CRA EXAM WITH ALL CORRECT & 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS|ACTUAL COMPLETE EXAM|ALREADY
GRADED A+
Renewal application NIH ✔Correct Answer-(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 ✔Correct Answer-An unfunded application that has been modified following
initial review and resubmitted for new consideration.
FCOI ✔Correct Answer-Financial Conflict of Interest
Competing Revision Application NIH ✔Correct Answer-Initial 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 ✔Correct Answer-Request for additional years of support beyond the
years previously awarded
Change of Organization Status Application NIH ✔Correct Answer-rights 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 ✔Correct Answer-Change of awarding NIH institute
or center for the noncompeting continuation
Change of Grantee or Training Institution Application NIH ✔Correct Answer-Transfer 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 ✔Correct Answer-Request 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 ✔Correct Answer-Small Business Technology Transfer
R&D contracts ✔Correct Answer-to 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 ✔Correct Answer-is 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 ✔Correct Answer-Cost Accounting Standards
IC ✔Correct Answer-NIH Institutes and Centers
FACILITIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE (F&A) COSTS ✔Correct Answer-Allowable 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 ✔Correct Answer-incurred 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 ✔Correct Answer-federal 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 ✔Correct Answer-National Science Foundation
NIH ✔Correct Answer-National Institute of Health (under DHHS)
NASA ✔Correct Answer-National Aeronautics and Space Administration
, USAID ✔Correct Answer-US Agency for International Development
NEH ✔Correct Answer-National Endowment for Humanities
NEA ✔Correct Answer-National Endowment for the Arts
SBIR ✔Correct Answer-Small Business Innovation Research
DVA ✔Correct Answer-Department of Veteran Affairs
DOT ✔Correct Answer-Department of Transportation
DOA or USDA ✔Correct Answer-Department of Agriculture
DOE (?) ✔Correct Answer-Department of Education
DOE ✔Correct Answer-Department of Energy
IES ✔Correct Answer-Institute of Educational Sciences (under Dept of Ed)
DOD ✔Correct Answer-Department of Defense
ONR ✔Correct Answer-Office of Naval Research
AFOSR ✔Correct Answer-Air Force Office of Scientific Research
ARO ✔Correct Answer-Army Research Office
DARPA ✔Correct Answer-Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DHHS ✔Correct Answer-Department of Health and Human Services
CDC ✔Correct Answer-Center for Disease Control
FDA ✔Correct Answer-Food and Drug Administration (under DHHS)
OMB ✔Correct Answer-Office of Management and Budget
NAICS ✔Correct Answer-North American Industrial Classification System
SOW ✔Correct Answer-Scope of Work
FAR ✔Correct Answer-Federal Aquisition Regulations
CFDA ✔Correct Answer-Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Mandated by OMB Circular A-89
GSA ✔Correct Answer-General Service Administration
RPPR ✔Correct Answer-Research Performance Progress Report
ANSWERS|ACTUAL COMPLETE EXAM|ALREADY
GRADED A+
Renewal application NIH ✔Correct Answer-(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 ✔Correct Answer-An unfunded application that has been modified following
initial review and resubmitted for new consideration.
FCOI ✔Correct Answer-Financial Conflict of Interest
Competing Revision Application NIH ✔Correct Answer-Initial 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 ✔Correct Answer-Request for additional years of support beyond the
years previously awarded
Change of Organization Status Application NIH ✔Correct Answer-rights 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 ✔Correct Answer-Change of awarding NIH institute
or center for the noncompeting continuation
Change of Grantee or Training Institution Application NIH ✔Correct Answer-Transfer 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 ✔Correct Answer-Request 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 ✔Correct Answer-Small Business Technology Transfer
R&D contracts ✔Correct Answer-to 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 ✔Correct Answer-is 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 ✔Correct Answer-Cost Accounting Standards
IC ✔Correct Answer-NIH Institutes and Centers
FACILITIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE (F&A) COSTS ✔Correct Answer-Allowable 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 ✔Correct Answer-incurred 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 ✔Correct Answer-federal 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 ✔Correct Answer-National Science Foundation
NIH ✔Correct Answer-National Institute of Health (under DHHS)
NASA ✔Correct Answer-National Aeronautics and Space Administration
, USAID ✔Correct Answer-US Agency for International Development
NEH ✔Correct Answer-National Endowment for Humanities
NEA ✔Correct Answer-National Endowment for the Arts
SBIR ✔Correct Answer-Small Business Innovation Research
DVA ✔Correct Answer-Department of Veteran Affairs
DOT ✔Correct Answer-Department of Transportation
DOA or USDA ✔Correct Answer-Department of Agriculture
DOE (?) ✔Correct Answer-Department of Education
DOE ✔Correct Answer-Department of Energy
IES ✔Correct Answer-Institute of Educational Sciences (under Dept of Ed)
DOD ✔Correct Answer-Department of Defense
ONR ✔Correct Answer-Office of Naval Research
AFOSR ✔Correct Answer-Air Force Office of Scientific Research
ARO ✔Correct Answer-Army Research Office
DARPA ✔Correct Answer-Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DHHS ✔Correct Answer-Department of Health and Human Services
CDC ✔Correct Answer-Center for Disease Control
FDA ✔Correct Answer-Food and Drug Administration (under DHHS)
OMB ✔Correct Answer-Office of Management and Budget
NAICS ✔Correct Answer-North American Industrial Classification System
SOW ✔Correct Answer-Scope of Work
FAR ✔Correct Answer-Federal Aquisition Regulations
CFDA ✔Correct Answer-Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Mandated by OMB Circular A-89
GSA ✔Correct Answer-General Service Administration
RPPR ✔Correct Answer-Research Performance Progress Report
