IFDA COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
TEST FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Resubmission NIH.
Answer: An unfunded application that has been modified following
initial review and resubmitted for new consideration.
⩥ FCOI.
Answer: Financial Conflict of Interest
⩥ Competing Revision Application NIH.
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.
Answer: Request for additional years of support beyond the years
previously awarded
⩥ Change of Organization Status Application NIH.
,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.
Answer: Change of awarding NIH institute or center for the
noncompeting continuation
⩥ Change of Grantee or Training Institution Application NIH.
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.
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.
Answer: Small Business Technology Transfer
⩥ R&D contracts.
,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.
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.
Answer: Cost Accounting Standards
⩥ IC.
Answer: NIH Institutes and Centers
⩥ FACILITIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE (F&A) COSTS.
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.
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
TEST FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Resubmission NIH.
Answer: An unfunded application that has been modified following
initial review and resubmitted for new consideration.
⩥ FCOI.
Answer: Financial Conflict of Interest
⩥ Competing Revision Application NIH.
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.
Answer: Request for additional years of support beyond the years
previously awarded
⩥ Change of Organization Status Application NIH.
,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.
Answer: Change of awarding NIH institute or center for the
noncompeting continuation
⩥ Change of Grantee or Training Institution Application NIH.
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.
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.
Answer: Small Business Technology Transfer
⩥ R&D contracts.
,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.
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.
Answer: Cost Accounting Standards
⩥ IC.
Answer: NIH Institutes and Centers
⩥ FACILITIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE (F&A) COSTS.
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.
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
