CRA - CERTIFIED RESEARCH ADMINISTRATOR 2026
EXAM WITH ALL CORRECT & 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
|ACTUAL COMPLETE EXAM|ALREADY GRADED A+
Federal Register ✔Correct Answer-An official document, published every weekday, except on
Federal Holidays, which lists the new and proposed regulations of executive departments and
regulatory agencies.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance ✔Correct Answer-A database which helps the federal
government track all programs it has domestically funded.
FedBizOpps.gov ✔Correct Answer-Single point-of-entry for federal procurement opportunities
>$25K (Government buyers can post their information here, vendors can search, monitor and
retrieve contract solicitations); Site lists justification and approval for limiting competition on specific
contracts/orders; no direct application through website.
Program Announcement/Funding Opportunity Announcements ✔Correct Answer-Describes
existence of a research opportunity. Contains policy manuals and application guidelines as well as
reporting requirements. It may describe new or expanded interest in a particular extramural program
or be a reminder of a continuing interest in an extramural program.
Form 990-PF ✔Correct Answer-The public record information return that all private foundations
are required by law to submit annually to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Electronic Research Administration Sites - NSF ✔Correct Answer-Pre-award - NSF Fastlane
Post-Award - Research.gov
Grants.gov ✔Correct Answer-Find and submit applications for over 900 grant programs offered by
26 Federal Agencies. Can search across agencies. Managed by Health and Human Services under
OMB. Made possible by the Federal Assistance Improvement Act of 1999 (PL 106-107)
eRA Commons ✔Correct Answer-NIH's online interface where grant applicants, grantees, NIH
Federal staff & grantor agencies can access and share administrative info relating to grants. RPPRs
and financial reporting are done here.
NIH RePorter ✔Correct Answer-NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools Expenditures and
Results. Search repository of NIH-funded projects and access publications and patents resulting from
NIH funding. Formerly CRISP
FedConnect.net ✔Correct Answer-Gateway to Government Opportunities, Acquisition and Grants
Portal. Mainly used for contracts. Used in conjunction with FedBizOpps.gov.
iEdison ✔Correct Answer-Used to report intellectual property arising out of Federally funded
research as required by the Bayh-Dole Act
G5 ✔Correct Answer-Used for Electronic Research Administration of Department of Education
awards
,NSPIRES ✔Correct Answer-Electronic Research Administration of NASA awards. NASA Solicitation
and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System
proposalCENTRAL ✔Correct Answer-Proposal submission site used by several foundations. Mostly
disease-centric awards and medical school research applicants.
Types of Sponsors ✔Correct Answer-Federal, State/Local, Private Foundations, Professional
Associations, Commercial, International
Executive Branch Agencies ✔Correct Answer-- Department of Defense
- Department of Education
- Department of Energy
- Department of Transportation
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Health and Human Services
Independent Agencies ✔Correct Answer-Agencies outside of the Executive Branch that depend on
Congress for funding.
- NSF
- National Endowment for Humanities
- National Endowment for the Arts
- USAID
- NASA
Small Business Administration ✔Correct Answer-A government agency that helps small business
owners develop business plans and obtain financing and other support for their companies.
SBIR ✔Correct Answer-Small Business Innovation Research. Gives Small Business Administration
grants to businesses.
STTR ✔Correct Answer-Small Business Technology Transfer. SBA grant where a business must
partner with a non-profit.
Allocation of work in an STTR ✔Correct Answer-The business must contribute at least 40% of the
work and the non-profit must contribute at least 30% of the work.
STTR Contributing Agencies ✔Correct Answer-DOD, Department of Energy, Health and Human
Servies, NASA, NSF. Contribute 3% of budget because their annual R&D budgets exceed 1 billion.
Types of Federal Funding ✔Correct Answer-Mandatory or Discretionary
Mandatory Funding ✔Correct Answer-Funds earmarked in the Federal budget for State
governments and other entities. Allocated via Formula or Block.
Formula Funding ✔Correct Answer-A type of mandatory funding in the Federal budget where the
Federal government dictates how funds are allocated and spent via a specified formula such as
census data.
Block Funding ✔Correct Answer-A type of mandatory funding that allows the state government or
entity to determine how Federal funds are allocated and spent.
, Discretionary Funding ✔Correct Answer-Funds allocated by Congress through the appropriations
process in the yearly budget.
Assistance Awards are ✔Correct Answer-Grants and Cooperative Agreements
Procurement Awards are ✔Correct Answer-Contracts
Grant ✔Correct Answer-assistance without the expectation of tangible deliverables, other than a
final report.
Cooperative Agreement ✔Correct Answer-assistance involving the sponsor in the outcome of
research results. Continual collaboration with the sponsor. May co-locate.
Contract ✔Correct Answer-Sponsor procures research from an institution and acts as the technical
overseer
3 Ps ✔Correct Answer-Patron, Partner, Purchaser
Shared characteristics of grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts ✔Correct Answer-- Award
is made to the grantee Institution
- the scope of work defines the project
- Award is made for a stated period of time (project period, budget period)
- names a principle investigator or project director
- Terms and conditions dictate latitude
Characteristics of grants ✔Correct Answer-- the PI retains flexibility within the awarded scope of
work
- names a PI or project director
- made for a stated purpose and period of time
- minimum limiting conditions
- initiated by grantee
Characteristics of cooperative agreements ✔Correct Answer-- very similar to grants
- ALWAYS initiated by the sponsor
- substantive programmatic involvement by and with the sponsor
- terms and conditions underscore agency involvement
Characteristics of Contracts ✔Correct Answer-- Procurement of goods and services
- Terms are usually detailed and specific
- deliverables are dictated by the sponsor
- little latitude to modify work or budget
- NO authority to change the scope of work
2 CFR 200 - Subpart A ✔Correct Answer-Acronyms and Definitions
2 CFR 200 - Subpart B ✔Correct Answer-General Provisions. Section 200.1xx.
2 CFR 200 - Subpart C ✔Correct Answer-Pre-award Requirements. Section 200.2xx.
2 CFR 200 - Subpart D ✔Correct Answer-Post-award Requirements. Section 200.3xx.
EXAM WITH ALL CORRECT & 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
|ACTUAL COMPLETE EXAM|ALREADY GRADED A+
Federal Register ✔Correct Answer-An official document, published every weekday, except on
Federal Holidays, which lists the new and proposed regulations of executive departments and
regulatory agencies.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance ✔Correct Answer-A database which helps the federal
government track all programs it has domestically funded.
FedBizOpps.gov ✔Correct Answer-Single point-of-entry for federal procurement opportunities
>$25K (Government buyers can post their information here, vendors can search, monitor and
retrieve contract solicitations); Site lists justification and approval for limiting competition on specific
contracts/orders; no direct application through website.
Program Announcement/Funding Opportunity Announcements ✔Correct Answer-Describes
existence of a research opportunity. Contains policy manuals and application guidelines as well as
reporting requirements. It may describe new or expanded interest in a particular extramural program
or be a reminder of a continuing interest in an extramural program.
Form 990-PF ✔Correct Answer-The public record information return that all private foundations
are required by law to submit annually to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Electronic Research Administration Sites - NSF ✔Correct Answer-Pre-award - NSF Fastlane
Post-Award - Research.gov
Grants.gov ✔Correct Answer-Find and submit applications for over 900 grant programs offered by
26 Federal Agencies. Can search across agencies. Managed by Health and Human Services under
OMB. Made possible by the Federal Assistance Improvement Act of 1999 (PL 106-107)
eRA Commons ✔Correct Answer-NIH's online interface where grant applicants, grantees, NIH
Federal staff & grantor agencies can access and share administrative info relating to grants. RPPRs
and financial reporting are done here.
NIH RePorter ✔Correct Answer-NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools Expenditures and
Results. Search repository of NIH-funded projects and access publications and patents resulting from
NIH funding. Formerly CRISP
FedConnect.net ✔Correct Answer-Gateway to Government Opportunities, Acquisition and Grants
Portal. Mainly used for contracts. Used in conjunction with FedBizOpps.gov.
iEdison ✔Correct Answer-Used to report intellectual property arising out of Federally funded
research as required by the Bayh-Dole Act
G5 ✔Correct Answer-Used for Electronic Research Administration of Department of Education
awards
,NSPIRES ✔Correct Answer-Electronic Research Administration of NASA awards. NASA Solicitation
and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System
proposalCENTRAL ✔Correct Answer-Proposal submission site used by several foundations. Mostly
disease-centric awards and medical school research applicants.
Types of Sponsors ✔Correct Answer-Federal, State/Local, Private Foundations, Professional
Associations, Commercial, International
Executive Branch Agencies ✔Correct Answer-- Department of Defense
- Department of Education
- Department of Energy
- Department of Transportation
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Health and Human Services
Independent Agencies ✔Correct Answer-Agencies outside of the Executive Branch that depend on
Congress for funding.
- NSF
- National Endowment for Humanities
- National Endowment for the Arts
- USAID
- NASA
Small Business Administration ✔Correct Answer-A government agency that helps small business
owners develop business plans and obtain financing and other support for their companies.
SBIR ✔Correct Answer-Small Business Innovation Research. Gives Small Business Administration
grants to businesses.
STTR ✔Correct Answer-Small Business Technology Transfer. SBA grant where a business must
partner with a non-profit.
Allocation of work in an STTR ✔Correct Answer-The business must contribute at least 40% of the
work and the non-profit must contribute at least 30% of the work.
STTR Contributing Agencies ✔Correct Answer-DOD, Department of Energy, Health and Human
Servies, NASA, NSF. Contribute 3% of budget because their annual R&D budgets exceed 1 billion.
Types of Federal Funding ✔Correct Answer-Mandatory or Discretionary
Mandatory Funding ✔Correct Answer-Funds earmarked in the Federal budget for State
governments and other entities. Allocated via Formula or Block.
Formula Funding ✔Correct Answer-A type of mandatory funding in the Federal budget where the
Federal government dictates how funds are allocated and spent via a specified formula such as
census data.
Block Funding ✔Correct Answer-A type of mandatory funding that allows the state government or
entity to determine how Federal funds are allocated and spent.
, Discretionary Funding ✔Correct Answer-Funds allocated by Congress through the appropriations
process in the yearly budget.
Assistance Awards are ✔Correct Answer-Grants and Cooperative Agreements
Procurement Awards are ✔Correct Answer-Contracts
Grant ✔Correct Answer-assistance without the expectation of tangible deliverables, other than a
final report.
Cooperative Agreement ✔Correct Answer-assistance involving the sponsor in the outcome of
research results. Continual collaboration with the sponsor. May co-locate.
Contract ✔Correct Answer-Sponsor procures research from an institution and acts as the technical
overseer
3 Ps ✔Correct Answer-Patron, Partner, Purchaser
Shared characteristics of grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts ✔Correct Answer-- Award
is made to the grantee Institution
- the scope of work defines the project
- Award is made for a stated period of time (project period, budget period)
- names a principle investigator or project director
- Terms and conditions dictate latitude
Characteristics of grants ✔Correct Answer-- the PI retains flexibility within the awarded scope of
work
- names a PI or project director
- made for a stated purpose and period of time
- minimum limiting conditions
- initiated by grantee
Characteristics of cooperative agreements ✔Correct Answer-- very similar to grants
- ALWAYS initiated by the sponsor
- substantive programmatic involvement by and with the sponsor
- terms and conditions underscore agency involvement
Characteristics of Contracts ✔Correct Answer-- Procurement of goods and services
- Terms are usually detailed and specific
- deliverables are dictated by the sponsor
- little latitude to modify work or budget
- NO authority to change the scope of work
2 CFR 200 - Subpart A ✔Correct Answer-Acronyms and Definitions
2 CFR 200 - Subpart B ✔Correct Answer-General Provisions. Section 200.1xx.
2 CFR 200 - Subpart C ✔Correct Answer-Pre-award Requirements. Section 200.2xx.
2 CFR 200 - Subpart D ✔Correct Answer-Post-award Requirements. Section 200.3xx.
