Principles in Pre-Award Research
Administration Exam Updated ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What are the three organization structures supporting research grants and contracts? -
CORRECT ANSWER Centralized RA model
Decentralized RA model
Shared Services RA model
Centralized RA model - CORRECT ANSWER relies on the PI and department to
develop proposals with the central office providing admin support and submission to sponsor.
The PI and departments initiate proposals and requests and support the research team in day
to day operations
What are the three key functions on a centralized RA model? - CORRECT
ANSWER Quality control , institutional authorizations and signatures and transactional
reviews and approvals
Decentralized RA model - CORRECT ANSWER the department has more autonomy
and may have some or full authority to submit proposals. This structure tends to require
personnel to be self-sufficient and generalists across the administration lifecycle.
Shared services RA model - CORRECT ANSWER shared service units support
multiple departments/divisions to provide full lifecycle services.
This model comes from the private sector to improve operational efficiency and reduce
bureaucracy.
What is the shared services RA model divided into? - CORRECT ANSWER Pre-award
and post-award
, What's a PI/PD? - CORRECT ANSWER Principal Investigator (PI)/Project Director
(PD) is an individual designated by the investigator's institution and approved by the sponsor
with responsibility for conducting a research grantor contract.
What's the PI main roles & responsibility? - CORRECT ANSWER To ensure
adherence to both their institution's and the sponsor's rules and requirements.
administrative and programmatic oversight
scientific and/or technical oversight
budgetary and financial oversight - budget must be aligned with the scope of work
What are the administrative and programmatic responsibilities of a pre-award admin admin? -
CORRECT ANSWER 1. Obtain and submit internal institutional approvals from
administration and internal research compliance offices.
2. Submit the required proposal documentation
3. Coordinate the scope of work of subrecipients
What are the administrative and programmatic responsibilities of the PI? - CORRECT
ANSWER 1. Ensure grant expenditures are appropriate
2. Oversee scientific progress of subrecipients and approve subaward invoices
3. Request modifications to the project
Who can be a PI? - CORRECT ANSWER some higher education institutions require
PIs to be tenure-track, or a tenured faculty member. Being full time employee may also be a
requirement.
Some institutions also allow research scientists or research scholars to submit proposals as
PIs.
What are some of the examples of people who may seek waivers to be PIs? - CORRECT
ANSWER Non-tenure track faculty (NTTF)
Administration Exam Updated ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What are the three organization structures supporting research grants and contracts? -
CORRECT ANSWER Centralized RA model
Decentralized RA model
Shared Services RA model
Centralized RA model - CORRECT ANSWER relies on the PI and department to
develop proposals with the central office providing admin support and submission to sponsor.
The PI and departments initiate proposals and requests and support the research team in day
to day operations
What are the three key functions on a centralized RA model? - CORRECT
ANSWER Quality control , institutional authorizations and signatures and transactional
reviews and approvals
Decentralized RA model - CORRECT ANSWER the department has more autonomy
and may have some or full authority to submit proposals. This structure tends to require
personnel to be self-sufficient and generalists across the administration lifecycle.
Shared services RA model - CORRECT ANSWER shared service units support
multiple departments/divisions to provide full lifecycle services.
This model comes from the private sector to improve operational efficiency and reduce
bureaucracy.
What is the shared services RA model divided into? - CORRECT ANSWER Pre-award
and post-award
, What's a PI/PD? - CORRECT ANSWER Principal Investigator (PI)/Project Director
(PD) is an individual designated by the investigator's institution and approved by the sponsor
with responsibility for conducting a research grantor contract.
What's the PI main roles & responsibility? - CORRECT ANSWER To ensure
adherence to both their institution's and the sponsor's rules and requirements.
administrative and programmatic oversight
scientific and/or technical oversight
budgetary and financial oversight - budget must be aligned with the scope of work
What are the administrative and programmatic responsibilities of a pre-award admin admin? -
CORRECT ANSWER 1. Obtain and submit internal institutional approvals from
administration and internal research compliance offices.
2. Submit the required proposal documentation
3. Coordinate the scope of work of subrecipients
What are the administrative and programmatic responsibilities of the PI? - CORRECT
ANSWER 1. Ensure grant expenditures are appropriate
2. Oversee scientific progress of subrecipients and approve subaward invoices
3. Request modifications to the project
Who can be a PI? - CORRECT ANSWER some higher education institutions require
PIs to be tenure-track, or a tenured faculty member. Being full time employee may also be a
requirement.
Some institutions also allow research scientists or research scholars to submit proposals as
PIs.
What are some of the examples of people who may seek waivers to be PIs? - CORRECT
ANSWER Non-tenure track faculty (NTTF)
