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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">To create a Budget Period that is less than the standard 12-month duration, navigate to the Budget Periods and Key Dates SmartForm in MyFunding. Click the "Update
Periods" option (Figure 1; a new window will open) and update the duration of any of the listed periods. Check the box ‘Use advanced editing’, so that the period-end date options become available. Choose a date and then click ‘OK’ (Figure 2).</span></p>
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Figure 1. Budget Periods and Key Dates Smartform</div>
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Figure 2. Update Budget Periods</div>
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