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In response to user feedback, the following enhancements have been made in MyFunding.</div>
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The changes include:</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">1 – When the purpose of the project is Research and Development, selecting an industry, on the General Proposal Information tab<i>,
</i>as a <b>Prime Sponsor</b> will default the indirect cost rate to the University’s approved Industry rate found here:
</span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://www.controller.pitt.edu/wp-content/uploads/Rates2025.pdf" id="OWAb3e9c888-a3b3-a56f-a52c-26bae8be015e" class="x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">Rates2025</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> (Figure
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2 – When the purpose of the project is Research and Development, selecting an industry as a
<b>Direct Sponsor</b> (with an industry prime sponsor), on the General Proposal Information tab, will default the indirect cost rate to the University’s approved Industry rate found here:
</span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://www.controller.pitt.edu/wp-content/uploads/Rates2025.pdf" id="OWA038d6b8f-1d43-3d2b-565e-a1e89f300b04" class="x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">Rates
2025</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> (Figure 1).</span></div>
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<b>Figure 1. Industry direct and industry prime sponsors</b></div>
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This default rate can be changed by answering ‘No’ to Question 5 and entering a new rate into the table (Figure 2).</div>
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<b>Figure 2. Industry indirect cost base and rates</b></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For any questions related to the PERIS™ project, using MyFunding, or to arrange training, please email
</span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:peristeam@pitt.edu" id="OWA7b3bec90-ed65-d6d9-df3d-729cc84e6961" class="x_OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">peristeam@pitt.edu</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,
or visit the </span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="http://electronicresearch.pitt.edu/" id="OWA545b45a0-a6b0-93a5-7291-5b26bfbed2b3" class="x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">project website</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> for
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