CGA Compliance & Legal Considerations 3

Question 1

Under 2 CFR Part 200, program income earned during a grant period must be used in accordance with which default rule?

Accepted Answer

It is added to the award and used to further project objectives

Answer

The additive (addition) method is the default under 2 CFR §200.307, requiring program income to be added to award funds and used for project purposes.

Question 2

A grantee wants to re-budget 15% of a federal award from one direct cost category to another. What does this typically require?

Accepted Answer

Prior written approval from the federal awarding agency

Answer

Significant rebudgeting (often defined as 10% or more of the total award) generally requires prior written approval from the awarding agency.

Question 3

The Davis-Bacon Act requires that workers on federally funded construction projects be paid:

Accepted Answer

The locally prevailing wage rate

Answer

The Davis-Bacon Act mandates that laborers and mechanics on covered federal construction projects receive the locally prevailing wage.

Question 4

Under the Drug-Free Workplace Act, federal grant recipients must do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Publish a drug-free workplace policy statement and notify employees

Answer

The Act requires recipients to establish and communicate a drug-free workplace policy to employees who work on the grant.

Question 5

Which federal law prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs receiving federal financial assistance?

Accepted Answer

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Answer

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in federally assisted programs.

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CGA Compliance & Legal Considerations 3