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  1. A grant writer discovers that her organization's executive director has asked her to omit a previous grant violation from a funder application. What is the most ethical response?

    Answer: Report the violation to the funder and document her objection internally

    Ethical grant writers must disclose material information to funders and document objections to protect both the organization and themselves.

  2. Which practice best demonstrates ethical stewardship of grant funds?

    Answer: Tracking all expenditures with receipts and reporting them accurately

    Accurate tracking and reporting of all expenditures is the foundation of ethical grant fund stewardship.

  3. A nonprofit's grant writer learns that a board member has a financial interest in a vendor the organization plans to use with grant funds. What should happen?

    Answer: Disclose the conflict of interest and recuse the board member from related decisions

    Conflicts of interest must be disclosed and the conflicted party must recuse themselves to maintain ethical governance.

  4. What does 'mission integrity' mean in the context of grant writing ethics?

    Answer: Only pursuing grants that align with the organization's stated purpose

    Mission integrity means only pursuing funding opportunities that genuinely align with the organization's core purpose.

  5. A grant writer is asked to report outcomes that have not yet been achieved as if they are already complete. This practice is called:

    Answer: Falsification of records

    Reporting unachieved outcomes as completed is falsification, which is fraudulent and violates grant ethics.

  6. When is it ethically permissible to use one grant's funds to match another grant's requirements?

    Answer: Only when both funders explicitly permit it and it is disclosed to both

    Using the same funds as match for two grants (double-counting) is only permissible if both funders explicitly allow it and both are informed.

  7. Which of the following is an example of a 'phantom match' in grant compliance?

    Answer: Claiming cash match that was never actually contributed

    A phantom match involves claiming matching contributions that do not actually exist, which constitutes fraud.