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Am I eligible to apply for a funding opportunity that I have an interest in?
It is strongly recommended that Principal Investigators review the eligibility requirements in the proposal instructions and guidelines before starting to work on their proposals. ...
NIH Decision Tool for Human Subjects Research
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) developed a decision tool to help researchers determine if their research involves human subjects, may be considered exempt from Federal regulations, or is...
MyFunding as File of Record
MyFunding records serve as the files of record (subject to audit) for sponsored programs, thus it is important to have high quality data. The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) advises...
What should I enter in “Application submission deadline” in MyFunding if the sponsor’s deadline is open-ended?
Administrators and investigators completing a MyFunding Funding Proposal (FP) for proposals with open-ended deadlines should enter the date by which they...
What is an SRA type in MyRA?
One of the new features from the PERIS™ Project Phase 2 rollout in March 2019 was the addition of the Sponsored Research Agreement (SRA) type in the My Research Agreements (MyRA) module. The SRA...
What is the difference between Modified Total Direct Costs and Total Direct Costs?
When calculating indirect costs in a proposal budget, it is important to consider both the indirect cost rate and the indirect cost base.
How should grant transfers be categorized in MyFunding?
An active award that is transferring to the University of Pittsburgh from another institution should be marked as a “Revision” in the MyFunding Funding...
Why do I need an ORCID iD, and how do I get one?
Beginning October 1, 2019, individuals supported by research training, fellowship, research education, and career development awards will be required to have ORCID...
I am submitting an NIH R35 proposal. How do I obtain a Letter of Support from the AOR?
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) require a Letter of Support from the Institution’s Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) in proposal applications for Maximizing Investigators’...
Importance of timely processing an award
NIH Disclosure Examples
To follow-up from NIH Notice ...
When can I issue an outgoing Subaward agreement or amendment?
All awards, including amendments, modifications, and no-cost extensions, must be processed and activated by the Office of Sponsored Programs before a subaward can...
Referencing PERIS™ Records in Contraxx
When completing an outgoing subaward request through ...
Keep NIH Filenames Short
National Institutes of Health (NIH) applicants are required to keep filenames under 50 characters for application attachments. Filenames over 50 characters will not pass NIH validation and may...
Do I need a Statement of Intent for each outgoing subaward listed in my proposal?
A Statement of Intent (or Letter of Intent) to enter into a consortium (subaward) arrangement for each participating site is required prior to proposal submission. It is a formal...