Adloc An “Adloc” is a term that has been used for many years by the TAMUS Payroll System (BPP). The term is a short name for “Administrative Location” – which is more or less the same as a department code. Adlocs are formatted as follows: XXYYYYYY where XX is the System member code (02 = TAMU, 08 = TEES, etc.) and ...
Certification Document A certification document contains the time and effort for an employee for the certification period. An employee can have multiple documents for a period if they work in multiple adlocs or in multiple positions. The Percent effort for a document will always total 100%. Documents are also described more fully in the Concepts Section.
Cost Sharing Cost sharing is the portion of the total project costs of any sponsored agreement that is not provided by the sponsor, i.e., not charged to the sponsored agreement account(s). Cost sharing occurs whenever a System component is required or has volunteered to participate in either direct or F&A (facilities and administrative) costs of a sponsored ...
Effort The amount of time spent on any activity expressed as a percentage of total institutional activities for which an individual is compensated by a TAMUS institution. Total effort must equate to 100%. OMB Circular A-21, Section J.10.b (1) (c) states that “in an academic setting, teaching, research, service, and administration are often inextricably intermingled. A precise ...
Effort Certification A means of confirming that the effort supported or paid by the funding source has been performed, and effort expended in support of a project (but not paid by the funding source) has been performed.
Effort Codes Effort classification is a description of the actual activities associated with a given subsidiary ledger account or support account. The effort code appears in the financial accounting system (FAMIS) on Screen 008 or Screen 051. Effort directly related to sponsored projects and all other activities must be identified in the System member’s effort distribution and reporting ...
Institutional Base Pay Institutional Base Pay (IBS) is the total guaranteed annual compensation an Individual receives from a TAMUS institution or agency, whether the individual’s time is spent on research, teaching, patient care or other activities. The IBS shall be used to compute salaries charged to sponsored projects unless sponsored policies further limit salary charges. IBS includes compensation for ...
Sponsored Project, Activity, or Program An externally funded activity that is governed by specific agreement terms and conditions. Sponsored projects must be budgeted and accounted for separately, subject to the terms of the sponsor. Sponsored projects may include grants, contracts, federal formula funds, and cooperative agreements for research, instruction, and other sponsored activities.