Tips

When the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) creates a new award in MyFunding, the department number indicated in the funding proposal is automatically mapped to the newly established award. The department can be updated while an award is in a ‘Draft’ state by following the below steps.

As a reminder from the tip that was released on April 11, 2019, all award-related documents should be uploaded using the “Upload Award Documents” activity in the MyFunding award workspace (as shown below). Documents to be uploaded

Prior to the rollout of MyFunding, MyRA was the University’s electronic system primarily used for the development, routing, and submission of non-financial agreements (i.e. Material Transfer Agreements, Data Use Agreements, and Confidentiality Agreements). As part of the PERIS™ project, MyRA has been enhanced to allow the Office of Sponsored Programs (formerly the Office of Research) to track the negotiation of funded agreements.

The ‘Personnel’ page of an award in MyFunding is used to capture all personnel listed on an award.

As a reminder from the tip that was released on September 19, 2018, an advance search can be conducted in MyFunding by following the steps shown below:

In response to user feedback, the PERIS™ team is creating YouTube training videos to assist users with award actions in MyFunding. The below videos are available for immediate use: • Central Office: Approving a Modification Request • Central Office: How to Submit an Ancillary Review • Department:

Due to the conversion of records from InfoEd to PERIS™ MyFunding, converted records (CNVAs) can look and function differently than award records (AWDs) created directly in MyFunding. To avoid complications when working on a

The Intellectual Property (IP) Assignment date and type can be found in two locations on an award in MyFunding. Personnel Compliance Page 1. Log into MyFunding at www.peris.pitt.edu with your Pitt credentials. 2. Click on the ‘Awards’ tab: 3. Search for the award by entering the award number in the search box.

In response to user feedback, the PERIS™ team is creating YouTube training videos to assist users with award actions in MyFunding. The below videos are available for immediate use: • Requesting a Budget Allocation Correction Modification/Amendment • Requesting a Carryover Modification/Amendment • Requesting a

The PERIS™ team has prepared a Quick Guide on ‘How to Submit an Interim or Final Progress Report’. To view the Quick Guide, click here. To access all of the Quick Guides, click here. Also, the PERIS ™ team is offering topic specific training throughout the summer. To view available training sessions, click here. For any questions related to the PERIS™ project, using MyFunding, or to arrange additional training, please email peristeam@pitt.edu, or visit the project website for more information.

Update 3/21/25