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POLICY NO : '''6105'''<br />
POLICY NO : '''6105'''<br />
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EFFECTIVE DATE: '''07/01/09'''
EFFECTIVE DATE: '''07/01/09'''


=== Basis for Policy ===
== Basis for Policy ==


Acceptance of federal awards obligates the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) to comply with the federal government’s rules, regulations and guidelines applicable to sponsored programs.  Federal cost principles per the OMB circular A-21 “Cost Principles for Educational Institutions” require costs to be properly allocated to the program that received the benefits of the costs incurred.  See UNMC Policy No. 6100, Direct Cost for additional information.
Acceptance of federal awards obligates the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) to comply with the federal government’s rules, regulations and guidelines applicable to sponsored programs.  Federal cost principles per the OMB circular A-21 “Cost Principles for Educational Institutions” require costs to be properly allocated to the program that received the benefits of the costs incurred.  See UNMC Policy No. 6100, Direct Cost for additional information.
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OMB Circular A-110 Subpart C .25 (c)(3) states that “the absence for more than three months, or a 25 percent reduction in time devoted to the project by the approved project director or principal investigator” requires the prior approval of the federal sponsoring agency.
OMB Circular A-110 Subpart C .25 (c)(3) states that “the absence for more than three months, or a 25 percent reduction in time devoted to the project by the approved project director or principal investigator” requires the prior approval of the federal sponsoring agency.


=== Policy ===
== Policy ==


   
   
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*    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.
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