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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The System-to-System functionality in MyFunding is currently</span> not<span style="color:black"> working. All federal proposals
<b>due on or before Friday, February 21, 2020</b> that would normally be submitted via System-to-System are allowed to be submitted via grants.gov Workspace or NIH ASSIST. These proposals should be marked as “Other (Submitted By Office of Sponsored Programs)”
(similar to how NSF FastLane proposals are submitted).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The PERIS™ team is working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible and will alert users once full functionality is restored. We apologize for the inconvenience and disruption this has caused and appreciate
your understanding and patience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><a href="http://electronicresearch.pitt.edu/"><span style="color:blue">project website</span></a><span style="color:black"> for more information.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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