Coming in FY27: MyRA Upgrade
The PERIS™ Team is excited to announce that we have officially kicked off a project to upgrade MyRA to a cloud-based platform!
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Updates to Award Modification Requests
In response to user feedback, the following updates have been made to the Award Modification Request (AMR) SmartForm and notifications:
New PERIS™ System Access Request Forms
To maintain clear documentation and proper approvals, bulk record access requests for MyFunding and MyRA have been updated to follow a streamlined process.
Bulk access requests must be signed by the individual’s supervisor and authorized RC before being submitted to peristeam@pitt.edu.
Follow the below steps to submit PERIS™ system bulk access requests:
How to Update Your CITI Program Profile
To ensure CITI trainings are populated in MyFunding, please confirm that your CITI profile uses your Pitt email address as either the primary or secondary email address on your account.
Relating Multiple Funding Proposals in MyFunding
Updates have been made in MyFunding so that all Funding Proposal (FP) records that are associated with a proposal or award being processed by the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) can be related (connected) to each other.
Funding Proposals
How to Select Administrative Supplement Opportunities in MyFunding
When preparing system-to system administrative supplements in MyFunding, Opportunity IDs (Figure 1) may include multiple application packages (Figure 2). Therefore, carefully review each package description and select the appropriate package to ensure all required forms and components are included in the submission.
Figure 1. Opportunity ID
Reminder: How to Copy a Proposal in MyFunding
To copy a Funding Proposal in MyFunding, select the ‘Copy’ activity on the left-hand side of the Workspace (Figure 1).
How to Update Deliverables on an Active Award in MyFunding
Deliverables can be managed on an Active Award in MyFunding with the ‘Manage Deliverables’ activity (Figure 1).
Figure 1.
To add a deliverable:
Update: Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Pending (Other) Support Documents
An update has resolved the previously reported
Award Modification Request (AMR) Notifications in MyFunding
In response to user feedback, two Award Modification Request (AMR) notifications have been updated to include the “Assigner” (the user who assigns the “Submitter,” i.e., the departmental research administrator submitting the request).
For any new AMRs created in MyFunding after April 15, 2026, the ‘Assigner’ will receive the following notifications: