Professional Development & Ethics Flashcards

A grant administrator discovers a colleague is falsifying time and effort reports for a federally funded project. The most appropriate action is to:

Answer: Report the situation through the organization's compliance reporting channels

Falsifying time and effort reports constitutes fraud against a federal award and must be reported through proper organizational compliance channels.

The principle of 'transparency' in grant management primarily requires:

Answer: Providing complete and accurate information to funders, auditors, and the public as required

Transparency requires honest, complete, and accurate reporting to awarding agencies, auditors, and the public consistent with applicable disclosure requirements.

An organization's conflict of interest policy for federal grants must at minimum address which population?

Answer: Employees, officers, agents, and their family members involved in award administration

Per 2 CFR Part 200.318, conflict of interest policies must cover employees, officers, agents, and members of their immediate family involved in federal award administration.

Which scenario most clearly represents misuse of a federal grant award?

Answer: Using grant funds to pay for the executive director's personal travel unrelated to the project

Using grant funds for personal travel unrelated to the funded project is misuse that violates grant terms and federal regulations.

Grant professionals seeking to demonstrate their competency and commitment to the field most commonly pursue credentialing through:

Answer: NGMA (National Grants Management Association) and similar professional associations

NGMA and similar associations offer the CGA credential and professional development programs specifically designed for grant management practitioners.

A grant administrator receives a request from their program director to backdate a purchase order to make it appear within the grant period. This is:

Answer: Fraudulent and must be refused regardless of the circumstances

Backdating documents to misrepresent when transactions occurred is document fraud and is never permissible regardless of the amount or reason.

The purpose of requiring grant administrators to complete ethics training is primarily to:

Answer: Build a culture of integrity and ensure staff can recognize and respond to ethical dilemmas

Ethics training builds organizational culture, helps staff recognize ethical issues, and equips them to make appropriate decisions when facing difficult situations.