Effortless Facts - FCR

February 2020

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Executive Order #13901 was issued on December 26, 2019 raising the Executive Level II salary amount to $197,300 for pay periods beginning on or after January 1, 2020. Please follow the instructions for updating Mandatory Cost Sharing for all DHHS sponsored projects on January - April 2020 SPARs.

Tools are available to help you navigate ECC efficiently.

envelop icon
This icon, located throughout the Department Dashboard, will allow you to
generate an email to a specific person or group of employees.

PDF IconThis icon, located in the gray banner bar at the top of each effort statement,
will create a PDF of the effort statement, including attestation statement.

Report IconThis icon, located in the gray banner bar at the top of each effort statement,
will present a drop down list of reports available.

search iconThis icon, located throughout the Department Dashboard, will take you to
the employee's manage users page.

*Any blue hyperlink will take you to a page with more detailed information (report summary, etc.) or open an email page for you to send a message.

You may notice differences in effort percentages between SPAR and ECC. This is due to the way the systems display the same information.

  • SPAR records effort on a month-by-month basis and distributes payroll accordingly. Each month's totals must equal 100% Actual and 100% Distributed Effort in SPAR.
  • ECC averages SPAR effort percentages over a 4-month period based on dollars distributed to each activity during the period. Effort totals between 99-101% are allowable due to rounding.
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A Faculty Effort Reporting workshop will be held on February 19, 2020 from 9:00 am to 10:00 am in the Dining Room of O'Hara Student Center. The workshop targets PIs with federal effort reporting responsibilities, particularly new federal PIs. Please encourage any faculty member in your area who is new or has questions about the certification process to attend. Light refreshments will be available.

Workshop Registration