Know your effort gaps before your auditor does.

EffortGuard monitors PI effort commitments across every federal award in real time — flagging gaps, quantifying exposure, and surfacing prior approval obligations before certification locks you in.

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$39K+
Average bridge cost exposure identified per institution
2 CFR §200.308
Prior approval threshold monitored automatically
3 Regulations
§200.430 · §200.308 · §200.333 monitored continuously
The Problem

Effort gaps don't announce themselves.

Most post-award offices manage 50 to 500 active awards across spreadsheets, email threads, and effort reporting systems that don't talk to each other. By the time a gap is visible, certification has already locked the period — and your only options are remediation, bridge funding, or an audit finding.

The EffortGuard Difference

Continuous monitoring. Instant clarity.

Real-time gap detection

Committed vs. actual effort tracked per PI, per award, every day — not just at certification.

Prior approval alerts

Automatic flags when effort reduction hits the 25% threshold triggering 2 CFR §200.308 sponsor notification.

Bridge cost quantification

Dollar exposure calculated instantly so you can act before it becomes a compliance finding.

AI compliance assistant

Ask plain-language questions against your live portfolio. “Which PIs are at risk this quarter?” answered in seconds.

Built for federal compliance from the ground up.

EffortGuard is a pre-certification monitoring tool designed around the regulations your auditors actually cite — not a generic project tracker with a compliance label on it.

2 CFR §200.430 — Compensation for Personal Services2 CFR §200.308 — Prior Approval RequirementsNIH GPS §9.2 — Key Personnel Effort Threshold2 CFR §200.333 — Records Retention

Pre-certification monitoring only. EffortGuard does not replace your institution's certified effort reporting system. (2 CFR §200.430(i))

Stop finding gaps at certification.

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