When SDSU Research Foundation receives an award, the assigned SRA grant specialist analyzes the award document for relevant terms and conditions and prepares a summary called the "award analysis." The award analysis is accessible under Fund Management, Award Analysis and Information in MyRF and is intended to be used as a working tool by project director. The analysis contains essential data including the description of the project, the source of revenue or funding agency, the SDSU Research Foundation internal grant code and fund number, applicable sponsor agency regulations, expenditure and re-budgeting restrictions, project start and end dates, cost-sharing, and reporting requirements. The award analysis sets forth the project's fiscal and technical reporting parameters and should be carefully reviewed by all key project personnel.

The award analysis is available in MyRF to the PI, university department chair, university dean and/or other university officials and various SDSU Research Foundation departments. The analysis is updated whenever there is a change to the award. Changes include but are not limited to a change of PI, change of sponsor technical or grant officer, receipt of supplemental funding, approval/implementation of a no-cost extension, carryover of unexpended funds from a prior budget period, and the revision of technical and fiscal reporting requirements.

The preparation of the award analysis is a process that involves multiple SRA staff members. It is the responsibility of the SRA grant specialist to review the award and identify data that is to be included in the analysis. The SRA analyst has the primary responsibility for inputting data into MyRF. The analysis is reviewed and approved by the SRA grant specialist and/or their respective supervisor prior to being made accessible in MyRF.

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