CRA FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Returned to the sponsoring agency. Answer: Upon completion of a
federal grant, excess funds remaining in the account should be
◉ Institutional Biosafety Committee. Answer: Which of the following
is mandated for the oversight of research involving recombinant
DNA
◉ individual account in an approved accounting system. Answer:
Upon receipt of awarded projects, educational institutions are
required to establish
◉ Involves a conflict of interest. Answer: Faculty member is a major
stockholder in a for profit company receiving a university contract
◉ cognizant agency. Answer: A Federal agency responsible for
negotiating and approving facilities and administrative cost rate for
an education institution on behalf of all other federal agencies is
referred to as the
◉ personnel salaries are increased. Answer: Prior approval from a
federal agency is usually not needed when
,◉ Expanded Authorities. Answer: Delegates to grantees
authorization of one year, no cost extension
◉ Award terms and conditions. Answer: A Notice of Award typically
includes which of the following
◉ Whenever covered animals are involved in a protocol. Answer:
Which of the following requires Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committee (IACUC) review and approval governing the use of
animals?
◉ Prisoners. Answer: Which of the following populations has special
protection as research participants under federal guidelines?
◉ Rebudgeting. Answer: Federal expanded authorities permit which
of the following without additional sponsored approval?
◉ verifiable from records. Answer: Cost sharing must be
◉ Request a one year, no cost extension of the grant while a revised
continuation is under preparation. Answer: A faculty member has a
five year National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant which will
terminate August 31, with $14,000 remaining on July 15 of the same
year. A competing continuation was recommended for approval but
,not funded. Which of the following is the most appropriate advice
for the research administrator to give to the faculty member?
◉ approval of student's embassy. Answer: In order for a foreign
national doctoral student researcher to work on a federal grant in an
American institution, it is necessary for the student to have
◉ Member unaffiliated with the institution. Answer: According to
federal regulations, which of the following must be included in an
Institutional Review Board?
◉ The first $25,000. Answer: When a subaward is involved in a
federal grant to a large university, on what portion of the
subawardee's budget does the prime institution recover facilities
and administrative cost(indirect cost)?
◉ electronic funds transfer. Answer: The federal government prefers
to disburse funds under federal grants via
◉ Debarment and suspension rules. Answer: Which of the following
is included in 2 CFR 215, OMB Circular A-110?
◉ prior actual cost. Answer: A facilities and administrative cost
(indirect cost) rate is usually established based on
, ◉ 90 days. Answer: How many days do recipients of federal grants
funds have to submits final reports after completion of the project?
◉ Untimely performance. Answer: Under a federal contract, which
of the following is a reason for termination for default?
◉ Prior intramural support should be addressed in the narrative.
Answer: When applying for extramural support, in which of the
following ways should the principal investigator address prior
related intramural support?
◉ Administrative requirements for grants and cooperative
agreements only. Answer: 2 CFR 215, OMB Circular A-110 provides
regulations governing which of the following for educational
institutions?
◉ Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act 1999
Public Law 106-107. Answer: The impetus to change the ways in
which federal agencies accept grant applications and manage grant
awards has
◉ Director of Human Resource. Answer: Who should administer
progressive discipline to an employee?
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Returned to the sponsoring agency. Answer: Upon completion of a
federal grant, excess funds remaining in the account should be
◉ Institutional Biosafety Committee. Answer: Which of the following
is mandated for the oversight of research involving recombinant
DNA
◉ individual account in an approved accounting system. Answer:
Upon receipt of awarded projects, educational institutions are
required to establish
◉ Involves a conflict of interest. Answer: Faculty member is a major
stockholder in a for profit company receiving a university contract
◉ cognizant agency. Answer: A Federal agency responsible for
negotiating and approving facilities and administrative cost rate for
an education institution on behalf of all other federal agencies is
referred to as the
◉ personnel salaries are increased. Answer: Prior approval from a
federal agency is usually not needed when
,◉ Expanded Authorities. Answer: Delegates to grantees
authorization of one year, no cost extension
◉ Award terms and conditions. Answer: A Notice of Award typically
includes which of the following
◉ Whenever covered animals are involved in a protocol. Answer:
Which of the following requires Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committee (IACUC) review and approval governing the use of
animals?
◉ Prisoners. Answer: Which of the following populations has special
protection as research participants under federal guidelines?
◉ Rebudgeting. Answer: Federal expanded authorities permit which
of the following without additional sponsored approval?
◉ verifiable from records. Answer: Cost sharing must be
◉ Request a one year, no cost extension of the grant while a revised
continuation is under preparation. Answer: A faculty member has a
five year National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant which will
terminate August 31, with $14,000 remaining on July 15 of the same
year. A competing continuation was recommended for approval but
,not funded. Which of the following is the most appropriate advice
for the research administrator to give to the faculty member?
◉ approval of student's embassy. Answer: In order for a foreign
national doctoral student researcher to work on a federal grant in an
American institution, it is necessary for the student to have
◉ Member unaffiliated with the institution. Answer: According to
federal regulations, which of the following must be included in an
Institutional Review Board?
◉ The first $25,000. Answer: When a subaward is involved in a
federal grant to a large university, on what portion of the
subawardee's budget does the prime institution recover facilities
and administrative cost(indirect cost)?
◉ electronic funds transfer. Answer: The federal government prefers
to disburse funds under federal grants via
◉ Debarment and suspension rules. Answer: Which of the following
is included in 2 CFR 215, OMB Circular A-110?
◉ prior actual cost. Answer: A facilities and administrative cost
(indirect cost) rate is usually established based on
, ◉ 90 days. Answer: How many days do recipients of federal grants
funds have to submits final reports after completion of the project?
◉ Untimely performance. Answer: Under a federal contract, which
of the following is a reason for termination for default?
◉ Prior intramural support should be addressed in the narrative.
Answer: When applying for extramural support, in which of the
following ways should the principal investigator address prior
related intramural support?
◉ Administrative requirements for grants and cooperative
agreements only. Answer: 2 CFR 215, OMB Circular A-110 provides
regulations governing which of the following for educational
institutions?
◉ Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act 1999
Public Law 106-107. Answer: The impetus to change the ways in
which federal agencies accept grant applications and manage grant
awards has
◉ Director of Human Resource. Answer: Who should administer
progressive discipline to an employee?
