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Due to an increase in requests to add sponsors that are already listed in MyFunding, this is a reminder to thoroughly search for existing sponsors before submitting a new sponsor request.

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

Only individuals listed with edit rights can manage the access of others on funding proposals or awards. The activity is available in all states (e.g., Active, Department Review, or Specialist Review).

When creating a system-to-system proposal and the Submission Information SmartForm is complete, the subsequent screen, the MyFunding Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) SmartForm will provide a status on whether the FOA is fully supported and can be submitted as a system-to-system submission.

If the FOA status is fully supported, continue through the SmartForm (see Figure 1).

Due to recent COI updated procedures, the Subaward Budget Information SmartForm in MyFunding has been revised (Figure 1), so that subaward FCOI requirements now apply to non-industry funding sources, not just PHS.

Figure 1. Subaward Budget Information SmartForm

The ability to copy an agreement in MyRA is available to editors listed on the agreement.

The activity is located on the left-hand side of the workspace (Figure 1). Once the copy is complete, the History will display a link to the new agreement.

Figure 1. Copy Agreement Activity and Link to New Agreement

Due to the large number of sponsors in MyFunding, it may be necessary to conduct an advanced search \ to find a sponsor. To conduct an advanced search when developing a funding proposal, click on the box with the three ellipses (Figure 1).  A new window will open where you can search for the Sponsor’s official name (e.g., National Institutes of Health and not NIH (Figure 2).

You may need to create an Amendment for an Agreement in MyRA for a variety of reasons - time extension, change in materials/data, change in PI, etc. To create an Amendment, the Agreement must be in ‘Active’ state and with no other pending Amendments.

On an Award in MyFunding, an optional activity called Manage Deliverables (Figure 1) is available from the menu on the left side of the WorkSpace. With this activity, a list of deliverables can be identified with a specific due date and frequency for each. Additionally, 30-, 60-, and 90-day automatic reminders for each deliverable can be set up.

MyFunding Department and School Reviewers can be found under the Reviewers tab in the funding proposal and award workspace. If the tab is not visible, click the three ellipses to expose the other tabs that may be hidden due to the size of your screen (see Figures 1 - 4).

To ensure CITI trainings are populated in MyFunding, please confirm that your CITI profile uses your Pitt email address as either the primary or secondary email address on your account.