TWU personnel on federal grants or on grants that include personnel cost share are required to certify their effort on Personnel Activity Reports (PARs). These reports are generated by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) and sent to Principal Investigators for distribution to grant personnel. Grant personnel must sign PARs for the fall semester, the spring semester, and the summer.  

PARs are sent to PIs immediately after the fall and spring semesters and at the end of summer. PIs are responsible for distributing PARs to grant personnel for signatures and submitting them to ORSP. The PAR system ensures that TWU is in compliance with federal time and effort reporting requirements and TWU policy.  

PAR Process: 

1. ORSP will send a Personnel Activity Verification Report to the PI during the reporting period to confirm projected personnel activity for each grant. ORSP will use these verified reports to generate PARs.

2. ORSP will send completed individual PARs to PIs at the end of each reporting period (fall, spring, summer).

   1. PIs are responsible for distribution of PARs to grant personnel and for submission of completed PARs to ORSP.
   2. Signatures on these documents will certify that the effort distribution reasonably reflects grant activities.
   3. Grant personnel should verify that the effort listed on their PAR accurately reflects their activity before signing PARs.
   4. Grant personnel should contact the PI or ORSP if information on a PAR differs from their records.