Effort reporting and salary certification are two ways the federal government uses to ascertain that effort commitments and salary charges made to sponsored projects have been fulfilled. OMB Circular A-21, Section J(8) elaborates on the requirements.

In Harvard's decentralized environment, effort reporting and salary certification methods are accomplished in different ways by the tubs. Refer to the chart below for specific requirements.

ALL Tubs	Monthly Effort Certification Report Information University Effort Reporting and Salary Certification Policy
FAS	FAS Commitment and Documentation of Effort on Sponsored Projects
HMS	HMS Salary and Effort Certification web page
SPH	HSPH Salary and Effort Certification Policy Deb Carmel, Director of Cost Accounting Telephone: 617-432-0990 Email: