Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA) and department administrators have a joint responsibility for distribution and certification of effort certification statements, as well as a fiduciary responsibility for ensuring OHSU compliance with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-21 as it pertains to effort reporting. The OHSU Effort Reporting Task Force collaborates to specify, assess, prioritize, implement and oversee process improvements and system solutions for appropriate management of the effort certification process at OHSU.