Grant Writing Post-Award Management and Reporting 5

Question 1

A federal grantee is required to report on outputs and outcomes. What is the key difference between these two measures?

Accepted Answer

Outputs are direct products of activities; outcomes are the changes or benefits resulting from those activities

Answer

Outputs are the direct, countable products of program activities (e.g., number of people trained), while outcomes are the changes in knowledge, behavior, or conditions those activities produce.

Question 2

What does the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) require of prime grant recipients?

Accepted Answer

Reporting of subawards over $30,000 in USASpending.gov

Answer

FFATA requires prime awardees to report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more to the FSRS (FFATA Sub-award Reporting System), which feeds into USASpending.gov.

Question 3

Which of the following costs must be treated as a direct cost and cannot be included in an indirect cost pool?

Accepted Answer

Salaries of project staff working exclusively on the grant

Answer

Salaries of staff who work exclusively on a specific grant must be charged as direct costs, not pooled as indirect costs.

Question 4

A grantee receives a 'disallowed cost' determination from the federal agency after a monitoring visit. What is the grantee's recourse?

Accepted Answer

File an appeal through the agency's dispute resolution process

Answer

Grantees have the right to appeal disallowed cost determinations through the federal agency's administrative appeal process before costs become a final debt.

Question 5

Under Uniform Guidance, when is a grantee required to report property purchased with federal funds to the federal agency upon project closeout?

Accepted Answer

When the fair market value of federally-owned equipment exceeds $5,000 per item

Answer

At closeout, grantees must submit an inventory of equipment with a fair market value exceeding $5,000 per item to the federal agency for disposition instructions.

Grant Writing Practice Test

Grant Writing Practice Test

Grant Writing Post-Award Management and Reporting 5