The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) processed an increasing volume of Other Transaction Agreements in the past few years. An Other Transaction Agreement/Authority (OTA) is a legal contract with the federal government that is not a grant, cooperative agreement, or federal contract. The federal government uses OTAs to streamline research and development, prototype development, and other projects with nonprofit research institutions.
In PERIS™ MyFunding, department research administrators should select “Yes” if the Funding Opportunity indicates that the award mechanism can be issued as an OTA:
Within OSP, OTAs are processed by the Federal Contract Services Team. You can send any questions about OTA proposals or awards to fedcon@pitt.edu.
For more information on OTAs, see the National Institutes of Health (NIH) website on OTAs.