Certified Grant Management Specialist Study Questions and Answers

Certified Grant Management Specialist
Study Questions and Answers
Question 1
If there is a contradiction between an authorizing statute, program regulations,
and/or agency guidance, which governing authority is controlling?
Correct Answer
Federal Statute



Question 2
Does a federal entity have to make interpretive rules available for public comment?
Correct Answer
No



Question 3
2 CFR 200.332
Correct Answer
Requires a PTE to pass on federal requirements to subrecipients



Question 4
SLTT
Correct Answer
laws and regulations enacted by state, local, tribal, territorial governments



Question 5
contractor
Correct Answer
an entity that recieves a contract




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, Question 6
Doctrine of Preemption
Correct Answer
A doctrine based on the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution that holds that
certain matters are of such a national, as opposed to local, character that federal
laws preempt or take precedence over state laws. As such, a state may not pass a
law inconsistent with the federal law.



Question 7
Federal Agency
Correct Answer
an "agency" as defined at 5 U.S.C. 551(1) and further clarified by 5 U.S.C. 552(f)



Question 8
Pass through entity
Correct Answer
a non federal entity that provides a subaward to carry out part of a federal program



Question 9
Appropriation Act
Correct Answer
The statute that provides the authority for Federal agencies to incur obligations to
and make payments out of the U.S. treasury for specified purposes.



Question 10
Subrecipient
Correct Answer
A nonfederal entity that expends federal awards received from another entity to
carry out a federal program




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