The University of Akron has an online, web-based effort reporting system for sponsored grants called ecrt (effort certification and reporting technology). Faculty certifiers must understand how to review & certify the effort cards created by the ecrt system. Effort coordinators must understand how to process certified cards with large variances and how to follow up on uncertified cards past their due date.
To access online training slides & videos:
See the Office of Research Administration Effort Reporting page.
Send email to ecrt@uakron.edu
Certify a Card |
Tutorial |
How to find Effort Statement instructions (steps) within ecrt | Click on any statement appearing in your Work List in ecrt. At the top of the page that opens, locate [-] Effort Statement Instructions. Click on the [-] to open the steps. |
Check a Card’s Payroll |
Tutorial (coming soon) |
ecrt Overview (2 pages) |
Process a Card | |
How to find Process a Card steps within ecrt | Click on the Effort Tasks tab in ecrt. Then click any row that starts with “Process.” On the page that opens, the basic steps appear in bold above the first gold bar. |
Check a Card’s Payroll |
Tutorial |
Follow up on Uncertified Cards |
Tutorial (coming soon) |
ecrt Overview (2 pages) |