Effort Certification Teresa Logiotatos College of Veterinary Medicine

Effort Certification Teresa Logiotatos College of Veterinary Medicine

OUTLINE • • Definition Post Award Activity Process Payroll Effort Certification

What is Effort Certification? Reporting of effort on a sponsored project. For universities, effort on externally sponsored projects is reported based on a percent of time expended in overall effort (up to 100%) compared to other activities (e. g. , teaching, service, research on other grants or contracts, consulting, for the institution, etc. ). Effort is not reported based on a forty-hour week or hours per week.

Post Award Activity Process There should be one Administrative contact person Coordinate and arrange a Kick-off Meeting Review role and responsibilities of team members Review budget and contractual obligations Determine WHEN to begin labor distribution and WHOSE labor distribution will be affected. • Regardless sponsor budget or cost share budget • • •

Payroll Specific Award Terms Departmental Policies University Policies Sponsor Policies Federal Policy and Governmental Law

Payroll continued To fill out or change an Employee Personnel Action Form (e. PAF) go to the COMPASS BMP for instructions: https: //cws. auburn. edu/shared/files? id=159&filename=COMPASS%20 BMP%202018. pdf

Payroll continued How do you confirm monthly or bi-weekly payroll? • Self-serve Banner Master Contact List (You will need your HR ORG code for easy access) • E-Print HR PZILDCG Labor Distribution – C/G & Cost Share • Banner 9 Report for Labor Distribution by Pay Period (PZRK 142)

Banner 9 Report for Labor Distribution by Pay Period

In Search box type PZRK 142

Click on the Go box upper right

Step 1: Enter in the “Parameter Values” 01 – the year 02 – Pay Period (MN or BW) 03 – Payroll number 04 – enter TKL 05 – your TKL (ex: HR 395) Step 2: Go down to next block “Submission” click the “Save Parameter Set as” box Then click the SAVE box in bottom right corner

After you click the save button, this should show that the report has been sent in email

Open report then you can sort and save. Report will not open later if email saved.

Labor Distribution by Pay Period Report (PZRK 142 ) Example of the report you received in the email.

Effort Certifications • Effort Certifications are quarterly • Review efforts with the PI • If any changes the PI will need to enter % amount, then certify • Check to see if approvers are listed under Routing Rules • If not contact your organizational Computing liaison (found on the Master Contact list)

Teresa Logiotatos Director, Research Program Development & Grant Administration College of Veterinary Medicine logiotm@auburn. edu