(RACC) RACC was formed in 1993 as an independent non-profit organization. The Council is
composed of active certified research administrators whose role is to certify that
an individual, through experience and testing, has the fundamental knowledge necessary
to be a professional research or sponsored programs administrator.
RACC currently offers the following certifications:
(CRA)
(CPRA)
(CFRA)
(FDP) The FDP is a cooperative initiative among 10 federal agencies and 155 institutional
recipients of federal funds for Phase VI. The program is sponsored by the Government-University-Industry
Research Roundtable of the National Academies, with the purpose of reducing the administrative
burdens associated with research grants and contracts. UAF has been a member of FDP
since Phase V, and is continuing with Phase VI.
As an FDP member institution, the University of AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Fairbanks falls under for selected federal funding agencies. These special terms and conditions apply to
all FDP member institutions and allow special exceptions for some issues. In addition
to the general terms and conditions for FDP members, there are agency-specific FDP
terms that must also be followed.
