GCA Grant Payroll Cost Share Principal Investigator Manual

This document provides general instructions on how to complete grant payroll cost share principal investigator processing. For additional guidance, please contact Grants & Contracts Administration.

Principal Investigator Email Notification Initiates Process

1.  After the Pre-Reviewer completes submission of the GCA Grant Payroll Cost Share e-Form, an email with a link to a Cost Share Certification task will be sent to the Principal Investigator for action. The Principal Investigator must complete the steps below.

Note: The Principal Investigator has three (3) weeks to certify the grant/project's cost share. Five (5) days after receipt of the first email notification a reminder will be sent. Additional reminders will be sent every five (5) days after that until certification is complete. 

2.  Click the form link in the email and, when prompted, enter your NinerNet credentials and click Log In.

3.  The assigned task that includes the pre-reviewed form will be displayed.

Perform Your Due Diligence

1.  Review the form in the center of the screen.

2.  Review any attachments using the Next Page navigation buttons at the bottom of the screen.

3.  If appropriate, attach supporting documentation by clicking Add Page on the top left menu.

4. If changes are made, click Save on the top left menu to save them.

Submit Certify or Not Certify

1. On the left side of the window in the task completion pane, please enter any desired comments. If you are not certifying, your comments should include the reason. Click the Add Comment button to save your comment.

2.  Click Complete and then select Certify or Not Certify to indicate your decision. 

3.  Once all tasks have been completed, a No Tasks Found message will be displayed.

4.  Click your profile icon in the top right corner of the screen and select the Disconnect icon to disconnect.

5.  An email confirmation of the certification action will be received.