Overview:

Effort reporting is the mechanism used to confirm that salaries and wages allocated and charged to projects funded by all external sponsors is reasonable in relation to the actual effort performed on the project.

Requirements:

Certification: Principal investigators are responsible for ensuring that all effort commitments for their sponsored programs are:  regularly reviewed to reflect actual work performed; consistent with proposed effort; and, ultimately, certified.

 Policy Training: Training on time and effort is required for all employees, other than students, who receive any pay from sponsored programs or who certify the effort for graduate students. The training is required to be completed within 30 days after the first pay from sponsored programs and must be repeated every three years. If a PI does not complete the training, the PI’s next award will not be set up until the training is completed.

Why it’s important:

Federal cost principles for educational institutions (OMB Circular A-21) require that UNH have a system for documenting the distribution of charges for personal services on sponsored awards.

 

Policies & Instructions:

• UNH Research Policy - Effort Reporting
• UNH Effort Certification Policy - Summary of Changes 2011
• Effort Reporting Frequently Asked Questions