The process for requesting user accounts in MyRA has changed.
Project Updates
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.
UPDATE - New MyFunding Award Instrument Type
The University has seen a significant increase in the federal government’s issuance of Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs) over the past several years. To better track OTAs in our electronic records systems, the MyFunding award instrument type now includes Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) as an option (see Figure 1).
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.
UPDATE: MyFunding SF424 Upgrade
The SF424 forms that are used for System-to-System (i.e., via Grants.Gov) submissions have been upgraded in MyFunding to allow for NIH FORMS-H submissions. Upgrades include:
REMINDER: New Sponsor/Subrecipient Email Requests
The PERIS™ Team continues to receive a large number of requests to add new sponsors/subrecipients to MyFunding with incomplete details.
Therefore, as a reminder, when a Sponsor or Subrecipient is not listed in MyFunding, contact the PERIS™ Team at peristeam@pitt.edu to have the organization added to the module for selection.
Please include the following three (3) items in the email to expedite your request:
1. Funding Proposal number
2. Sponsor/Subrecipient name
3. Sponsor/Subrecipient website
If the Sponsor/Subrecipient does not have a website, please provide a document that includes the
Change in MyFunding Award Modifications Financial Setup SmartForm
In response to user feedback, the ‘Total Project Direct Costs’ and ‘Total Project Indirect Costs’ fields have been added to the Financial Setup SmartForm in MyFunding Award Modifications.
These fields are pre-populated with the values from the ‘Total Project Direct Costs’ and ‘Total Project Indirect Costs’ on the General Award Information SmartForm. The department administrator should update these fields when total funds have been added or decreased for a project.
UPDATE: MyFunding Upgrade of the SF424
The SF424 forms that are used for System-to-System (i.e., via Grants.Gov) submissions have been upgraded in MyFunding. As a follow up to the update that was released on January 10, 2022, changes made to the display order on the Research & Related Senior/Key Person Profile and Project/Performance Site Location(s) forms in the SF424 application can now be saved (see Figures 1 & 2 for examples).
UPDATE: MyFunding Upgrade of the SF424
As a follow-up to the update that was released on January 26, Tip No. 1 is no longer needed. With the MyFunding upgrade last evening, the “Other Primary Purpose” field is now available on the PHS Human Subjects and Clinical Trials Information V3.0 form (FORMS-G) on the SF424 (see Figure 1).
Proposals that respond ‘Other’ to question 4.1.b Primary Purpose can now be submitted System-to-System (i.e., via Grants.Gov) via MyFunding.
Figure 1.
UPDATE: MyFunding Upgrade of the SF424
1. As a follow-up to the MyFunding Downtime Alert 1/21/2022, the issue impacting the Study Record(s) section of the PHS Human Subjects and Clinical Trials Information V3.0 form on the SF424 has been resolved.
2. Please see the following tips for using the current version of the SF424 upgrade:
Tip No.