The proportion of time spent on a single professional activity which is reflected as a percentage of total professional activity on which an individual is employed by an institution.
Effort report status that does not require action.
What is certified? Or
In many cases, what is not required?
100
Portion of the total project or program costs that is not paid by the sponsor
What is Cost Sharing?
100
The recommended/default Department type search.
What is account department?
200
The stage at which committed effort begins.
What is the Proposal Stage?
200
Where to go to logon to ERS.
What is the Extramural Fund Management website?
200
Certified effort report status where Payroll % [A] and Paid Effort % to Certify [B] do not match.
What is Certified/AdjustReqd?
200
Requirement by the sponsor as a condition of obtaining the award
What is Mandatory cost sharing?
200
List that will show people paid from accounts that the PI is linked to?
What is My Projects?
300
The total effort percentage for an employee with a part time appointment.
What is 100%?
300
Requires a VPN connection to the secured UCLA Network
What is How to access ERS from off campus?
300
The status after a payroll transaction is submitted on a Certified effort report.
What is Open-reissued?
300
PI’s effort and salary was listed as 20% in the budget. PI was paid 20%, but actually worked 25% time on the project.
What is Voluntary Uncommitted cost sharing?
300
People, Departments, Funds and Projects
What are the standard searches available in ERS?
400
The PI, employee or any other authorized official who has suitable means of verifying the work performed.
What is who can Certify and effort report?
400
Other Sponsored Projects and Non-Sponsored Activities
What are effort percentages “below the line”? or
What is effort that does not require Certification?
400
Status of an effort report where effort totaled less than 100%.
What is an Exception status?
400
When someone is listed on a budget with a higher effort % than salary %. Exampled: PI's effort was listed at 30% on the budget, but salary was listed at 10%
What is Voluntary Committed cost sharing?
400
To sit down with their PI and assist them in the certification process.
What is the best practice recommended by many research administrators?
500
The policy that allows the true effort to differ from the certified percentage.
What is the 5% tolerance?
500
Paid Effort % to Certify [B] plus Cost Share Effort % to Certify [D]
What is Total Effort % to Certify [B+D]?
500
Status of an open report after the certification deadline passes.
What is an overdue status?
500
The steps taken when an employee has an effort commitment on a Federal poject, but 100% of thier pay is on unrestricted funds.
What is adding the project to the effort report and showing cost sharing?