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Changes are sometimes required to be made to a funding proposal after submission to a sponsor. When a changed/corrected application is required in the MyFunding module, a member of the proposal team must notify the Specialist in the Office of Research by using the ‘Email Specialist’ activity in MyFunding, so that the SF-424 application, funding proposal, and budget can be re-opened for editing.

The University of Pittsburgh publishes annually its Sponsored Program Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Costs Rate Memorandum and corresponding Rate Agreement. The rate memorandum outlines the specific rates for the three major functions or activities under which sponsored projects are carried out by educational institutions: sponsored research, sponsored instruction and training, and other sponsored activities.

When processing a proposal in MyFunding that will be submitted ‘System-to-System/Grants.gov via Click Grants (SF424)’, such as an R01 to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), it is necessary to create an ‘SF424’ as part of the funding proposal. The SF424 is a separate component of the funding proposal and is transmitted directly to the sponsor. After the funding proposal and budget are created in MyFunding, the SF424 must be generated to allow the Specialist in the Office of Research to submit the final grant application.

Due to the large number of University of Pittsburgh personnel, it may be necessary to conduct an advanced search in MyFunding to find an individual.

• To conduct an advanced search when adding an individual to a funding proposal, click on the box with three ellipses as shown below:
• A new window will open:

When a Specialist in the Office of Research executes the ‘Withdraw Submitted or Not Funded’ activity, the state of the funding proposal will change from ‘Pending Sponsor Review’ to ‘Withdrawn From Sponsor’ or ‘Not Funded’ as seen below: This state change can only be executed by a Specialist in the Office of Research and is typically done for the following reasons:

1. A Principal Investigator lea

At the present time, complete and final proposals, including the PI Certification, must be received by the Office of Research in MyFunding at least four (4) business days prior to the sponsor’s due date for Grant Submissions. Adhering to this internal deadline ensures that the proposal is fully reviewe

The PERIS™ MyFunding module has been updated to better accommodate the use of National Institutes of Health (NIH) modular budgets.

To incorporate graduate student fringe benefits in a funding proposal budget within the PERIS™ MyFunding module, the following steps should be completed: 1) In the Funding Proposal, enter the name of the graduate student on the Additional Personnel page (see related Quick Guide).