NIST Grants Managment Participant Management Training

NIST Grantees to Participate in Grants Management Training
Collection Instrument
OMB Control #0693‐0033 
Expiration Date: 06/30/2019 

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1. Are you interested in attending a conference on the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) grants process? (i.e., how to manage your grants and cooperative
agreements from cradle to grave.) (Check one)
a. ☐ Yes
b. ☐ No
2. If you answered "yes" to the previous question, what is your interest level in attending
NIST training in March 2017? (Check one)
a.
b.
c.
d.

☐ Very interested
☐ Somewhat interested
☐ Neutral
☐ Not at all interested

3. If you answered "yes" to the previous questions, what is your preferred format for
attending NIST offered training? (Check one)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

☐ Live (classroom/auditorium) - Gaithersburg, MD
☐ Live (classroom/auditorium) - Boulder, CO
☐ Live - Web based
☐ Recorded Webinar
☐ Other [please identify]

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NIST Grantees to Participate in Grants Management Training
Collection Instrument
OMB Control #0693‐0033 
Expiration Date: 06/30/2019 

4. If attending in person, whom are you most interested in meeting and interacting with? (list
in rank order, with 1 being the most interested in meeting and 5 the least interested)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

☐ GMD Grants Officers
☐ GMD Grants Specialists
☐ Program Officers/Program Staff
☐ Policy Representatives
☐ Legal Representatives

5. Which sections of 2 CFR Part 200 would you like additional training?
(Check all that apply)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.

☐ Subpart A
☐ Subpart B
☐ Subpart C
☐ Subpart D
☐ Subpart E
☐ Subpart F
☐ Appendices

6. Which of the of the following would you like more training
on: (Check all that apply)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.

☐ Required Prior Approvals in General
☐ Budget Modifications
☐ No-Cost Extensions
☐ Change in Project Plans
☐ Indirect Cost Rates
☐ Closeout
☐ Completing the SF-425 FFR
☐ Completing the Technical Progress Report
☐ Subrecipient Monitoring Requirements
☐ Procurement Requirements under Financial Assistance Awards
☐ Cost Share Requirements and Documentation Standards

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NIST Grantees to Participate in Grants Management Training
Collection Instrument
OMB Control #0693‐0033 
Expiration Date: 06/30/2019 

7. In what areas of the award process do you struggle the most?

8. Are there any other topics you would be interested in receiving training on that have
not been addressed in the rest of the survey?

9. [Optional] In terms of current issues in grants management, what do you see as the
most urgent issue facing your organization that could be beneficially addressed in a
training session?

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