Dear Colleagues,
We are now less than a month away from the July 29, 2024 effort report certification deadline.
As of today, approximately 24% of the reports released during this period have been certified. In order to be compliant with federal regulation and university effort reporting certification requirements, please review and work with the Principal Investigators (PIs) to certify open effort reports by the due date. Incomplete or incorrect effort reporting is a compliance violation that may result in audit findings, potential disallowances, and/or the withholding of federal research funding. If your department has any outstanding effort reports from previous releases, please complete certifications in ERS as soon as possible.
General Reminders
- Principal Investigators (PIs) must self-certify their own effort reports.
- Non-PI effort reports can be certified by either the PI, the employee, or an authorized certifier with first-hand knowledge of the employee’s effort.
- Committed cost sharing must be included in effort reports when applicable.
- Please refer to the ERS FAQs for helpful information about effort reports.
We appreciate your cooperation and prompt attention to this matter. If you have any questions or need assistance, please do not hesitate to contact ERS Support at ershelp@research.ucla.edu.
Thank You,
Extramural Fund Management