Coming in FY27: MyRA Upgrade
The PERIS™ Team is excited to announce that we have officially kicked off a project to upgrade MyRA to a cloud-based platform!
Project Updates
Change in MyRA Account Request Process
The process for requesting user accounts in MyRA has changed.
User accounts for Pitt employees are now automatically created in MyRA, so that the Self-Registration account request form in MyRA is no longer required (see Figure 1). Please see the associated Quick Guide for detailed instructions on Creating a MyRA Agreement.
New Organization Request Form in MyRA
The Contracting Party Pop-up window in MyRA has changed.
When an organization is not listed in MyRA, use the link to request the addition of a new organization (see Figure 1). Please note: The manual entry option for all new agreements has been removed (see Figure 2).
Figure 1.
UPDATE - New MyFunding Award Instrument Type
The University has seen a significant increase in the federal government’s issuance of Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs) over the past several years. To better track OTAs in our electronic records systems, the MyFunding award instrument type now includes Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) as an option (see Figure 1).
UPDATE: MyFunding SF424 Upgrade
The SF424 forms that are used for System-to-System (i.e., via Grants.Gov) submissions have been upgraded in MyFunding to allow for NIH FORMS-H submissions. Upgrades include:
REMINDER: New Sponsor/Subrecipient Email Requests
The PERIS™ Team continues to receive a large number of requests to add new sponsors/subrecipients to MyFunding with incomplete details.
Therefore, as a reminder, when a Sponsor or Subrecipient is not listed in MyFunding, contact the PERIS™ Team at peristeam@pitt.edu to have the organization added to the module for selection.
Please include the following three (3) items in the email to expedite your request:
1. Funding Proposal number
2. Sponsor/Subrecipient name
3. Sponsor/Subrecipient website
If the Sponsor/Subrecipient does not have a website, please provide a document that includes the
UPDATE: MyFunding Upgrade of the SF424
The SF424 forms that are used for System-to-System (i.e., via Grants.Gov) submissions have been upgraded in MyFunding. As a follow up to the update that was released on January 10, 2022, changes made to the display order on the Research & Related Senior/Key Person Profile and Project/Performance Site Location(s) forms in the SF424 application can now be saved (see Figures 1 & 2 for examples).
Follow-up - Upcoming SF424 Upgrade in MyFunding
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.
The SF-424 forms that are used for system-to-system (i.e. via Grants.Gov) submissions will be upgraded by our MyFunding vendor in early January 2022 to include NIH Forms-G. For proposals that need to be submitted prior to the SF-424 upgrade, please prepare and submit via Workspace or ASSIST.
Upcoming SF424 Upgrade in MyFunding
The SF-424 forms that are used for system-to-system (i.e. via Grants.Gov) submissions will be upgraded by our MyFunding vendor in early January 2022 to include NIH Forms-G. For proposals that need to be submitted prior to the SF-424 upgrade, please prepare and submit via Workspace or ASSIST.
Blended IDC Rate Calculations Update in MyFunding
In response to user feedback, the Facilities and Administrative (F&A)/indirect cost (IDC) rate calculations for blended rates have been updated in MyFunding.
MyFunding displays a blended (average) IDC rate when the budget period crosses fiscal years (FY) that have different IDC rates. The blended rate has been updated to calculate by months instead of by days to align with user spreadsheet calculations.
For example in Figure 1, Period 1 crosses fiscal years 2021 and 2022. The IDC rates for FY21 and FY22 are 56.5% and 59%, respectively.