Deck 15: Government Grants and Contracts

Question 1

Government funders favor ______.

A) larger organizations over smaller ones
B) smaller organizations over larger ones
C) for-profits organizations over nonprofit organizations
D) religious organizations over nonreligious organizations

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The term "performance based" in a contract means the ______.

A) payment is made through the use of vouchers
B) grant recipient is not required to show measurable outcomes
C) payment and renewal of the grant are contingent on meeting outcome goals
D) grant recipient must demonstrate performance outcomes before receiving a grant

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Federal grant programs encourage ______.

A) organizational autonomy
B) outsourcing administrative costs
C) collaboration between nonprofit organizations
D) the hiring of workers from unemployment lists

Answer 3

C

Question 4

In which decade did the federal government delegate responsibility for managing block grants to the states?

A) 1960s
B) 1970s
C) 1980s
D) 1990s

Question 5

Notices of funding availability are published in the Federal ______.

A) Register
B) 1-800 hotline
C) telephone registry
D) directory of assistance

Question 6

XYZ nonprofit's request for a federal government contract was denied. XYZ may appeal this decision to the ______.

A) Department of Justice
B) Office of Management and Budget
C) Government Accountability Office
D) Office of Grant and Contract Management

Question 7

The three models theorists use to study the relationships between nonprofit organizations and governments are supplementary, complementary, and ______.

A) adversarial
B) oppositional
C) compensatory
D) supplementary

Question 8

Which source of government funding listed below is a type of pay-for-success contract?

A) block grant
B) fees for service
C) social impact bond
D) pay-for-success funding

Question 9

Government funding made directly to an organization is called a/an ______.

A) fee
B) grant
C) invoice
D) contract

Question 10

A grant is an award of money that is paid ______.

A) on a strict reimbursement basis
B) upfront or in regular installments
C) after all the outcomes have been measured
D) after the completion of the contracted work

Question 11

The acronym RFP refers to ______.

A) request for proposals
B) referring funds programs
C) reduced funding proposals
D) repeated funding programs

Question 12

The trend toward pay-for-success contracts has increased the need for ______.

A) policy analysts
B) for-profit corporations
C) government contractors
D) professional grant managers

Question 13

In what decade were Medicare and Medicaid started?

A) 1960s
B) 1970s
C) 1980s
D) 1990s

Question 14

Providing students federal funds to pay for college tuition is an example of a ______.

A) merger
B) voucher
C) joint venture
D) charitable gift

Question 15

A centralized resource providing access to over 1,000 federal grant programs is the ______.

A) Grants.gov Internet site
B) Office of Management and Budget
C) Government Accountability Office
D) Governmentfunds.com Internet site

Question 16

Nonprofit organizations have a competitive advantage over for-profit organizations securing government contracts because ______.

A) government officials trust nonprofits more than for-profits
B) public officials perceive for-profit organizations provide poorer services
C) government officials no longer perceive for-profit organizations as creditworthy
D) nonprofits are distancing themselves from relationships with for-profit organizations

Question 17

Which federal statute provides guidance regarding the issuing of grants and contracts?

A) Federal Grant and Contract Act of 1958
B) Federal Grant and Cooperative Act of 1977
C) Federal Guide for Issuing Grants and Contracts
D) Office of Management and Budget Grant and Contract Guidelines

Question 18

Witesman and Fernandez write that government officials ______.

A) do not have much trust in nonprofit organizations
B) are more likely to award risky contracts to for-profit organizations
C) monitor nonprofit organizations more than for-profit organizations
D) award nonprofit organizations contracts for a longer period of time than for-profits

Question 19

The first step in pursuing government financial support is to ______.

A) lobby politicians
B) prepare a grant application
C) identify available programs
D) determine if an organization is eligible to apply

Question 20

Which charitable subsector receives the largest share of government financial support?

A) arts
B) religious
C) educational
D) human service

Question 21

If receipt of a federal grant frees up organization funds for other uses, the money spent for other purposes is referred to as ______.

A) fungible
B) nonfungible
C) antifungible
D) interfungible

Question 22

According to Boris, state governments are more likely than federal governments to ______.

A) be inflexible
B) delay payments
C) deny applications
D) delay processing applications

Question 23

The program Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is funded through a mix of federal and state funds.

Question 24

Public officials perceive the purposes of nonprofits are not aligned with the purposes of government.

Question 25

Identify four challenges a nonprofit faces when working with the government. Discuss methods the nonprofit can use to minimize those challenges.

Question 26

Nonprofit organizations cannot receive contracts from local governments.

Question 27

The relationship between a nonprofit organization and a government funding source is considered to be complementary.

Question 28

Investigate the patterns of support from the 1960s to the 1980s and discuss how they impacted government support to nonprofits.

Question 29

Explain the role that collaboration can play when writing a grant proposal.

Question 30

Explain how nonprofits can use the policy arena to enhance their ability to secure government funding.

Question 31

Identify and explain the three basic models theorists use to explore nonprofit and government grant relationships.

Question 32

Compare and contrast the terms "grants" and "contracts."

Question 33

Researchers have found that performance-based contracts have increased the power of nonprofit ______.

A) clients
B) volunteers
C) boards of directors
D) chief executive officers

Question 34

Government agencies announce grant opportunities by issuing ______.

A) revenue bonds
B) tax-exempt bonds
C) requests for proposals
D) public service announcements

Question 35

Dependence on government contracts makes nonprofits more responsive to government officials.

Question 36

The Urban Institute recommends government and nonprofit organizations collaborate to simplify the grant process by ______.

A) standardizing reporting formats
B) involving the for-profit sector in the review process
C) improving public involvement in the review process
D) involving other nonprofit organizations in the review process

Question 37

Nonprofit organizations cannot combine government funds with private funds.

Question 38

Government funds rarely support all indirect costs such as administrative expenses.

Question 39

Identify and describe three opportunities that increase a nonprofit's opportunity for government support over a for-profit corporation.

Question 40

Letter contracts are used when a government needs work to begin immediately.

Question 41

Evaluate the impact pay-for-success contracts have had on a nonprofit organization's ability to manage government funding programs.

Question 42

Compare and contrast the terms "grant writing" and "proposal writing."

Question 43

Identify and explain Hall's six criteria for evaluating grant opportunities.

Question 44

Explain the gainful employment rule and how it is applied by the U.S. Department of Education.