Effort Reporting Help

Effort is the portion of time spent on a particular activity, expressed as a percentage of the individual's total activity for the institution. Total effort must equal 100%, no matter how many hours were worked.

This site provides general information on effort reporting and specific information and instructions on using the Effort Reporting System.

General Information Processing Effort Report Transactions

What is Effort Reporting? Best Practices Effort Reporting Requirements Effort Reporting Roles FAQ Why an Effort Reporting System? Help Request Form Log Into Effort Reporting System (ERS) ERS Briefing for Principal Investigators (Requires Flash Player) (Word, 4.15MB) ERS Briefing for ERS Coordinators (Requires Flash Player) (Word, 4.21MB) ERS Report Details Screen ERS Security Effort Report Status Codes Getting Started What's New in ERS? Top 7 Tips for Effort Reporting

Additional Resources Other

ERS Coordinator List (PDF) (Excel) Office of Management and Budget Circular A-21 Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133 UCD Policy & Procedure 330-31 UCOP Contract and Grant Manual Effort Commitment & Cost Sharing Help Extramural Accounting Glossary K Awards & Effort Reporting Relationship of ERS to Effort Commitment & Cost Share Tracking Systems (PDF)

Additional ERS Briefing Modules

Certifying an Effort Report Cost Share Offset - Other Sponsored Projects Individual Report Generation Multiple Line Certification Reviewing an Effort Report Subscribing to PI Lists Using Dept Filters to Search for Effort Reports Using People Filters to Search for Effort Reports

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General Information		Processing Effort Report Transactions
What is Effort Reporting? Best Practices Effort Reporting Requirements Effort Reporting Roles FAQ Why an Effort Reporting System? Help Request Form		Log Into Effort Reporting System (ERS) ERS Briefing for Principal Investigators (Requires Flash Player) (Word, 4.15MB) ERS Briefing for ERS Coordinators (Requires Flash Player) (Word, 4.21MB) ERS Report Details Screen ERS Security Effort Report Status Codes Getting Started What's New in ERS? Top 7 Tips for Effort Reporting

Additional Resources		Other
ERS Coordinator List (PDF) (Excel) Office of Management and Budget Circular A-21 Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133 UCD Policy & Procedure 330-31 UCOP Contract and Grant Manual		Effort Commitment & Cost Sharing Help Extramural Accounting Glossary K Awards & Effort Reporting Relationship of ERS to Effort Commitment & Cost Share Tracking Systems (PDF)

Additional ERS Briefing Modules
Certifying an Effort Report Cost Share Offset - Other Sponsored Projects Individual Report Generation Multiple Line Certification Reviewing an Effort Report Subscribing to PI Lists Using Dept Filters to Search for Effort Reports Using People Filters to Search for Effort Reports