The May-August SPARs will be available May 8th. Once available, please review the SPARs in your area to identify any sponsored project for which the end date has passed before May monthly payroll is distributed. Zeroing out lines for closed federal awards will prevent the initial distribution and subsequent reversal of pay which creates 0% federal lines requiring PI certification. These 0% lines create frustration among PIs and can be easily prevented by attention to closed awards in the first month of a new academic term/SPAR period.
The ECC Payroll report can be run for an individual, an account or a department and will provide dollars distributed and distributed effort percentages. It can be used as a complimentary report to the SPAR Form Report, which provides actual effort and cost share percentages. Note: an account that is 100% cost shared will not appear on the ECC Payroll Report, but will be on the SPAR Form Report. Review the ECC Payroll report instruction guide for more information.
If you have new employees requiring system access or you are looking for refresher on effort reporting, ECC, or SPAR, we offer on-demand training on these topics via Pitt’s Learning Management System. Please visit our website for more information.