What is effort reporting?

Effort reporting is the federally-mandated process by which the salary charged to a sponsored project is certified as being reasonable in relation to the effort expended on that project.

Why do effort reporting?

The federal government requires effort reporting.  Effort reports constitute one of the primary auditable documents to support salary costs on a sponsored project.

Who is required to certify effort

• All Officers of Instruction and Officers of Research other than postdocs ("Faculty") who receive sponsored project funding or apply effort to any sponsored projects are required to certify their own effort.
• Principal investigators are required to certify the effort of postdocs, graduate students and staff funded by their grants.