Effort Reporting

Last updated on January 19, 2024. Originally published December 21, 2023.

Non-academic or sponsored project effort

352.392.5778 | effort@admin.ufl.edu

Academic or instruction effort

352.392.0456 | ufdata@aa.ufl.edu

The information in this toolkit is designed to assist departmental staff and faculty who are entering, certifying, or authorizing data within the effort reporting system. Effort reporting at UF fulfills two separate requirements:

  • Instructional and research reporting required by the state
  • Sponsored project effort reporting required by the federal government

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Training

To register for online courses in myTraining, navigate to mytraining.hr.ufl.edu. From the myTraining Dashboard, you can search for courses using the Activity Search field in the upper left hand corner. Just type the course name, course ID or a keyword and then click Search.

After you’ve registered for training, your current enrollments display in the Training list found on the Dashboard page. To begin an online course, click the green Start button.

You can also access myTraining from myUFL using the following navigation:
Main Menu > My Self Service > Training and Development > myTraining

RSH200 – Managing Effort Reporting in myUFL
This session provides a comprehensive overview of Effort Reporting and its related business processes. It also provides step-by-step guidance for using the online FAR and managing sponsored research commitments.

RSH207 – Effort Commitments, Management, and Reporting
This session covers key concepts related to effort commitments, management and reporting. This course replaces mandatory training courses RSH220 & RSH230 for staff who are involved in the administrative components of sponsored programs. Staff who have previously completed RSH220 & RSH230 are required to complete RSH207 to maintain access to sponsored programs information, systems and reporting tools.

Security Roles

Lists and descriptions of all UF security roles may be found on the Identity & Access Management website.

  • FAR Coordinators: UF_ET_FAR_INITIATOR
  • FAR Approvers: UF_ET_FAR_APPROVER
  • FAR Approvers for Deans or Chairs: UF_ET_FAR_ADMIN_APPROVER  
  • Effort Coordinators: UF_ET_EFFORT_COORDINATOR
  • For printing the Effort Master List:  UF_ER_HRPR_EffortTrack
  • View only Access: UF_ET_VIEW_ONLY

Completion of RSH200 and RSH207 is required in order to obtain the UF_ET_EFFORT_COORDINATOR role.

Contact Information

For Academic or Instruction Effort
Office of Institutional Planning and Research
392.0456
ufdata@aa.ufl.edu

For Non-Academic or Sponsored Project Effort
Cost Analysis, Controller’s Office
392.5778
Brenda Harrell
effort@admin.ufl.edu