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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-Grants Gov Sponsor’ activity and attach a copy of the submitted proposal (see Figures 1 and 2). Figure 1. Figure 2.

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 the recipients of the email notification in the ‘Notifications’ tab (see Figures 3 and 4 for examples). Figure 1.

When the budget period spans fiscal years that have different Facilities and Administrative (F&A)/indirect cost (IDC) rates, separate the budget into different allocations to utilize the different rates. For example, an 18-month budget uses 56.5% IDC rate for the first 15 months, and 59% IDC rate for the remaining 3 months (see Figure 1). Figure 1.

If edits are necessary during a funding proposal or award review, the department, school, or specialist may request changes in MyFunding. Change request details are provided in a ‘reviewer note’ (see Figure 1 ). Figure 1.

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). The cost share budget will appear in the Working Budgets section of the Workspace (see Figure 2). Figure 1. Figure 2.

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 imported into the MyFunding subaward budget smartform and the SF-424 application (see Figure 1).

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. To reply to your Office of Sponsored Programs specialist, use the “Email Specialist” activity in the record (see Figures 2 and 3). Figure 2.

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. To exclude indirect costs, enter the subaward on the General Costs page in the main budget.