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How to Submit an Interim or Final Progress Report in MyFunding - Department Quick Guide

The PERIS™ team has prepared a Quick Guide on ‘How to Submit an Interim or Final Progress Report’. To view the Quick Guide, click here. To access all of the Quick Guides, click here. Also, the PERIS ™ team is offering topic specific training throughout the summer. To view available training sessions, click here. For any questions related to the PERIS™ project, using MyFunding, or to arrange additional training, please email peristeam@pitt.edu, or visit the project website for more information.

Update 3/21/25 

Why Isn’t the Annual Conflict of Interest (COI) Disclosure Date Showing Up in MyFunding?

MyFunding receives a feed from a HSConnect database, allowing the most recent annual COI disclosure date to prepopulate for each individual named in a proposal. There are three reasons why the date would not appear in MyFunding: 1. The individual does not have a completed annual COI disclosure on file.

Withdrawn/Not Funded Proposals in MyFunding

Please find below important information from the PERIS™ team. The topics of this communication include: • Withdrawn/Not Funded Proposals in MyFunding • Upcoming Topic Specific Training Sessions Withdrawn/Not Funded Proposals in MyFunding As a reminder, when a Specialist in the Office of Research executes the ‘Withdraw Submitted or Not Funded’ activity, the state of the funding proposal will change from ‘Pending Sponsor Review’ to ‘Withdrawn From Sponsor’ or ‘Not Funded’ as seen below:

Where Should Documents be Uploaded for an Award in MyFunding?

All award-related documents should be uploaded using the “Upload Award Documents” activity in the MyFunding award workspace (as shown below). Documents to be uploaded include official sponsor award communications such as Notices of Award (NOAs), compliance documents including IRB and IACUC approvals, COI Training Tables, and any other documents related to the award. For any questions related

How do I Search for an Award Converted from InfoEd into MyFunding?

Active projects and projects that closed on or after July 1, 2017 have been converted from InfoEd into MyFunding. Each converted project record in MyFunding has a specific prefix along with the InfoEd award number (I#) for easy identification. The specific prefix for converted awards is “CNVA” followed by zero and the project I# (ex: CNVA00010745).

Why can I not find a specific subcode on the Budget Reconciliation page in MyFunding?

The PERIS™ Team and Sponsored Projects Accounting (SPA) teamed up to develop the listing of subcodes (cost categories) in MyFunding. As a result, Pitt’s thirty-five most used subcodes are listed in the “Budget Reconciliation” page of an award and are available for use when creating a budget in MyFunding.
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