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Instruction: Effort Certification on Sponsored Projects

Posted by Christopher P Biggs on 04 April 2011 10:14 AM

These policies and procedures are issued to ensure that the University is in compliance with the regulations of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB Circular A-21) with regard to payroll distribution and certification of effort. The federal government requires that direct labor charges to federally sponsored projects reasonably reflect actual activities for which employees are compensated by the University. All employees who are involved in allocating salaries to sponsored projects or completing Effort Certification Statements (ECS) are responsible for understanding the principles of accurate time and effort reporting and salary allocation.

Policy	Effort Reporting Policy	Full text of the University Policy on Effort Reporting
Blackboard	Blackboard Blackboard Help	Blackboard portal for all online training content. Click on help to learn how to add Sponsored Accounting as an organization
Training	Introduction to Effort Certification	Overview of why we are required to certify payroll distribution on federally sponsored projects.
	Administration of Effort Certification	Overview of payroll distribution during the lifecycle of a federally sponsored project.
	Using the Effort Certification System	Overview of how to use web system to certify effort.
Instructions	Effort Certification System Guide	A detailed walk through of the online effort certification system located in Financial Access +
	Effort Certification Example	Example effort certification statement
	Monthly Effort Tracking in Financial Access+	How to access the new report in FA+ used to compare committed to actual effort distribution
	Faculty Effort Category Descriptions	Explanation of University Activities vs. Professional Activities which an individual is compensated
Forms	Effort Baseline Activity Worksheet	Used to assist Faculty in determining their baseline effort distribution
	Blank Effort Certification Statement Form	Used to create an Effort Certification Statement for an individual not listed in the effort system
	Effort Coordinators Responsibility Form	Handed out during training sessions, this form details the Effort Coordinator responsibilities
Information	Effort Coordinator List	List of current Effort Coordinators by home department
Information	Frequently Asked Questions	Explanations for the most frequently asked questions