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Certificate Program Pretest

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Are you a certified research administrator?
Which of the following roles apply to you?
Highest degree earned:
Time since last active grant role (if applicable):
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1. The research administrator’s role in the pre-award phase includes (select all that apply):
2. What is the function of a research development office?
3. The Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) provides regulations for:
4. ______ was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to coordinate U.S. scientific research for military purposes during World War II.
5. A primary role of a research administrator is:
6. Post-award research administration would be responsible for: (select all that apply)
7. What is the role of a Program Officer at a funding agency?
8. When substantial involvement is expected between the sponsor and recipient, the most appropriate funding mechanism is a:
9. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is:
10. The type of grant that receives the largest proportion of NIH grant funding is:
11. Cost principles for the development of Facilities and Administrative rates for institutions of higher education are included in:
12. The primary and uniform set of policies that governs the acquisition or contracting actions of all executive agencies is:?
13. To be eligible for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award, an organization must: (select all that apply):
14. In assessing the qualifications of the principal investigator, NIH reviewers will closely examine the:
15. To ensure the funding agency that there are no conflicts of commitment, a federal proposal must include
16. The NIH Just-in-Time policy allows the submission of certain:
17. Dr. Taylor has .25 of her salary paid by an NIH grant, .1 by a grant from a local non-profit aimed at improving health care and .25 by a contract from a pharmaceutical company for research on drug side effects. The Other Support form in the new research proposal she is submitting must include:
18. The electronic system used by NIH to track grants is:
19. A cost that can be identified and charged to a specific project is a(n):
20. In the context of research administration, cost sharing refers to:
21. A reasonable cost is one that
22. Which of the following may be an allowable cost on a federal grant?
23. Ms. Garcia proposes a budget for an NSF research grant with $500,000 in direct costs, $125,000 in indirect costs and cost-sharing of $25,000. You tell her she needs to revise this budget because:
24. Dr. Rogers purchased a laptop computer for $2,800 which will be used in the field by a research assistant on his project to collect data. This cost would be:
25. Which of these usually does NOT require prior approval
26. Which of the following require prior approval from the NIH as a ‘change of scope’ (select all that apply)
27. The university library has received a grant to establish a collection on nanotechnology and offer training to medical school personnel on using the collection. The grant budget includes line items for purchase of materials, staff salaries and participant stipends. The hourly salary at her current rate of pay, for the reference librarian who serves the entire campus community would be:
28. Ms. Smith has received an NIH award for research on the impact of stress on serotonin levels. A salary for her administrative assistant at her current rate of pay for 20 hours per week is included in the budget, for entering data and editing papers prior to publication. In reviewing the award you determine that:
29. Dr. Harris receives a contract from the Department of Labor to create aptitude tests for applicants to a program providing training for construction trades. In addition to descriptive statistics for each item and the total score, she is unsure whether she needs to include reliability and validity computations in her report. You tell her to look for the answer in the:
30. The method for allocating costs for institutional fixed assets that are allocated to a sponsored project for a specific project period, should be:
31. The School of Education has received a $750,000 grant for teacher training. As part of this grant, 11 elementary education majors are funded to attend the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics conference. The cost of their travel should be paid from which line item:
32. Amazing State University had $20 million in research grants in 2022 and now has $40 million in grants. During this period the facilities and administrative costs have increased by 5%. The impact on the institution’s F & A rate is that it will:
33. Prior approval is required for:
34. Which of the following is most likely to be included in Facilities and administrative (F&A) costs?
35. Basic underlying ethical principles in the protection of human subjects are:
36. How often must the IACUC review the institution’s animal care and use program and facilities?
37. An Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC):
38. Which of these would be considered Human Subjects Research?
39. Metropolitan State University’s Institutional Biosafety Committee consists of six members: two professors from the biology department, two from the chemistry department, a research administrator from the sponsored programs office and a community member from the local Humane Society. This committee is:
40. The purpose of a Data Use Agreement is to:
41. The primary purpose of a subaward is to:
42. Dr. MacDonald has an overdue project outcomes report for her NSF grant. She must:
43. The purpose of a no-cost extension is to :
44. Ms. Davis is considering using generative AI to expedite submitting her progress report to NSF. Which of these uses would be allowed?
45. Dr. Waddell received a five-year grant, from October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2024. On October 15th, 2024, after the end of the grant, but before the closeout, she paid publication costs of $11,000 for two articles based on this research to appear in prestigious journals in January, 2026 and March, 2026. These costs are:
46. Which is NOT a major benefit of research security?
47. An example of a digital persistent identifier (DPI) is
48. The role of HIPAA in research is establishment of
49. Which of the following is an adequate data security program?
50. The Bayh-Doyle Act:
51. Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs):
52. Which of the following is a violation of the rules regarding disclosure of intellectual property:
53. The Uniform Biological Material Transfer Agreement (UBMTA) was developed by the ______ in order to standardize and simplify materials transfers.
54. In the United States, patent rights go to the party who:
55. Two organizations that provide professional development for research administrators are:
56. The primary advantage of retrieval augmented generation is:
57. Dr. Davis used a generative AI program to format her bibliographic references in APA style and put these in alphabetical order. When submitting her proposal to NSF she should:
58. Dr. Plant intends to conduct research on the impact of food deserts with tribal members residing on a reservation in the United States. He would need approval from:
59. The individual responsible for insuring the institution adheres to relevant laws, regulations and ethical standards for research is the:
60. On November 1, 2025, University of Nowhere received a notice that their grant for a new research center has been recommended for funding, with an anticipated start date of January 1, 2026. Accordingly, they purchase $20,000 in laboratory equipment and pay $11,000 in salary and fringe benefits to technical staff to set up the equipment. On December 15, 2025, they learn the project will not be funded due to agency budget cuts. They are eligible for cost reimbursement of:
61. State agriculture experiment stations were established by:
62. The Department of the Interior contracts with Cargill to produce pesticides for use across all national parks. This contract must be in accordance with
63. Dr. Plant intends to conduct research on the impact of food deserts with tribal members residing on a reservation in the United States. Once data are collected, he should:
64. Professor Fox uploads the NSF Proposal Awards Policies and Procedures Guide and enters a prompt asking for a summary of the formatting requirements for an SBIR grant. This use of artificial intelligence is:
65. In year one of an NSF grant, supplies were charged as a direct cost. However, the grant is in danger of going over budget in year two. Supplies:
66. The funded proposal awarded to Northern University includes a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Deans of the School of Engineering at Northern University and Southern State College, agreeing to share faculty and curriculum for a summer program which will be held on site at Northern. Due to staffing cuts, the Dean at Southern State says they will no longer participate. He is:
67. The university owns a bus which will be for the exclusive use of the New Elm Research project for two years for the purpose of transporting patients to the clinic for testing. The appropriate method for allocating the costs for the two-year period is:
68. Dr. La Flesche has developed a new technology for evaluating crude oil quality. He wants to apply for a Small Business Technology Transfer award, so he has incorporated as a Delaware C-corporation. He:
69. Dr. Pilates thinks his grant is not in compliance because the approved animal protocols have not been reviewed in the past eight months. He is: