Tips

Corrupted PDF files uploaded in MyFunding with the SF-424 can cause validation errors.

MyFunding automatically applies indirect costs on the first $25,000 for subawards. However, there are times when this does not apply, and indirect costs should be excluded. To exclude indirect costs, enter the subaward on the General Costs page in the main budget.

Only individuals listed as ‘Proposal Team Editors’ on a MyFunding proposal record can provide record access to other users.

Individuals who have ‘edit rights’ or ‘read-only rights’ on proposal records are able to search and view a list of those records in MyFunding. Filters are available in MyFunding to help narrow search results.

If edits are necessary during a funding proposal or award review, the department, school, or specialist may request changes in MyFunding.

Many federal agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), impose salary limitations (caps) for awards. MyFunding will pre-populate salary cap information on the Personnel Page of the Budget form (see Figure 1). When a sponsor does not have a salary cap, or the salary cap differs from what is pre-populated, the field can be edited. For example, the U.S. Department of Defense does not have a salary cap. Click the field and enter a figure that will exceed the individual’s salary (see Figure 2).

Only individuals listed as ‘Project Editors’ on the SF-424 application in MyFunding can provide access to other users.

Copying and pasting text from Microsoft Word documents can inadvertently add non-standard characters in MyFunding fields. Non-standard characters can cause errors and delay award activation. Data should be typed by hand, not copy and pasted, to ensure only standard characters are entered in MyFunding fields (see Figures 1 and 2 for examples). Figure 1. Figure 2.

The PERIS™ team offers training for research administrators and faculty who would like to learn more about proposal and award processing in MyFunding. Various types of training are available: Quick Guides Quick Guides are available on the PERIS™ website.

For proposals that will be submitted Grants.gov via Click Grants (SF424), a PDF version of the SF424 application can be created in the SF424 workspace. Please see the associated Quick Guide for creating a PDF of a Grants.gov application. The PDF will only include what is listed in the Commons as the ‘e-Application’.