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Effort reporting
In accordance with federal regulations and guidelines, education on effort reporting is mandatory at UW-Extension. Effort reporting is our means of providing assurance to sponsors that: (1) salaries charged to sponsored projects are reasonable in relation to the work performed, and (2) faculty and staff have met their commitments to sponsored projects.
Effort Training Registration
This link will take you to the on-line mandatory training course required of all faculty, project directors, and academic staff who must certify time and effort on sponsored projects.
Important! When you log in to the Citi course site, you will need to register as a new user. To maintain uniformity with the Security Authorization Hub at the UW, we highly recommend using your Extension NetID (firstname.lastname) as your Citi User Name and your Net ID/Outlook password as your Citi Password..
Effort Certification and Reporting Technology (ECRT) system
This link will take you to the on-line ECRT certification system where effort must be certified and processed.
ECRT Help
This link will provide access to information intended to help someone use ECRT more effectively. Examples of what you might find on this page include the Effort Coordinator's Guide to Certification Practices and Procedures, a quick start guide for certifiers, and a link to ECRT "How-To" videos for certifiers.
Effort Reference
This link will provide access to FAQs as well as various policy and guidance documentation relating to effort certification requirements.
Add-On Tools
This link will include reports and queries that have been developed by UW-Madison to help you in fulfilling effort coordinator responsibilities.
Questions? Contact ecrt-manager@uwex.edu or call 608-265-5917.