I understand the print version of the new faculty effort certification (FEC) form will only reflect percent distributions and not salary dollars. What is the reasoning behind this?
The FEC is the University of Washington’s method for faculty to certify their effort on Federal and other sponsored projects. The Federal government requires periodic confirmation that the percent distribution of salary represents a reasonable reflection of the faculty member’s percentage of effort. The key is percent not dollars. Since many times it was found that adjustments were being made based on dollars rather than percent and that the adjustments did not result in percent effort commitments being met, the dollars were removed from the print version of the FEC. FEC Coordinators will have a working view called the online FEC. Here they can see the dollars and even drill down into the individual transactions. After all the necessary adjustments are made using this detailed view, the “printed” version is sent to the faculty. This is the version that only has the percents.
Related Questions
- After my faculty member certified his effort, it was discovered that he was overpaid. What kind of documentation do I need to attach to the FEC to support the reduction in his salary reported on the FEC?
- I understand that faculty members at some other universities are required to report their effort only twice or even just once per year. Why does UTMB require faculty to report quarterly?
- My faculty member certifed her FEC but now has discovered a change in effort requires her to recertify. Can she make the corrections and download a new corrected FEC from eFECS?
