Reduction of PI Effort
According to UG, federal sponsors must be notified, or sponsor approval is required if a PI or Co-PI is disengaged from the project for more than three months or if there is a 25% or more reduction in the time devoted to the project. Please notify SPA in either case
Award Key Personnel & Award Key Personnel Commitments Report job aids can be found on the following LSU Workday website under the following sections:
- Finance Training
- Grants section
- Effort Certification section
- Just for Faculty
- Grants section
- Effort and Leave Certification section
Cost sharing in lieu of directly charging the sponsored agreement as a way of documenting key personnel effort is contrary to university policy since effort can only be cost-shared if required by the sponsor. LSU’s cost sharing policy, FASOP: AS-06, states that cost sharing should be committed only when required by the sponsor as a funding stipulation. The salary for key personnel included in the approved budget should be charged directly to the sponsored agreement.