Cost Share and Subaward budgets are the only budgets in MyFunding that can be deleted if created in error or are no longer needed (see Figures 1 and 2). All other budgets in MyFunding (including subaccount budgets) cannot be deleted. However, these budgets can be excluded from a proposal budget by selecting ‘No’ to question 7 on the General Budget Information SmartForm (see Figure 3).
Figure 1. Cost Share Budget Workspace
If you receive an error when attaching a document to an SF424 related to the size of a PDF (Figure 1), it is because the attached document is not 8.5x11 inches in size.
If you are receiving this error:
An enhancement has been made to the MyFunding Budget Periods and Key Dates SmartForm. The calculation for the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) internal deadlines now correctly incorporates Pitt holidays into the dates excluded from the OSP 4 business days submission deadline. (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Budget Periods and Key Dates
In response to user feedback, the ability to copy an agreement in MyRA is now available to editors listed on the agreement.
This activity is located on the left-hand side of the workspace (Figure 1). Once copied, the History will display a link to the new agreement (Figure 1: MTA00011506).
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A salary row for a ‘Staff Member To Be Determined’ can be added as a placeholder when creating a budget.
On the Personnel Cost Definition smartform, select + Add and then select ‘Staff Member To Be Determined’ (Figure 1).
Figure 1.
The PERIS™ Team has seen an increase in NIH errors due to duplicate titles in SF424 applications.
This error occurs when the Descriptive Title on the SF424 is identical to another application already in the Commons (see Figure 1).
A system-to-system submission is an electronic submission where all components of the funding proposal are completed and submitted within the MyFunding module to Grants.gov. The MyFunding Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) SmartForm will provide a status on whether the FOA is fully supported and can be submitted as a system-to-system submission. If the FOA status is fully supported, continue through the SmartForms (see Figure 1).
