The Office of Restricted Fund Accounting reviews all expenses charged to sponsored agreements for allowability. Percentages are mathematically assigned to each fund based on the distribution of salary for the month. Each employee should review the effort percentages and adjust the percentage on the form if differences exist from actual effort expended on each project.
Federal regulations require effort on federal funds to be equal or greater than salary paid.
The Personnel Activity Confirmation is also used to reflect cost share on sponsored agreements. Corrections in salary or effort are certified by returning the Personnel Activity Confirmation to the employee. The EAC is sent to the department chairperson three times a year, after the end of each academic semester. Its main purpose is to certify effort for those employees who are paid from funds for General Academic Instruction, General Administration, Academic Administration, and Other Support Services. Additional information on effort certification can be found in the NDSU Policies and Procedures Manual, Section 821 and 822 .