RPPR Commitment Verification

The RPPR form is used to get verification on the calendar months (CM) that the Principal Investigator is reporting on their RPPR report. This form is required to complete the verification process and obtain Effort clearance for the RPPR to be submitted.

Department

The department initiates the form, filling in the fields with the necessary information.

Approval Request box
Submitter's first and last name, department, and email. This self populates when you initiate the form, but verify information is correct.
Date of Request This is a manual entry of the date you are making the request. It does not autofill.
Project Information box
CON and all projects (this is important because effort does not work with award numbers but in CON/Project numbers)
Reporting Period Begin Date
The first day of the last regular reporting period (we do not verify NCE periods)
Reporting Period End Date
The last day of the end of the regular reporting period, not the NCE end date. NCE dates should not be included in this reporting period. The span of time should be 12 months or less if the award was shorter
Report due date
This is the date the RPPR is actually due to the sponsor, not the date the PI wants it to be submitted by (you must put a date in here)
NCE question
Yes or no
Key personnel and reported calendar months
Here you will:
- list the first and last name of any key personnel listed in the NOA. If the employee is not listed anywhere in the NOA then they do not need to be listed on this form. Effort only checks employees listed in the NOA
- Each employee listed needs to have the employee ID listed
- The reported calendar months are an average of certified effort on the award throughout the period being reported
Final Report Box
- Selecting NO will prompt you to continue as usual
- Selecting YES will prompt the form to bypass the pre award information and when submitted will route directly to Effort Reporting.
- Please note, effective 9/1/2024 final reports are no longer routed through Pre-Award. They are now routed to GCA after review for submission. Please refer a PI or Department representative to their GCA analyst.
Select your pre award analyst
The submission date will auto populate
Click continue

PreAward

The form will route to the selected Pre-Award analyst from the department.
Verify the project information and the key personnel listed by the department
Fill in the Committed Months amount
Add any notations for reductions or NCE period
Digitally sign and the date will auto populate

Effort

The form will route to effort from Pre-Award
Using the information provided complete a review of what was certified against what was reported and committed using the RPPR Verification Template
If there is an issue the form will be pushed back with notations
If all amounts match, the form will be approved, and a copy of the verification worksheet will be attached and A copy of the completed form will be routed to the Pre-Award analyst and to the submitter.
If this is for a final report, and the review is approved, a copy of the verification worksheet will be attached, and a copy of the form and worksheet will be routed back to the department and a copy will be routed to the Director of Research Accounting for submission of final report.