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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>During the past years, the UA has managed the effort reports for federal funded accounts on a manual basis. These reports were generated by Sponsored Projects, reviewed by each business staff in the appropriate units and finally signed/approved by the lead faculty for those federal funds. That is now changed. No longer will the reports be done on paper, but on-line via UAccess Financial. Which means that our review and your approval will be done virtually.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Normally, you have been contacted by Renee or Joy to sign those reports. But, with the new system only the Fiscal Officer, which is me, can do the review and adjustments on the reports and only the “Account Supervisor” – the PI can approve these reports. We can do longer delegate those duties. The system is a bit more complicated due to the new Cost Sharing requirement which must post the cost share expense to your grant, not the grant budget but a new grant account established for voluntary or non-voluntary Cost Share.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Therefore, some of the reports will be easily done and completed through your “Action List” via UAccess Financials. But, quite of few grants are complicated for various reasons. For those grants and PI, I will work with your individually to review/adjust and approve each of your effort reports for your staff. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The reports will be released this week, and I will be in contact to work with you on these reports.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please let me know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cheers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Donna-Rae<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#7030A0'>Donna-Rae M. Marquez<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#7030A0'>Manager, Business & Finance<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#7030A0'>School of Plant Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#7030A0'>The University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#7030A0'>P.O. Box 210036<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#7030A0'>Tucson, AZ 85721<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#7030A0'>520.621.8689 (Telephone)<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#7030A0'>520.621.7186 (FAX)<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>