For Effort Certifiers

Overview

This webpage outlines information and resources for Effort Certifiers.

• Effort Certifier Roles and Responsibilities
• Getting Access to ECC
• How to Certify Effort and Project Statements
• Effort Certifier Notifications
• Effort Certifier Training

Effort Certifier Roles and Responsibilities

Individual faculty members or Principal Investigators fulfill the role of Effort Certifier. They are ultimately responsible for:

• the accurate completion and certification of effort reports
• making necessary adjustments to direct salary charges to grants and
• making necessary adjustments to cost sharing required to reflect actual effort

ECC System Access

Visit ECC System Access to learn how to log into ECC and how to get access to the ECC system.

Certify Effort and Project Statements

Visit How to Certify Effort and Project Statements for step-by-step instructions on the certification process.

Effort Certifier Notifications

ECC generates the following notification emails to Effort Certifiers. Note: No emails are sent to PIs/Faculty if the statement is in the "Ready for Pre Review" status.

• Certification Start - Notification is automatically sent once the statement status changes to "Ready for Certification"
• Certification Reminder - Notifications are sent ten, five and zero (10, 5, 0) days prior to the certification due date for statements in a status of "Ready for Certification" (Effort Reporting Schedule)
• Statement Ready for Re-Certification - Notification is automatically sent once the PAR or PPR tasks are completed in ECC by the effort coordinator

Effort Certifier Training

• Introduction to ECC (for all audiences)
• ECC Overview for Effort Certifiers: Watch the ECC overview for certifiers (PIs) here
• Effort Statement Certification Demo: How to Certify an Effort Statement in ECC
• Project Statement Certification Demo: How to Certify a Project Statement video guide here