Effort Certification and Reporting
Effort Certification & Reporting, in accordance with 2 CFR Part 200 is the University’s internal control for providing assurance to sponsors that:
- Remuneration charged to sponsored programs are justifiable, reasonable, and allocable to the respective sponsored projects, in relation to the work performed
- Faculty and staff have met their commitments to sponsored projects including cost-sharing
Please visit our Effort Reporting Policies, Procedures, and Forms page for more information on the effort reporting and certification process.
Effort Coordinators & Viewers [XLS]
Determination of a Base or Supplemental Effort Card
Effort cards are created based on a combination of the payroll expenditure type and earnings code. For example, a Base effort card for a Class 1 employee, will have expenditure type 50010 and earnings code R01. A Supplemental Effort card for a Class 5 employee will have expenditure type 50090 and earnings code R02.
For a complete listing of expenditure type and earnings codes used in the Effort Certification system, please click here