind of funds? - ANSWERSUnrestricted funds
,These are types of awards that are similar to a grant, But in which the sponsors staff will actively involve
in proposal preparation, and is anticipating substantial involvement in research activities once the award
is made. - ANSWERSCooperative agreements
This is the legally binding document that serves the purpose of notifying the recipient and others that a
grant or cooperative agreement has been made. - ANSWERSNotice of grant award
This is the document where you can find all terms of the awards plus the obligation of funds. -
ANSWERSNotice of grant award
This is an award that has been made by a sponsor to an organization without considering any
competitive proposals. - ANSWERSUnilateral award
This kind of awards is most often employed when unsolicited proposals are receiving favorable
treatment. - ANSWERSUnilateral award
These are proposals submitted that are not in response to an RFP, RFA, or program announcement. -
ANSWERSUnsolicited proposals t
A method of funding contracts which provides specific spending limits below the total estimated costs,
that these limits may be exceeded only at the contractors own risk. - ANSWERSIncremental funding
With this, each increment is in essence a funding action. - ANSWERSIncremental funding
These are basically applicable to grants and cooperative agreements only. - ANSWERSContinuation
project (non-competing)
A project that is approved for multiple year funding although the funds are typically committed only one
year at a time. - ANSWERSContinuation project (non/competing)
With a continuation project (non-competing) funds are typically committed - ANSWERSOne year at a
time
, With a continuation project, at the end of the initial budget period, progress is what? -
ANSWERSProgress on the project is assessed.
With a continuation project, when the project is assessed, what happens if the progress is satisfactory? -
ANSWERSAn award is made for the next budget period,
Subject to availability of funds
These projects do not compete with new project proposals and are not subjected to peer review beyond
the initial project approval. - ANSWERSContinuation project
These are allowable costs that can benefit the grant or contract to which they are being charged. -
ANSWERSAllocable costs
These are costs that can be legitimately charged to the grant. - ANSWERSAllowable costs
This refers to those funds that have been obligated by a funding agency for a specific project. -
ANSWERSAn Award
This refers to the rate expressed as a percentage of a base amount that is established by negotiation with
the cognizant
Federal agency on the basis of projected costs, - ANSWERSIndirect cost rate
Federal law generally requires grant financial records to be kept for a minimum of how many years? -
ANSWERSThree
Which of the following changes does NOT require prior National Science Foundation approval? -
ANSWERSChange in allocation within a single budget category
What is an example of program income? - ANSWERSRental or usage fees from equipment purchased
with grant funds
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