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== Policy == | == Policy == | ||
UNMC uses the Effort Certification Report as its method of documenting employee effort performed on federal projects. In regard to an Effort Certification Report, | UNMC uses the Effort Certification Report as its method of documenting employee effort performed on federal projects. In regard to an Effort Certification Report, OMB Circular A-21 stipulates the following requirements: | ||
*Activity reports will reflect the distribution of activity expended by employees covered by the system. | *Activity reports will reflect the distribution of activity expended by employees covered by the system. | ||
*These reports will reflect an after-the-fact reporting of the percentage distribution of activity of employees. Charges may be made initially on the basis of estimates made before the services are performed, provided that such charges are promptly adjusted if significant differences are indicated by activity records. | *These reports will reflect an after-the-fact reporting of the percentage distribution of activity of employees. Charges may be made initially on the basis of estimates made before the services are performed, provided that such charges are promptly adjusted if significant differences are indicated by activity records. | ||
*Reports will reflect a reasonable estimate of the activities for which employees are compensated by the institution. To confirm that the distribution of activity represents a reasonable estimate of the work performed by the employee during the period, the reports will be signed by the employee, principal investigator, or responsible official(s) using suitable means of verification that the work was performed. The person who signs the report must have first-hand knowledge of the activity of the employee that is being reported on the Effort Certification Report. | *Reports will reflect a reasonable estimate of the activities for which employees are compensated by the institution. To confirm that the distribution of activity represents a reasonable estimate of the work performed by the employee during the period, the reports will be signed by the employee, principal investigator, or responsible official(s) using suitable means of verification that the work was performed. The person who signs the report must have first-hand knowledge of the activity of the employee that is being reported on the Effort Certification Report. | ||
*The system will reflect activity applicable to each sponsored agreement and to each category needed to identify facilities and administrative costs and the functions to which they are allocable. | *The system will reflect activity applicable to each sponsored agreement and to each category needed to identify facilities and administrative costs and the functions to which they are allocable. | ||
== Effort Certification Report Process == | == Effort Certification Report Process == | ||
The Effort Certification Report provides the basis for certifying that salaries are charged to programs/projects in accordance with the relative activity applied to various programs and projects. The Effort Certification Report constitutes the primary basis for reimbursement to UNMC by the federal government for salaries paid from sponsored research, sponsored instruction, and other sponsored activities, as well as providing the basis for certain costs that are reimbursed as facility and administrative costs. The Effort Certification Report also provides the means of identifying cost sharing activity on sponsored programs. | The Effort Certification Report provides the basis for certifying that salaries are charged to programs/projects in accordance with the relative activity applied to various programs and projects. The Effort Certification Report constitutes the primary basis for reimbursement to UNMC by the federal government for salaries paid from sponsored research, sponsored instruction, and other sponsored activities, as well as providing the basis for certain costs that are reimbursed as facility and administrative costs. The Effort Certification Report also provides the means of identifying cost sharing activity on sponsored programs. | ||