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Helpful Tips

09/01/2022

When an individual needs added to MyFunding or requires a different level of MyFunding access, contact the PERISTM Team at peristeam@pitt.edu with the request.

08/09/2022

As a reminder of the SF-424 update on January 26, 2022, please continue to use one of the following tips for including the Research and Related (R&R) Subaw

07/11/2022

The PERIS™ Team has been receiving Conflict of Interest-related emails that are more appropriately addressed by the Pitt Conflict of Interest Division.

05/18/2022

In response to user feedback, the ‘Total Project Direct Costs’ and ‘Total Project Indirect Costs’ fields have been added to the Financial Setup SmartForm in MyFunding Award Modifications.

05/04/2022

As a reminder, it is important to include the length of the budget period when inputting the budget allocations in Awards.

04/27/2022

When a Sponsor or Subrecipient is not listed in MyFunding, contact the PERISTM Team at peristeam@pitt.edu to have the organization added to the solution for selection.

01/11/2022

As a follow-up to the SF424 MyFunding Upgrade notice below, proposals that were created prior to the update may receive an ‘unsupported’ error message on the Funding Opportunity Announcement page (see Figure 1). Figure 1.

12/03/2021

As a follow-up to the below notice about the Upcoming SF424 Upgrade in MyFunding, proposals that do not require Forms-G can continue to be submitted system-to-system (i.e., via Grants.Gov) in MyFunding.

11/18/2021

As a reminder, contacting the correct person in the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) will ensure that questions related to MyFunding and the PERIS™ project are handled quickly and efficiently.

11/10/2021

As a reminder, do not reply directly to MyFunding email notifications sent from peris@pitt.edu (see Figure 1). These messages are sent from an unmonitored account. Figure 1.

11/03/2021

As a reminder, only one ‘TBA/TBH’ can be listed per period on the Personnel Effort SmartForm in MyFunding.

10/06/2021

No, budgets (including subaccount budgets) cannot be deleted in MyFunding (see Figure 1). The following tips can be used to make the budget distinct and to exclude it from the proposal budget (see Figure 5). Figure 1.

09/22/2021

In response to user feedback, the ‘Changes Requested by Department’ email notification has been modified to include members of the proposal team (see Figure 1).

09/08/2021

As a follow-up to the changes in the MyFunding Personnel Compliance Tab that was released on August 18, 2021, the below frequently asked questions (FAQs) have been generated.

08/18/2021

The Personnel Compliance tab has been changed in MyFunding (see Figure 1 for example). Changes include: 1 – ‘IP Assignment’ column will display ‘Not on File’ or ‘On File’. 2 – ‘CITI Training’ column has been added to include the Responsible Conduct