Effort Reporting & Certification

Effort Reporting and Certification Policy Training

Effort Certification Quick Guide

Effort Certification Step by Step in WISE

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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.

Federal regulations from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-21 (Cost Principles for Educational Institutions) or Uniform Guidance for awards issued after 12/26/14 - require that institutions receiving federal awards maintain systems and procedures documenting the distribution of activity, and associated payroll costs, to each individual sponsored agreement.

Uniform Guidance

See Effort Reporting and Certifications FAQ for questions

If you do not see your question or do not understand the answer please contact the Accounting and Financial Compliance (AFC)  in the Sponsored Program Administration Office. 

Exceptions to Policy on 95% Effort Allocations to Sponsored Programs

Relevant Policy Excerpt

3.2.3   Maximum Allowed Regular Pay From Externally-Sponsored Programs.

3.2.3.1  Academic Year Faculty During the Regular Appointment Period

Normally, faculty members have responsibilities during the academic year that preclude them from devoting 100% of their time to externally-sponsored activities. Deans and department chairs or their designees, and faculty should review proposed sponsored activity to assure that, if other activities required of the faculty member reduce the available Effort to devote to sponsored activities, payroll distribution adjustments are made consistent with sponsor terms and conditions.

3.2.3.2   Fiscal Year Faculty and Staff during the Regular Appointment Period

Fiscal year faculty and full-time staff members with teaching, research, service, and/or administrative responsibilities normally are precluded from devoting 100% of their time to and receiving 100% of their UNH pay from USNH-administered externally-Sponsored Programs. With written approval from the UNH Senior Vice Provost for Research (SVPR), exceptions can be made up to 100% if the employee is working exclusively on the Sponsored Program(s) (See UNH VIIII.S.3.8, Table on Total University Effort, for examples of activities allowable for directly charging Sponsored Programs.)

Some fiscal year full-time staff members in certain classifications (e.g., research scientists and research technicians) are expected to devote 100% time to Sponsored Programs; these positions are given categorical approval by the SVPR to charge 100% of their pay to Sponsored Programs.

Policy

Please see examples of exception requests for faculty

Please see examples of exception requests for staff