Why can't I specify an award, project, or task in Authority Manager?

Awards, projects, and tasks are owned by leaf-node organizations in the hierarchy. When you scope an authority assignment to an organization that has children, you cannot limit it more precisely than "all projects/awards," which includes all current and future projects/awards for the organization and its children. If you scope the assignment to a leaf-node organization, you choose between "all projects/awards" or limiting it more precisely to one or more awards, projects, or tasks.