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An enhancement has been made to the MyFunding Budget Periods and Key Dates SmartForm. The calculation for the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) internal deadlines now correctly incorporates Pitt holidays into the dates excluded from the OSP 4 business days
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<b>Figure 1. Budget Periods and Key Dates</b></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">As a reminder, complete and final proposals,
<b><i>including the PI Certification</i></b>, are to be received by OSP in </span>
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<b>at least </b></span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><b><u><a href="https://www.osp.pitt.edu/osp-teams/grants-management-services/prepare-proposals/internal-submission-deadlines" id="OWAb700bbc8-e99d-cbd7-5218-f76c2448c9bb" class="x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.osp.pitt.edu/osp-teams/grants-management-services/prepare-proposals/internal-submission-deadlines" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">four
(4) business days</a></u></b></span><span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><b> prior to the sponsor’s due date for grant submissions</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">For any questions related to the PERIS™ project, using MyFunding, or to arrange training, please email
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or visit the </span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="http://electronicresearch.pitt.edu/" id="OWA004258a0-76c4-9ff2-3899-39393c0630f0" class="x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">project website</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"> for
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