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COVID-19 Related Guidance From Sponsors

Below is a list of sponsors sharing COVID-19 related guidance. Please note this list will be updated periodically.

• Council on Governmental Relations
  • Institutional and Agency Responses to COVID-19 and Additional Resources
  • COGR's FAQs and Resources on COVID-19's Impact to Federal Awards
• Office of Management and Budget 
  • M-20-17: Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) due to Loss of Operations​​​​ (3/19/20)
  • M-20-18: Managing Federal Contract Performance Issues Associated with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (3/20/20)
• National Institutes of Health (3/19/20)
  • NIH Message to Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funds on Flexibilities Needed for COVID-19 from Mike Lauer, NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research
  • Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funding
• National Science Foundation (3/17/20)
  • Coronavirus Information
• Office of Justice Programs, DOJ (3/16/20)
  • Grantee Update #1 COVID-19 Impacts
• The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition (3/24/20)
  • Engaging the Research and Development Industrial Base during COVID-19
• Centers for Disease Control
  • Information for CDC Applicants and Recipients of CDC Funding
• National Security Agency (Guidance sent to Contractors, Subject to Change) (3/17/20)
  • Notice to Contractors Regarding COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) Update – Re-Release with Downgraded Classification
• Department of Energy (3/13/20)
  • Accommodating Interruptions from Coronavirus Disease 2019
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (3/24/20)
  • Memo to Contractors (Guidance Sent to Contractors, Subject to Change)
• DARPA (3/19/20)
  • COVID-19 Guidance USD (R&E)
• National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA (3/18/20)
  • NIFA Deadline Extensions due to COVID-19
• United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (3/25/20)
  • USAMRAA’s Supplemental Guidance on Administrative Flexibilities for Grants and Cooperative Agreements in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
• Department of Defense (3/24/20)
  • Frequently Asked Questions for DOD Research Proposers and Awardees Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Department of Health and Human Services (3/14/20)
  • Preparation for Potential COVID-19 Impact on Contract and Contractor Performance
• Department of the Air Force (Sent to Contractors, Subject to Change) (3/17/20)
  • Potential Contract Impacts due to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• US Agency for International Development (3/27/20)
  • Memorandum authorizing COVID 19 flexibilities pursuant to OMB Memorandum M-20-17
• National Endowment for the Arts (3/31/20)
  • National Endowment for the Arts FAQs for Applicants & Awardees in Response to COVID-19
• National Endowment for the Humanities (March 13, 2020)
  • NEH Press Release: Information on NEH and COVID-19