Overview: FEMA IS-30.B course was published on 1/10/2018 and is part of the comprehensive training program for the FEMA eGrants system. FEMA IS-30.B is the first in a series of Independent Study (IS) courses for the eGrants and will address the functions in the eGrants External System used by Subapplicants.
Course objectives: Complete a sub-application in eGrants; Review a sub-application in eGrants; Submit a sub-application to an Applicant using eGrants; Check the status of a sub-application in eGrants; Revise a sub-application in eGrants
FEMA IS-30.B test answers
Question 1. Who uses eGrants to review and process Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) and Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) subapplications, create FMA and PDM applications and submit them to FEMA, and submit Quarterly Performance Reports to FEMA?
A. Elected State Leaders
B. Subapplicants✅
C. FEMA Reviewers
D. Applicants
Question 2. Which type of subapplication is used to apply for funds to promote the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant program to communities?
A. Project
B. Technical Assistance✅
C. Management Costs
D. Planning
Question 3. When completing the Applicant Information Section of the application, what is the best method for entering your organization?
A. Enter in the abbreviation for your organization if available
B. Click on the Help Button
C. Enter the full unabbreviated name of your organization
D. Click the Search button to obtain a list of organizations✅
Question 4. Which statement best reflects the workflow of the eGrants process?
A. An application is submitted directly to a local official.
B. Subapplications are submitted directly to FEMA.
C. Several subapplications are included in an application, which is then submitted to FEMA✅.
D. Several applications are included in a subapplication, which is then submitted to FEMA.
Question 5. What action can you take when copying sections from an existing subapplication to make sure that all the information in your subapplication is current and relevant?
A. Make sure the copied data is less than five years old
B. Only copy the comments and attachments
C. Review grant program regulations and guidance to ensure all required and relevant information is provided in the subapplication✅
D. Make sure the subapplications are the same type
Question 6. For Subapplicant users, the first step in the eGrants registration process is _________.
A. to receive an email from FEMA authorizing your access to subapplications and applications in eGrants
B. to create a FEMA Enterprise Identity Management System (FEIMS) User ID✅
C. to contact the Applicant to receive an Access ID code
D. to request access privileges to eGrants
Question 7. Which type of subapplication is used to apply for funds to complete a “brick and mortar” construction or a type of physical mitigation measures to reduce the risk of future damage, hardship, loss, or suffering?
A. Project✅
B. Technical Assistance
C. Management Costs
D. Planning
Question 8. Which section is required for Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) subapplications and requires information on community participation in mitigation programs, Benefit-Cost Analysis of projects, long-term financial and social benefits, timelines, and other information on the proposed project or plan?
A. Cost Share section
B. Evaluation section✅
C. Community section
D. Environmental/Historic Preservation section
Question 9. Which level of access is required to submit a completed subapplication?
A. No access is required
B. View/Print
C. Sign/Submit✅
D. Create/Edit
Question 10. When copying an existing subapplication, you must copy all the subapplication sections to the new subapplication.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE✅
Question 11. Which subapplication section asks for detailed information about the organization submitting the subapplication including tax number, type of Subapplicant, and non-profit status?
A. Evaluation section
B. Contact section
C. Subapplicant section✅
D. Community section
Question 12. What status appears on the Subgrant Status: Submitted Applications screen when an Applicant has requested a revision to a subapplication?
A. Attached to Grantee
B. Revision Requested by Grantee✅
C. Pending at Grantee
D. Submitted to Stockpile
Question 13. Once a subapplication has been submitted to the Applicant, Applicants can contact the FEMA Regional Office so the subapplication can be released, revised, and resubmitted.
A. TRUE✅
B. FALSE
Question 14. To update a section of a subapplication, you can select the section name link from the sidebar menu or the subapplication section’s ____________ on the Application Status screen.
A. View Details link✅
B. “Incomplete” or “Complete” status link
C. Update Application link
D. Review and Submit link
Question 15. ______ federal awards provide funding to assist communities in implementing measures to reduce or eliminate long-term risks of flood damage.
A. Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC)
B. Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)✅
C. Severe Repetitive Flooding (SRF)
D. Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM)
Question 16. Which type of subapplication is used to apply for funds for activities that are directly related to the administration of federal awards or promotion of mitigation activities, including outreach and training, environmental/historic preservation reviews, developing applications, performing Benefit-Cost Analyses, etc.?
A. Project
B. Technical Assistance
C. Management Costs✅
D. Planning
Question 17. What level of access can a subapplication owner provide to another eGrants user in the same organization who has been authorized View/Print access for other subapplications?
A. No access is required
B. View/Print
C. Sign/Submit
D. Create/Edit✅
Question 18. Applicants may require pre-applications for which type of subapplication?
A. Technical Assistance subapplications
B. Project subapplications✅
C. Management Costs subapplications
D. Planning subapplications
Question 19. When providing access to a subapplication or application to another eGrants user, it is necessary to set a_____.
A. limit on how many times the user can access the eGrants system
B. time limit on the duration of the access privileges✅
C. limit on the sections viewable
D. limit on the number of corrections
Question 20. What is the function of the task menu on the Subgrant Applicant Homepage?
A. This menu provides links to the FEMA Homepage and grant program guidance documents.
B. This menu allows you to navigate to a particular task to perform.✅
C. This menu allows you to assign tasks to other eGrants users.
D. This menu displays tasks that are still incomplete.
Question 21. A subapplication owner with Sign/Submit access is going on vacation. Which access levels should the owner provide to a co-worker so the coworker can continue entering information into the subapplication?
A. View/Print, Create/Edit, and Sign/Submit
B. View/Print
C. Create/Edit and Sign/Submit✅
D. View/Print and Create/Edit
Question 22. Local governments that use eGrants to create and submit subapplications to Applicants are referred to as ______.
A. Recipients or Grantees
B. Requestors
C. FEMA Reviewers
D. Subapplicants or Subgrant Applicants✅
Question 23. Which status indicates the subapplication has been submitted, but not yet reviewed by the Applicant?
A. Submitted to FEMA
B. Pending at Grantee✅
C. Attached to Grantee
D. Submitted to Stockpile
Question 24. To view the status of a submitted subapplication, Subapplicants should select the ____ menu option on the Subgrant Applicant Homepage.
A. Revise/Amend Submitted Application(s)✅
B. Print Blank Applications
C. Update/Complete Un-submitted Application(s)
D. Create New Application
Question 25. If an eGrants user no longer requires access to a subapplication, it is best to _________ the user’s access privileges.
A. Increase
B. Authorize
C. Limit
D. Deny/Revoke✅
Question 26. How many sections of an existing subapplication can be copied into a new subapplication?
A. All sections must be copied
B. Up to three
C. As many as needed✅
D. Up to seven
Question 27. The Copy Entire Application function is only available if you are copying to the same subapplication type (for example, from project to project).
A. TRUE
B. FALSE✅
Question 28. Who uses eGrants to create pre-applications for mitigation projects, Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) subapplications, and/or Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) subapplications?
A. Elected State Leaders
B. Subapplicants
C. FEMA Reviewers
D. Applicants✅
Question 29. Which checkbox(es) must be selected on the Update Access screen so that the registered eGrants user can review and correct a subapplication?
A. View/Print, Create/Edit, and Sign/Submit
B. View/Print
C. View/Print and Create/Edit✅
D. Create/Edit
Question 30. What link should a user with Sign/Submit access select from the sidebar menu when preparing to submit a revised subapplication?
A. Evaluation section link
B. Review and Submit link✅
C. Application Status link
D. Return to Homepage link
Question 31. On a project subapplications, which section requires the Subapplicant to describe how the proposed activity relates to or is consistent with the local, state, or tribal mitigation plans on file with FEMA?
A. Environmental/Historic Preservation section
B. Mitigation Plan section✅
C. Properties section
D. Scope of Work section
Question 32. When creating a new subgrant application, you first select the Create New Application link. What is the next step?
A. Choose to copy an application
B. Enter a title and choose the type of application✅
C. Choose to start a new application
D. Enter the POC information
Question 33. Why does the sidebar menu on the subgrant application screen have hyperlinked section names?
A. The hyperlinks prevent users from moving sequentially through each section.
B. The hyperlinks allow users to jump right to that section of the subapplication without having to move through all the sections sequentially.✅
C. The hyperlinks allow users to copy information from one section to another.
D. The hyperlinks prevent users from entering restricted sections.
Question 34. Applicant users are responsible for managing Subapplicant user registration requests.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE✅
Question 35. What does the “Revision Released to Subgrantee” status signify for a submitted subapplication?
A. The Applicant has approved the subapplication for inclusion in its application.
B. FEMA has reviewed a section or sections of a subapplication and has requested revisions to it, and the Applicant has released it for revision by the Subapplicant.✅
C. FEMA has approved the subapplication and obligated it in a federal award to the Applicant.
D. The subapplication was not selected to be included in the Applicant’s application, but was retained by the Applicant for future consideration.
Question 36. What step can users take to view the FEMA home page from any eGrants screen?
A. Select the “final task” listed on any task menu.
B. Select the “fema home” hyperlink on the main menu.✅
C. Select the “go back” button on any eGrants screen.
D. Select the “contact us” hyperlink on the sidebar menu.
Question 37. eGrants supports the FMA and PDM hazard mitigation grant programs, as well as the legacy Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL) and Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC) grant programs.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE✅
Question 38. Which section of a Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) subapplication provides the detailed line item budget for each activity?
A. Evaluation section
B. Cost Estimate section✅
C. Cost Effectiveness section
D. Cost Share section
Question 39. To authorize another user’s access to a subapplication in eGrants, you must search for the individual’s name on the list of registered users.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE✅
Question 40. To revise a submitted subapplication because a lower-cost solution was found, a Subapplicant must ____.
A. wait until the next Application Period to submit a new subapplication
B. contact the Applicant to request that the submitted subapplication be “unlocked” and returned for revisions✅
C. create and submit a new subapplication with the updated information
D. contact FEMA headquarters to request the submitted subapplication be released for revisions
Question 41. Selecting these screen features will save the information you entered into the eGrants system.
A. The Application Status or Homepage navigation links on the sidebar menu
B. The Go Back button or your internet browser’s Back arrow
C. The Save or the Save and Continue buttons✅
D. The Next button or the Previous button
Question 42. Funding for the ____ grant program is provided to assist local, state, territorial, and federally-recognized tribal governments in implementing cost-effective hazard mitigation activities.
A. Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC)
B. Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)
C. Severe Repetitive Flooding (SRF)
D. Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM)✅
Question 43. Why was the FEMA eGrants system developed?
A. To allow Applicants to apply for all types of federal awards
B. To screen Subapplicants and Applicants for eligibility
C. To provide printable subapplications and applications
D. To provide eligible Subapplicants and Applicants with the ability to manage their subapplication and application processes electronically✅
Question 44. To complete a subapplication that has been created in eGrants, select the ____ link in the task menu on the Subgrant Applicant Homepage.
A. Review Submitted Application(s)
B. Print Blank Applications
C. Update/Complete Un-submitted Application✅
D. Create New Application
Question 45. The final step in the eGrants registration process is ______ .
A. to log into the eGrants system for the first time
B. to receive an approval email from the FEMA Regional Office✅
C. to request access to eGrants
D. to request new privileges
Question 46. Which statement is a disadvantage of copying information from an existing subapplication to another?
A. You can’t edit the information you copied from the existing subapplication.
B. Some of the information copied may be outdated or not relevant to a new subapplication or application.✅
C. You can’t copy the application or subapplication sections you need.
D. It is illegal to copy existing subapplications and applications.
Question 47. Which screen displays a list of all the subapplication sections and either a “Complete” or “Incomplete” status link?
A. Subgrant Applicant Homepage
B. the Application Status screen✅
C. Review and Submit screen
D. the Subgrant Status: Un-submitted Subgrant Application(s) screen
Question 48. Who uses eGrants to review and process Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) and Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) applications and subapplications for federal awards?
A. Elected State Leaders
B. Subapplicants
C. FEMA Reviewers✅
D. Applicants
Question 49. Which type of subapplication is used to apply for funds to create or update a local, state, territorial, tribal, or multi-jurisdictional mitigation plan?
A. Project
B. Technical Assistance
C. Management Costs
D. Planning✅
Question 50. A subapplication owner may authorize or revoke access to a subapplication for eGrants users who work for a different organization.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE✅
