In July 2018, UGA took the first step to transition away from monthly PAR (effort) certification for projects. This decision was made to reduce administrative burden. Over 33,000 certification were being processed annually, and this replacement process will reduce that number by more than 90%, saving thousands of hours each year.
Principal Investigators will receive an email notification from the Grants Portal with a direct link to complete FY19 certifications, including any certification that would have occurred earlier in the Fiscal Year. Note that each PI will certify for the full project team; this is a change from previous years. Moving forward, faculty will receive these notifications on the project anniversary date.
If changes are needed, please follow the instructions in this tutorial or in the job aid to alert SPA Pre-Award and your business staff.
The deadline for FY19 project certifications is July 15, through we request certifications be completed by June 30 where possible. If changes are needed, this will help ensure that year-end deadlines are met. If circumstances prevent you from meeting the July 15 deadline, please contact Stephanie Tucker at st@uga.edu.
If you have questions, please contact the OneSource Service Desk at OneSource@uga.edu or 706-542-0202 (option 2) or contact the SPA team at https://spa.uga.edu/contact/.
Course Resources
Compensation and Project Payroll Certification Job Aid