1. Other Support, Related Effort, and RMS Systems
SPA Training
Other Support, Related Effort, and RMS Systems
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2. Departments: Ross Beard Susan Lau Pasang Sherpa Christine Razler
Acknowledgements
Departments:
Ross Beard
Susan Lau
Pasang Sherpa
Christine Razler
Pat Wirattigowit
Controller’s Office:
Ellyn McCaffrey
Rick Blair
MC Gaisbauer
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3. Overview of RMS electronic Systems
Outline
Other Support
All Personnel Report
Effort Reporting
Overview of RMS electronic Systems
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4. Sponsor Reviews Application
Grant Process Overview
Idea
Develop Application
4-8 months
Sponsor Reviews Application
Submit Application
Administer Award
1- 5 years
Award
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5. What is the purpose of Other Support?
Allows the Sponsor to determine if the key personnel can still commit to this project before an award is issued
1. Look for over-commitment of Key Personnel (more than 100% when effort for proposal is added to effort from other research active support)
UCSF faculty cannot exceed 95% (11.4 calendar)
In-Residence and Ladder Ranks
Adjunct during any quarter when submitting a proposal
2. Checks for possible duplication of scientific goals or financial support of same projects from other source(s)
lows the Sponsor to do an administrative review before an award is issued
Snapshot in time of all the sponsored activities in which identified individuals is engaged
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6. NIH Definition What is Other Support?
All financial resources, whether Federal, non- Federal, commercial or institutional, available in direct support of an individual’s research endeavors, including but not limited to research grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and/or institutional awards.
Does not include training awards, prizes or gifts.
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7. When is Other Support Requested?
For NIH:
Just-In-Time
Progress Reports (RPPR)
For other sponsors it depends on their guidelines
For example, NSF is at the proposal stage
FOR JIT, can either receive a automated response for a score of 40 or better. Also receive a personnel response from PO or GMS, respond immediately
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8. Other Support Samples Other Support Sample – JIT
Other Support Sample – RPPR
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9. Types of Effort
Paid Effort – effort of an individual paid by the award or funding source.
Mandatory Cost-Shared Effort – effort of an individual devoted to a project but not paid by the award, instead paid by the institution. Required by the sponsor as a condition of the award and is quantified in the award.
Voluntary Committed Cost-Shared Effort - effort of an individual devoted to a project but not paid by the award, instead paid by the institution. Not required by the sponsor but is quantified in the award.
Concurrent/Complementary Effort - effort devoted to a project from another sponsor when research is related to but not identical to the work from the paying project. (Usually related to training & career development-type awards)
Effort as Needed – Non-measurable effort
In general, effort as needed is not included in Other Support, for example if in the role of Other Significant Contributor
However, if a sponsor funds the research but does not allow PI support and does not require PI effort, his/her effort is listed as “effort as needed”
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10. Finding Information - Effort
Possible Resources
Previous Other Support
MyReports - Employee Lookup or Distribution of Payroll Expenses (DPE) report
Pay Plan
BSR
Magical PAF Machine (MPM)
Work with your PI
You know your PI, you know the grant best. One example is MyReports, but it might not be processed. But if you know you will make changes but haven’t been adjust
Did you put that in your pay plan, or in magical path machine but hasn’t been proceed yet.
What it is right now, how it will be adjusted
My Report is a good starting point.
Only as accurate
You know your PIs and you know their grants the best.
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11. Finding Information - Application
Application (Title, PI)
eProposal – Application Documents:
Proposed effort levels and project goals.
PeopleSoft RAS – Award Documents:
Start and End dates of award, annual direct costs
NIH RePorter
Award dates, annual direct costs, project goals
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12. Special Circumstances – K Awards
K-Awards & Other Career Development Awards – Effort reported should not go below the minimum requirement. Additional projects should show individual commitments with an overlap statement.
This effort is
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13. Special Circumstances – VA appointment
When an individual holds multiple appointments involving support for research activities, information from each appointment must be included separately in the Other Support documentation. The support from each funding source should be clearly and separately delineated so that the separate appointments can be considered independently when determining any potential overlap.
List each appointment separately and include enough information on the type of appointment (e.g. full time academic or 6/8 VA) so that an assessment of an individual’s commitment can be made. Within each appointment, include appropriate sources of research support providing the standard detailed information.
Note: When an individual has multiple appointments it is possible that the combined effort can result in excess of 12 calendar months (not from any one institution but a combination of multiple appointments). In all cases, an individual’s combined total professional effort must meet a test of reasonableness.
Other Support Training
9/21/2018

14. Sponsor Reviews Application
Grant Process Overview
Idea
Develop Application
4-8 months
Sponsor Reviews Application
Submit Application
Administer Award
1- 5 years
Award
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9/21/2018

15. All Personnel Report - NIH
At the time of a progress report (RPPR)
Allows the agency to know who has worked on the project
Provide information for PI and each person who has worked at least one person month (8.3 %) per year regardless of the source of compensation
Round to nearest whole person month
A combination of what has already occurred and a projection what is left to occur
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16. RPPRs – Other Notes Please note the two definition of Key Personnel.
Change in effort, reduction of 25% or more
For the next budget period
For Key Personnel designated in the Notice of Award
Constitutes a prior approval request and the issuance of a subsequent year of funding constitutes agency approval.
Other Support
Only Provide if there is a change for PD/PIs or senior/key personnel
Senior/Key Personnel = individuals who contribute in a substantive measurable way to the scientific development or execution of the project, whether or not a salary is requested.
Please note the two definition of Key Personnel.
Prior Approval vs. Other Support
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17. Effort Reporting What is Effort Reporting
Effort reporting is a key internal control to satisfy the federal government’s regulations to verify that direct labor charges to, or cost shared on, sponsored projects are accurate, timely, and reflect the actual level of work performed
Effort is the portion of time spent on a particular activity, expressed as a percentage of the individual's total activity for the university
Effort Reporting is intended to ensure that individuals confirm "after-the-fact" the effort expended on federally funded activities
The confirmation certifies they have received compensation from federal fund sources and they have expended effort on the federally funded project, at a minimum, in the same percentage they are paid
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18. Effort Reporting
When is Effort Reporting Conducted
Effort Reporting must be completed and certified on a regular basis
UCSF effort reporting certification is done bi-annually.
January- June (certification period September 1st – October 31st)
July- December (certification period March 1st– April 30th)
Failure to meet these requirements puts the University at risk for audit disallowances resulting in significant financial penalties
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19. Effort Reporting What is Included in UC Effort Reporting
What is Included in UC Effort Reporting
Calculation of effort uses the Institutional Base Salary
Annual compensation paid by the University for an employee’s appointment
Includes research, training, patient care or other activities
100% effort is the total effort associated with the Institutional Base Salary
Current practice is to certify effort within +/- 5%
Incomplete or improper reporting of effort is a compliance violation
Audit disallowances
Loss of federal funding
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20. Summary
Other Support – What is the current state at the time of OS request and potential overlap and proposed resolution
All Personnel – Effort devoted in the current budget period of progress report being prepared
Effort Reporting – After the fact effort certification for every 6 month interval
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21. Other Support vs Biosketches
NIH Form
Project #
Dates
Person Months
Source
Annual DC
Title
Major Goals
JIT Other Support
YES
RPPR Other Support
Biosketch NO
Roles
Overlap
Active
Pending
Completed
Inactive
When submitted
JIT
PROGRESS REPORT
PROPOSAL
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22. Overview of RMS Systems
Proposals
Correspondences
Awards
eProposal
CACTAS
CACTAS
Peoplesoft (RAS)
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23. Contact Information
Cathy Dunn :
Samantha Yee:
Information about the SPA:
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25. Special Circumstances – VA appointment
When an individual holds multiple appointments involving support for research activities, information from each appointment must be included separately in the Other Support documentation. The support from each funding source should be clearly and separately delineated so that the separate appointments can be considered independently when determining any potential overlap.
List each appointment separately and include enough information on the type of appointment (e.g. full time academic or 6/8 VA) so that an assessment of an individual’s commitment can be made. Within each appointment, include appropriate sources of research support providing the standard detailed information.
Note: When an individual has multiple appointments it is possible that the combined effort can result in excess of 12 calendar months (not from any one institution but a combination of multiple appointments). In all cases, an individual’s combined total professional effort must meet a test of reasonableness.
Other Support Training
9/21/2018

26. Overlap Commitment overlap:
when a person’s time commitment exceeds 100 percent (i.e., 12 person months), whether or not salary support is requested in the application.
Scientific overlap:
substantially the same research is proposed in more than one application or is submitted to two or more different funding sources for review and funding consideration
a specific research objective and the research design for accomplishing that objective are the same or closely related in two or more applications or awards, regardless of the funding source.
Budgetary overlap:
duplicate or equivalent budgetary items (e.g., equipment, salary) are requested in an application but are already provided for by another source.
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