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Resolved: Failed Notifications in MyFunding

The PERIS™ Team is aware of issues that impacted outgoing notifications from MyFunding between 9:45 and 11AM. These issues now appear to be resolved, and MyFunding functionality is restored. Notifications that failed to send during this time will be re-sent over the next hour.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Please contact the PERIS™ help desk at peristeam@pitt.edu if you continue to experience issues.

New Organization Request Form in MyRA 6/21/24

In response to user feedback, the Contracting Party Pop-up window and new contracting party request form in MyRA have been changed.

These changes streamline the process of adding new contracting parties and also permit the continuation and submission of the MyRA agreement while the contracting party is being added.

Revised steps to add a new contracting party:

Change in MyRA Account Request Process

The process for requesting user accounts in MyRA has changed.

New Organization Request Form in MyRA

The Contracting Party Pop-up window in MyRA has changed. When an organization is not listed in MyRA, use the link to request the addition of a new organization (see Figure 1). Please note: The manual entry option for all new agreements has been removed (see Figure 2). Figure 1.

Changes to Continuations in MyFunding

In response to user feedback, the following enhancements have been made to Continuations in MyFunding. The changes include: 1 – The long title has been added to the workspace for Continuations (Figure 1). 2 – The ‘PI Certification Request’ has been updated to send the notification to all individuals with the PD/PI role. Additional Principal Investigators (PIs) no longer need to upload certifications as attachments (Figures 1 and 2). Please see the associated Quick Guide for instructions on triggering PI Certifications. Figure 1.

ALERT: MyRA Downtime 1/29/2024

MyRA will undergo scheduled maintenance on Monday, January 29, 2024 from 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET. If the downtime lasts longer than the expected time period, we will issue a follow-up notification. Otherwise, MyRA will be available on Monday, January 29, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET.

REMINDER: UPDATE - ALERT: Grants.Gov Extended Downtime Rescheduled for 10/28/2023 – 10/31/2023

As a reminder, Grants.gov will have an upcoming scheduled downtime per the below announcement. Please plan your work accordingly.

MyFunding Upgrade Completed

MyFunding is available for all users as of today, Monday, July 31 at 8:30am.

New and updated user guides are available Quick Guides – Electronic Research Information Solution (pitt.edu).

Learn more about the upgrade changes.
If you were unable to attend a training session last week, please use the following Zoom link to join the training session, “A Tour of MyFunding”, which will highlight new features and

Reminder: MyFunding Downtime July 21-30

As a reminder, the MyFunding upgrade will take place from Friday, July 21 at 5:30pm through Sunday, July 30. The site will be available for all users again on Monday, July 31 at 8:30am. MyFunding will be down and inaccessible during this period. Please plan to complete proposal submissions, award activations, award modifications, and any other MyFunding requests prior to this downtime.

Important Details about the MyFunding Downtime July 21-30

As a reminder, the MyFunding upgrade will take place from Friday, July 21 at 5:30pm through Sunday, July 30. The site will be available for all users again on Monday, July 31 at 8:30am. MyFunding will be down and inaccessible during this period.

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