As a reminder, uploading the R&R Subaward Budget V3.0 Form in the MyFunding ‘SF424 Subaward Import’ SmartForm will result in an error.
Tips
R&R Subaward Budget V3.0 Form Tip
As a reminder, uploading the R&R Subaward Budget V3.0 Form in the MyFunding ‘SF424 Subaward Import’ SmartForm will result in an error.
REMINDER: Request for PI Certification
As a reminder, the following tips can be used to ensure the ‘PI Certification request’ is sent correctly. If the Principal Investigator (PI) has not received the certification request after the below tips have been applied, please contact the PERIS™ Team at peristeam@pitt.edu.
Tip No. 1
Ensure the correct user profile is selected. Search by the PI’s Pitt username (USER ID filter) in an advanced search (see Figure 1).
Figure 1.
How Do I Provide MyFunding Record Access to Other Users?
Only individuals who have ‘edit rights’ on a MyFunding record can provide record access to other users. To provide other users with ‘edit rights’ or ‘read-only rights’ in a record, please see the communications below:
How Can I Find My School Reviewers in MyFunding?
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).
Figure 1. Funding Proposal example
Figure 2.
Figure 2.Access Requests in MyFunding
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. Please note: The email request should be from the head research administrator (i.e., department administrator) and include the following information:
R&R Subaward Budget Form Tips
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) Subaward Budget form for NIH FORMS-G submissions in MyFunding.
Tip No.
Conflict of Interest-related Emails
The PERIS™ Team has been receiving Conflict of Interest-related emails that are more appropriately addressed by the Pitt Conflict of Interest Division.
Change in MyFunding Award Modifications Financial Setup SmartForm
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.
These fields are pre-populated with the values from the ‘Total Project Direct Costs’ and ‘Total Project Indirect Costs’ on the General Award Information SmartForm. The department administrator should update these fields when total funds have been added or decreased for a project.
Budget Allocation Period Number for Awards in MyFunding
As a reminder, it is important to include the length of the budget period when inputting the budget allocations in Awards. On the ‘Edit Budget Allocation’ pop up window, include the budget period that corresponds to the allocation in question 4 ‘Period number:’ (see Figures 1 and 2).
Please note: Budget periods are dependent on the sponsor’s award terms and are typically 12 months. However, a budget period may be shorter or longer than 12 months. Defer to the Notice of Award for length of budget period.
Figure 1.