In order to comply with federal guidelines -- 2 CFR ยง 200.430 -- each principal investigator/project director and grant-funded researcher on a federal or state grant must sign a Time and Effort Report certifying the amount of time and effort devoted to each sponsored (grant-funded) and institutional activity. The Time and Effort Report:
A Time and Effort Report must be completed and returned to Financial Services at the end of each quarter by every College faculty or staff member working on an externally-funded project, regardless of whether the faculty or staff member is paid by external funds or is an unpaid contribution ("in-kind" match or cost-share). Non-exempt employees who record hours on a timecard do not need to complete a Time and Effort Report. Financial Services will send the Time and Effort reports to you for completion at the end of each quarter.The Time and Effort Report records areas in which work was performed during the period according to the percentage of time spent within the area based on a reasonable estimate. For example, if a faculty member spent on average 30 hours per week engaged in institutional work such as teaching and curriculum development and 10 hours per week on grant activities, the percent effort for each would be 75% and 25%. The total amount must add up to and not exceed 100%.Principal Investigators/Project Directors are responsible for ensuring that those involved in the grant are not "over-committed." The total distribution of effort dedicated to all activities for an individual cannot exceed 100%. For example, if a PI/PD must devote 95% effort to a funded grant and 5% effort to teaching, he or she cannot agree to chair a search committee that will require 3-4 hours per week as this will put the total effort over 100%.If a new award or duty increases an investigator's committed effort to greater than 100%, the investigator must revise the level of effort required by the grant agreement or reduce effort on other activities.
Please provide the percent of effort for each activity for the period being reported. Total must add up to and cannot exceed 100%.
By providing my electronic signature below, I certify that the activity stated above for the payee(s) is a reasonable estimate of effort for the period indicated.
By providing my electronic signature below, I certify that the payee's activity stated above, as provided by the principal investigator, is a reasonable estimate of effort for the period indicated.