Dear Effort Report Certifier,

Electronic effort reports for Fall 2018 are available for review and certification in the online Effort Reporting System (ERS). 

Please ensure that certification is completed as soon as possible, but no later than the April 15, 2019 deadline. 

Certification of effort for University personnel who are paid on or have commitments to work on federal contract and grant funds is mandated by federal OMB Circular A-21. Failure to certify effort on a timely basis may result in a disallowance by the federal agency funding the research.

1. Go to: http://ers.ucsc.edu
2. Click on ‘Launch ERS’.
3. Log in to ERS with your UCSC CruzID Gold login and password.
4. On the Report List tab, select My Certifications from the Display Saved Search drop-down menu near the top left of the screen. If My Certifications is not listed, select My Effort Reports.
5. Select ALL-Open from the Show Status drop-down menu near the top left of the screen.
6. Click the All radio button for Reporting Periods near the top right of the screen.
7. Click on the name of the employee whose effort report you wish to review and certify.

Refer to the ERS Quick Start Guide (PDF) to guide you through use of the system to review and certify your effort reports.

If you have not yet setup your CruzID Gold account, you can do so on the ITS CruzID Manager website.

The ERS web guide, containing more detailed information on ERS functions, is also available.

The ERS Office is available to address system issues and provide user support at ers_help@ucsc.edu.

Divisional Research Accountants have view access to ERS and should be contacted with questions related to effort report content. It is recommended that you contact your divisional Research Accountant before making changes to effort report percentages.

If you have questions, please email ers_help@ucsc.edu. We are here to assist you.

Thank you,
ERS Office