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Areas	Responsible Department / Office	Description	Resource
Account Setup	Controller's Office	Sponsored Projects Accounting (SPA) is the central, post-award accounting department reporting to the Office of the Controller within the Office of the Chief Financial Officer at the University of Pittsburgh. Sponsored Projects Accounting is responsible for central, post-award accounting, administration and management of externally sponsored projects at the University.	Sponsored Projects Accounting
Account Setup	Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Sponsored Projects	Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences Sponsored Projects guidance on beginning work on a project before the official start date of an award through pre-award spending and advance accounts. *Resource applicable for Arts & Sciences faculty/staff only.	Pre-Award Spending
Account Setup	Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Sponsored Projects	Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences Sponsored Projects provides guidance on the account award setup process with an overview of the award activation process. *Resource applicable for Arts & Sciences faculty/staff only.	Arts & Sciences New Award Setup Process
Account Setup	Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)	The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) details what is required before clinical & corporate contract account activation and steps for advance account requests.	Clinical & Corporate Contract Account Activation
Account Setup	Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)	The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) details what is required before grant account activation.	Grants Management Account Activation
Account Setup	Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)	The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) details what is required prior to a federal contract account activation.	Federal Contract Account Activation
Amendments & Modifications	Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)	Proposal Quick Guides, Award Quick Guides for Department Administrators, and Quick Guides for Specialists for MyFunding to create amendments or modifications.	PERIS-TM Quick Guides
Amendments & Modifications	Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)	The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) provides details on creating an amendment or modification for an awarded grant.	Grants Management Award Modifications
Amendments & Modifications	Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)	The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) provides details on creating an amendment or modification for a clinical & corporate contract award.	Clinical & Corporate Contract Award Modifications
Awards & Agreements	Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)	The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) provides information on managing federal contracts & agreements and sponsored research at the University of Pittsburgh.	Federal Contract Manage Awards & Agreements
Awards & Agreements	Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)	The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) provides information regarding Confidential Disclosure Agreements (CDAs)/NDA, Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs), Data Use Agreements (DUAs), Corporate-funded Agreements, and MyRA (My Research Agreements).	Non-financial Agreements & Awards
Awards & Agreements	Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)	The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) provides information regarding no-cost extension, change in PI, change in scope of work, and change in budget.	Financial Agreements & Awards
Awards & Agreements	Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)	The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) provides details on managing clinical & corporate contract awards and agreements, including information regarding conduct of research.	Clinical & Corporate Contract Management Awards & Agreements
Progress Reports	Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Sponsored Projects	Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences Sponsored Projects provides information regarding annual (or progress) reports and due dates for federal grants. *Information applicable for Arts & Sciences faculty and staff only.	Annual Reports
Progress Reports	Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)	The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) provides information on the last steps, and what to expect, for federal contract progress reports and closing out a federal contract.	Federal Contract Progress Reports and Closing Out an Award
Progress Reports	Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)	The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) provides a step-by-step guide to creating a continuation/progress report in MyFunding	Creating a Progress Report
Progress Reports	Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)	The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) provides information regarding preparing a progress report for a grant.	Grants Management Progress Reports
Subawards	Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)	The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) provides the process for activating a subaward request in MyFunding.	Activating a Subaward
Subawards	Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)	The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) provides the process for updating a subaward request in MyRA.	Updating a Subaward
Subawards	Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)	The Clinical and Corporate Contract Services Team (CC Team) within the Office of Sponsored Programs is responsible for issuing subcontracts when the prime funding of an agreement is a corporate sponsor. Information available on the process for initiating a subcontract with the CC team.	Clinical & Corporate Contract Outgoing Subcontracts
Subawards	Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)	The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) provides information on subawards, background on subawards, characteristics of subrecipients vs. contractors, and how to initiate a request for a new subaward.	Subawards