Tips

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’.

When processing a proposal in MyFunding that will be submitted ‘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.

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 in question 2.0: A new window will open.

Contacting the correct person in the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) will ensure that questions related to MyFunding and the PERIS™ project are handled quickly and efficiently. For non-technical questions related to the preparation of a funding proposal or an award action within the MyFunding module, contact the OSP Specialist listed in the MyFunding record.

When project personnel salaries exceed the salary cap, a separate cost sharing budget can be created by selecting “Yes” to Question 7 in the General Budget Information page (see Figure 1). The cost share budget will appear in the Working Budgets section in the Workspace (see Figure 2). Figure 1.

Only individuals listed as ‘Award Editors’ on an award record in MyFunding can provide award access to other users.

Upcoming Topic-Specific Training Sessions The PERIS™ team will be offering the below topic-specific training sessions. Registration is required to participate in these Zoom sessions. Progress Reports and Continuations / July 24, 2020 / 9:30-11:00 AM Registration Link Proposals In Detail / July 31, 2020 / 9:30-11:00 AM Registration Link

As a reminder from the tip that was released on January 19, 2018, Departments are required to update the status of their proposals in MyFunding when proposals are submitted by the Department directly to the sponsor.

The new Sponsored Projects Facilities and Administrative (F&A) indirect cost rates for fiscal years 2020 -2023 are now reflected in MyFunding and should be used immediately in proposal applications. MyFunding displays a blended (average) indirect cost (IDC) rate when the budget period crosses fiscal years (FY) that have different indirect cost rates. In the example below, Period 3 crosses fiscal years 2022 and 2023. The IDC rates for FY22 and FY23 are 56.5% and 59%, respectively.