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On February 7, this agency issued a 15% cap on indirect costs through a Supplemental Guidance to their Policy Statement?
NIH
How many IRB exemption categories are there?
8
What does IACUC standard for?
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
Congressionally Directed Funding is also called what?
Earmarks
Which agency ended discretionary grants to Minority Serving institutions, including ending funding to for Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions?
Department of Education
What is the significance of the number 225,700?
NIH Salary Cap
Under what agency can you find AMS, ARS, APHIS, FSIS, and NIFA?
US Department of Agriculture
For grants, Uniform Guidance provides direction. For federal contracts we use what?
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)
The August 7, Executive Order, entitled "Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking" required that all new funding opportunities and all awards must be approved by whom at each agency?
A Senior Appointee
What number is now $25,000 at NIU but will be $50,000 in the future?
Indirect cost eligible part of a subaward
What is a FCOI?
Financial Conflict of Interest
What principle allows federal agencies to waive approval requirements for 90 day pre-award spending among other things?
Expanded Authorities
What group was created by various stakeholders to come up with a FAIRer model for calculating indirect costs?
JAG Joint Associations Group on Indirect Costs
What Biosafety Level requires the highest level of care?
BSL4
In the context of grants, what is PMS?
Payment Management System
How long does a PI have to disclose a new invention to the sponsor?
Within 2 months
Name three agencies that will require Research Security trainings prior to proposal submission by the end of October 2025.
Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health
What is the threshold of federal funding for an organization to require a Single Audit?
$750,000
What does AAHRPP stand for?
Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc. (AAHRPP)
Proposals subject to EO 12373 are subject to what?
Intergovernmental Review