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11/03/2026

A known issue in eRA Commons is impacting SF-424 applications.

11/02/2026

MyFunding and MyRA are both modules within the Pitt Electronic Research Information Solution (PERIS™) system, the University’s umbrella fo

10/08/2026

To contact your OSP specialist directly through MyFunding, select the ‘Send Email’ action from the menu on the left side of the workspace. (Figure 1).

10/01/2026

The PERIS™ Team continues to receive a large number of requests to add new sponsors to MyFunding with incomplete details.

09/16/2026

In response to user feedback, the Personnel Compliance tab in MyFunding now shows whether an individual is involved in federally funded research (Figure 1).  This fiel

09/11/2026

The Department Administrator listed on funding proposals and awards can be updated by using the ‘Manage Access’ activity (see Figures 1 & 2).

09/02/2026

As a reminder, when you receive a request for clarification for a MyRA agreement from the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP), quickly address the request by completing

08/28/2026

To grant access to an SF-424 application, click ‘Assign Editors and Readers’ on the Workspace left side menu (Figure 1).  Assign either a Project Reader or Editor to the SF-424 ap

08/25/2026

When submitting the request form for MyFunding o

08/17/2026

In MyRA, an agreement can be withdrawn while it is in the Pre-Submission (Draft) or Review state. The “Withdraw” activity is only available to the Principal Investigator (PI) or their proxies.

07/27/2026

As a reminder, you do not need to wait until a contracting party is added to MyRA to complete and submit Agreements. When you select 'Pending' for the Contracting Party (Figure 1), the agreement wi

07/16/2026

Coming in FY27: MyRA Upgrade

07/13/2026

In response to user feedback, the following updates have been made to the Award Modification Request (AMR) SmartForm and notifications: