Helpful Tips

Departments are required to update the status of their proposals in MyFunding when proposals are submitted by the Department directly to the sponsor. Once the proposal is submitted to the sponsor, the Department should select the ‘Submit to Non-Grant

MyFunding email notifications are sent to individuals with ‘edit rights’ and/or ‘read-only rights’ for various activities. To view who received the email notification, click the activity in the ‘History’ tab (see Figures 1 and 2 for examples). View

When the budget period spans fiscal years that have different Facilities and Administrative (F&A)/indirect cost (IDC) rates, separate the budget into different

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

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).

As a reminder of the SF-424 update on October 26, 2020, the Research & Related (R&R) Subaward Budget form with an expiration date 12/31/2022 can be impor

MyFunding email notifications are sent from peris@pitt.edu (see Figure 1). Please do not reply to these emails. These messages are sent from an unmonitored account. Figure 1.

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.

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 r

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).

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