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).
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Helpful Tips
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.
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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).
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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
08/18/2021
When selecting ‘Subaward/Subcontract’ as an Instrument Type in question 4.0 on the General Proposal Information page in MyFunding (see Figure 1), please include the Prime Sponsor in question 5.0 on the Proposal Description & Contacts Page (see Fi
07/28/2021
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.
06/10/2021
Departments are required to update the status of their proposals in MyFunding when proposals are submitted by the Department directly to the sponsor.
Once the proposal is submitted to the sponsor, the Department should select the ‘Submit to Non-Grant
06/03/2021
Funding proposals that have more than one Principal Investigator (PI) require a PI Certification from each PI. A ‘PI Certification Request’ is sent to all individuals with the role of PI/PD when the below steps are completed.
05/26/2021
MyFunding email notifications are sent to individuals with ‘edit rights’ and/or ‘read-only rights’ for various activities.
To view who received the email notification, click the activity in the ‘History’ tab (see Figures 1 and 2 for examples).
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