Sponsor Guidance and Agency Responses to COVID-19

Updated December 2, 2020

We will continue to add links to this list as new information becomes available.

• For foundation guidance: Download this matrix of foundation policies
• For funding opportunities: View our COVID-19 Funding Opportunities tracker
• For more news & resources: Visit our research community’s COVID-19 Updates page

GUIDANCE BY AGENCY (ALPHABETICAL)

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Administration for Children and Families

A Message from the Administration for Children and Families (4/15/20)

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Flexibilities Available to AHRQ Recipients and Applicants Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Due to Loss of Operations (4/15/20)

American Cancer Society

COVID-19 and 2020 ACS Grants

American Heart Association

HA– An Update from American Heart Association| COVID-19 (4/15/20) 

Delays in Notifications for AHA Funding Status (3/27/20)

Notice to AHA Research Community Regarding COVID-19

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Mellon- Artist Relief Fund (4/15/20)

Center for Disease Control (CDC)

Information for CDC Applicants and Recipients of CDC Funding (4/15/20)

Flexibilities Available to Applicants and Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance Affected by COVID-19 (4/15/20)

General Funding and Grants Frequently Asked Questions (4/15/20)

Council of Governmental Relations (COGR)

COGR COVID-19 Resources (Updated routinely)

COGR FAQs on COVID-19’s Impact on Federal Awards -Version 2.2 

NIH Specific FAQs (Updated)

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) about COVID-19 (Coronavirus) for DARPA Performers (3/19/20)

Department of the Air Force

Memorandum for Grantees and Billing Offices (7/27/20)

Guidance for COVID-19 No Cost Extensions (3/26/20)

Potential Contract Impacts due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) (3/17/20)

Department of Defense

DoD Terms and Conditions for COVID-19 Waivers  (4/15/20)

ONR Regional Offices and DoD-wide supplemental T&Cs for the COVID-19 Crisis (4/9/20)

Guidance for COVID-19 No Cost Extensions (3/26/20)

Frequently Asked Questions for DOD Research Proposers and Awardees Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (3/24/20)

DOD Response to “Suggested Deadline Extensions”

CDMRP COVID-19 FAQs for Grant Applicants and Recipients (3/16/20)

Spotlight: DOD Coronavirus Response

Department of Education

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS) About The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) For IES Grantees  (4/15/20)

Institute of Education Sciences in a Time of Pandemic (3/31/20)

Information for Accrediting Agencies Regarding Temporary Flexibilities Provided to Coronavirus Impacted Institutions or Accrediting Agencies

Department of Energy

Guidance from Battelle Energy Alliance (BEA) – Travel Prohibitions (4/8/20)

ARPA-E Actions Owing to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (4/6/20)

Podcast Interview with Dr. Chris Fall, Director of the Department of Energy’s Office of Science (3/14/20)

PF 2020-20 COVID-19 Guidance for Financial Assistance Actions (3/30/20)

Accommodating Interruptions from Coronavirus Disease 2019 (3/13/20)

Department of Health and Human Services

OHRP Issues Guidance for Application of the Human Subjects Protection Regulations to Actions Taken in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (4/9/20)

OHRP Guidance on COVID-19 (4/8/20)

Health Resources & Service Administration (HRSA) Coronavirus Information and FAQs (4/3/20)

ACF grant flexibilities in conducting human service activities related to or
affected by COVID-19 (4/1/20)

Preparation for Potential COVID-19 Impact on Contract and Contractor Performance (3/14/20)

Department of Justice

Office of Juvenile Justice Deadline Extensions (3/16/20)

Department of Labor

Food and Drug Administration

FDA Guidance on Conduct of Clinical Trials of Medical Products during COVID-19 Pandemic

FDA Issues Updated Guidance on Clinical Trial Conduct During COVID-19 (4/15/20)

FDA – Flexibilities Available to Applicants and Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance Affected by COVID-19 (3/26/20)

The Henry Jackson Foundation

HJF- A Message to  our Partners (4/15/20)

Institute of Museum and Library Services

IMLS Coronavirus Updates (4/2/20)

John Templeton Foundation

A message to our grantees and applicants on COVID-19 (3/19/20)

Laura and John Arnold Foundation

Laura and John Arnold Foundation: COVID-19: Announcing Grantee Accommodations (4/20/20)

MacArthur Foundation

MacArthur – Response to COVID-19 (4/15/20)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

NASA COVID -19 For Grantees

NASA Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-17 (Undated)

COVID-19 Impact on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Cycle 1 GO Proposal Deadline (4/15/20)

SMD FAQ on Grants and Research during the COVID-19 Epidemic  (4/15/20)

Library of Useful Links for Researchers  (4/15/20)

Contractor Related COVID-19 Information  (4/2/20)

SMD FAQ on Grants and Research during the COVID-19 Epidemic, Version 4.4 (3/31/20)

Virtual Town Hall (3/20/20)

NASA Administrator Statement on Agency Coronavirus Status (3/14/20)

Assistant Administrator for Procurement Message on Coronavirus (3/10/20)

National Endowment for the Arts

FAQs and Information for Applicants and Grantees in response to COVID-19 (3/24/20)

National Endowment for the Humanities

FAQs – Funding for NEH Applicants and Grantees (3/27/20)

Information on NEH and COVID-19 (3/13/20)

National Institutes of Health

NIH Implementation of OMB M-20-26 (6/25/20)

NIH COVID-19 Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funding  (Updated routinely)

NIH FAQs: COVID-19  Flexibilities for Applicants and Recipients (4/15/20)

NOT-GM-20-026 Guidance for Cost-Related Flexibilities Available to Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) Award Recipients Affected by COVID-19 (4/15/20)

NOT-HL-20-759 NHLBI Announces FAQS for NOSI: Availability of Administrative Supplements and Revision Supplements on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (4/15/20)

NIH-specific FAQs from COGR (4/13/20)

NIH Extramural Response to Natural Disasters and Other Emergencies

COVID-19 Pandemic Contingency Planning for Animal Care and Use Programs

COVID-19 Pandemic Response Resources and FAQs for Animal Care and Use Programs  (4/8/20)

Flexibilities Available to AHRQ Recipients and Applicants Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Due to Loss of Operations (4/6/20)

UPDATE: NOT-OD-20-091 NIH Late Application Policy Due to Public Health Emergency for United States for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (3/26/20)

Applicant/Recipient COVID-19 Update History (3/25/20)

FAQs on COVID-19  Flexibilities for Applicants and Recipients (Updated 3/25/20)

Special OLAW Webinar on March 19: Pandemic Contingency Planning and Its Impact on Animal Care (3/19/20)

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19):  Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients

NIH Message to Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funds on Flexibilities Needed for COVID-19 (YouTube, 3/17/20)

NOT-OD-20-087 Guidance for NIH-funded Clinical Trials and Human Subjects Studies Affected by COVID-19 (3/16/20)

NOT-OD-20-086 Flexibilities Available to Applicants and Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance Affected by COVID-19 (3/12/20)

FAQs on COVID-19  Flexibilities for Applicants and Recipients

NOT-OD-20-082 NIH LATE APPLICATION POLICY Due to Public Health Emergency for United States for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (3/9/20)

NOT-OD-20-083 General Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – Proposal Submission and Award Management Related to COVID-19 (3/10/20)

NIH Guidance on Travel and Meetings Hosted by NIH (3/9/20)

NIH Extramural Response to Natural Disasters and Other Emergencies

Special OLAW Webinar on March 19: Pandemic Contingency Planning and Its Impact on Animal Care (3/19/20)

NOT-OD-20-088 Flexibilities for Assured Institutions for Activities of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs) Due to COVID-19 (3/16/20)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Updated NOAA and OMB guidance to financial assistance recipients during COVID-19 (6/30/20)

Health and Safety Information for Financial Assistance Recipients during COVID-19 (3/27/20)

National Science Foundation

NSF Changes to Existing Deadline Dates (6/24/20)

NSF COVID-19 Resources (Updated routinely)

NSF Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-20 (4/15/20)

Impact on Existing Deadline Dates (4/15/20)

FAQS About COVID-19 for NSF Proposers and Awardees (4/15/20)

NSF Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-17 (4/15/20)

NSF Deadline Extensions (3/27/20)

FAQs About COVID-19 for NSF Proposers and Awardees (3/26/20)

BIO-NSF Virtual Office Hours (3/25/20)

NSF Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-17 (3/23/20)

Coronavirus Information

Impact on Existing Deadline Dates (3/24/20)

Important Notice to the Science and Engineering Community (3/23/20)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposers and Awardees (3/4/20)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposers and Awardees (3/16/20)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the NSF Dear Colleague Letter on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (NSF 20-052)  (3/17/20)

Dear Colleague Letter:  Provisioning Advanced Cyberinfrastructure to Further Research on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (3/5/20)

NSF Guidance for Major Facilities and Contracts Regarding COVID-19 (3/9/20)

National Security Agency (Guidance sent to Contractors, Subject to Change)

STARTALK Summer 2020 Program cancellations (4/7/20)

Notice to Contractors Regarding COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) Update – Re-Release with Downgraded Classification

O-Z

Office of Justice Programs, DOJ (Guidance sent to Grantees, Subject to Change)

OJP Grantee Update #1 COVID-19 Impacts (3/16/20)

Open Funding Due Date Extension (3/16/20)

Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare

COVID-19 Pandemic Contingency Planning for Animal Care and Use Programs (4/15/20)

Office of Management and Budget

M-20-22:  Preserving the Resilience of the Federal Contracting Base in the Fight Against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)  (4/17/20)

M-20-21:  Implementation Guidance for Supplemental Funding Provided in Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (4/10/20)

M-20-20:  Repurposing Existing Federal Financial Assistance Programs and Awards to Support the Emergency Response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)  (4/9/20)

M-20-18: Managing Federal Contract Performance Issues Associated with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)  (3/20/20)

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-20-11:  Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (3/9/20)

Office of Naval Research

ONR FAQs for Contracts & Other Transactions for Current and Prospective Performers Impacted by Novel COVID-19 (4/15/20)

ONR FAQs for Current and Prospective Awardees Impacted by Novel COVID-19 Related to the DoD-wide Supplemental Terms & Conditions for the COVID-19 Crisis (4/15/20)

Information from ONR Regional Offices to Support Electronic Payments Refunds and Reporting (4/15/20)

OFFICE OF NAVAL RESARCH (ONR) FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs) For Current and Prospective Awardees Impacted by Novel COVID-19 (3/27/20)

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

Simons Foundation

A Note to Simons Foundation Partners | COVID-19 (4/15/20)

Policies and procedures, delays and extensions due to COVID-19 (4/6/20)

Grant code of conduct FAQs (4/6/20)

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 

Frequently Asked Questions Related to COVID-19 for SAMHSA Grant Recipients (4/20/20)

COVID-19 Information for SAMHSA Discretionary Grant Recipients (3/24/20)

United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity

USAMRAA’s Supplemental Guidance on Administrative Flexibilities for Grants and Cooperative Agreements in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic (3/25/20)

Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (3/19/20)

USAMRAA’s COVID-19 FAQs (3/16/20)

USDA – National Institute of Food and Agriculture

NIFA-20-006 Implementation of OMB Memo M-20-17 (4/9/20)

NIFA FAQS for Grantees (4/8/20)

NIFA Deadline Extensions due to COVID-19

Veterans Affairs

COVID-19 SCO FAQs (3/12/20)

Wellcome Trust

Coronavirus (COVID-19): information for grant applicants and grantholders