Federal Sponsor Guidance

Acquisition.Gov

• Coronavirus Acquisition-Related Information and Resources 
• Implementation Guidance for Section 3610 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act

Administration for Children and Families

• A Message from the Administration for Children and Families (March 31)

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

• Flexibilities Available to AHRQ Recipients and Applicants Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Due to Loss of Operations (April 6)
• Notice of Intent: New Funding Opportunity Announcement to Support Novel, High-Impact Studies Evaluating Health System and Healthcare Professional Responsiveness to COVID-19 (March 26)
• Notice of Intent: Revision Supplements to Existing AHRQ Grants and Cooperative Agreements to Address Health System Responsiveness to COVID-19 (March 26)

The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition

• (Intent and Direction) Engaging the Research and Development Industrial Base during COVID-19 (March 24)

Association of American Universities

• COVID-19 Federal Guidance FAQs (July 1)

CDC - Centers for Disease Control

• Updated Flexibilities Guidance for Applicants and Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance Affected by COVID-19 (7/27/20)
• Flexibilities Available to Applicants and Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance Affected by COVID-19 (July 8)
• New Administrative Flexibilities Guidance for CDC Recipients affected by COVID-19 (April 21)
• Information for CDC Applicants and Recipients of CDC Funding (March 23)
• Flexibilities Available to Applicants and Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance Affected by COVID-19 (March 23)
• General Funding and Grants Frequently Asked Questions (March 23)

Defense Pricing and Contracts

• FAQs for DOD Research Proposers and Awardees Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (March 2
• DoD Terms and Conditions for COVID-19 Waivers 
• Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Guidance for Coronavirus 2019 No Cost Extensions (March 26)
• Department of Defense Industrial Base Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce (March 20)

DARPA

• COVID-19 Guidance USD(R&E)
• Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) about COVID-19 (Coronavirus) for DARPA Performers   (March 19)

Department of the Air Force

• Guidance on No Cost Extensions (March 26)
• Potential Contract Impacts due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) (March 17)

DOC - Department of Commerce

• Message to Contractors on Health and Safety Precautions for COVID-19  (March 24)
• For Additional Guidance, DOC References OMB M-20-18 (March 20)

DOD - Department of Defense

• Coronavirus: DOD Response
• U.S. Army Medical Research & Development COVID-19 website
• Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Guidance for Coronavirus 2019 No Cost Extensions (March 26)
• Frequently Asked Questions for DOD Research Proposers and Awardees Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (March 24)
• Department of Defense Industrial Base Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce (March 20)
• FAQs for DOD Research Proposers and Awardees Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (March 20)
• DoD Terms and Conditions for COVID-19 Waivers 

DOE - Department of Energy

• DOE Coronavirus Hub
• Response to Delayed Progress in Research Caused by COVID-19 (9/24/20)
• ARPA-E Actions Owing to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (April 3)
• PF 2020-20 COVID-19 Guidance for Financial Assistance Actions (March 30)
• COVID-19 Attachment 2: DOE-NNSA Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-17
• Accommodating Interruptions from Coronavirus (COVID-19) (March 13)
• Department of Energy Letter Addressing Coronavirus (COVID-19) (March 12)

Department of Education

• USDE COVID-19 website of resources at https://www.ed.gov/coronavirus.
• DOE-NNSA Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-17 (April 15)
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS) About The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) For IES Grantees(April 8)
• Office of Postsecondary Education/Federal Student Aid Guidance
• Student Privacy Policy Office Frequently Asked Questions
• Office of Civil Rights Fact Sheet
• Department of Energy Letter Addressing Coronavirus (COVID-19) (March 12)

DOI - Department of Interior

• COVID-19 Updates for Financial Assistance Recipients (Undated, Refers Grantees to M-20-11, -17, -20, -21)

DOJ - Department of Justice

• Grants Funding Resources 
• Guidance to Award Recipients Impacted by COVID-19: Short Term Relief for Various Administrative, Financial Management, and Audit Requirements (March 21)
• OJP Grantee Update #1 COVID-19 Impacts (March 16)

DOL - Department of Labor

• COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (Undated)
• DOL resources for workers and employers regarding the COVID-19
• COVID-19 and the American Workplace
• Contracts for Coronavirus Relief Efforts (3/17/20)

Department of Homeland Security

• Memorandum On Identification Of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During COVID-19 Response (March 19)

DOT - Department of Transportation

• U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Deadline Extension for Federal Transit Administration Competitive Grant Programs (March 27)

EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

• EPA Frequent Questions on Grant Issues in Response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (Updated 7/21/20)

FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency

• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response
• Bringing Resources to State, Local, Tribal & Territorial Government

FDA - Food and Drug Administration

• FDA Guidance on Conduct of Clinical Trials of Medical Products during COVID-19 Pandemic (Updated 7/2/20)
• FDA – Flexibilities Available to Applicants and Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance Affected by COVID-19 (March 26)

National Endowment for the Arts

• National Endowment for the Arts FAQs and Information for Applicants and Grantees in response to COVID-19 (Undated) 

National Endowment for the Humanities

• FAQs – Funding for NEH Applicants and Grantees Impacted by the Coronavirus (March 30)

HHS - 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 (April 9)
• OHRP Guidance on COVID-19 (April 8)
• Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Grantees and Recipients- Information Memorandum: IM-ACF-OA-2020-01 (March 31)
• ORI Operations Status during Public Health Emergency for United States for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Preparation for Potential COVID-19 Impact on Contract and Contractor Performance (March 14)

HHS-HRSA Health Resources and Services Administration

• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Frequently Asked Questions (March 27)
• COVID-19 Grantee Frequently Asked Questions (March 23)

Institute of Museum and Library Services

• Information for IMLS Grant Applicants and Awardees (Undated)

NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• NASA COVID -19 For Grantees
• NASA Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-17  (Undated) 
• FAQ- Grants and Research during the COVID-19 Epidemic (March 25)
• Memo to Contractors (Guidance Sent to Contractors, Subject to Change, March 24)
• COVID-19 Impact to NASA SBIR/STTR Program (March 20)
• NASA Statement on Agency Response to Coronavirus (March 17)
• Assistant Administrator for Procurement Message on Coronavirus   (March 10)

NIH - National Institutes of Health

• NIH COVID-19 Resources (Updated routinely)
• Applicant/Recipient COVID-19 Update History (Updated routinely)
• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients (Updated routinely)
• NOT-OD-21-026 Extended Guidance for Applicants Preparing Applications During the COVID-19 Pandemic (11/4/20)
• NOT-OD-20-179: Extending the Special Exception to the NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH Post Submission Material Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic (9/3020)
• NOT-OD-20-164 Policy for Charging Personal Protective Equipment to NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements as Direct Costs (9/11/20)
• Guidance for Applicants Preparing Applications for the Fall 2020 Due Dates During the COVID-19 Pandemic (7/8/20)
• COVID -19 FAQs Updated for OMB Memorandum M-20-26 (7/2/20)
• NIH Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-26 "Extension of Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) due to Loss of Operations  (6/25/20)
• FAQs on COVID-19  Flexibilities for Applicants and Recipients (Updated 6/15/20)
• NOT-OD-20-123 Special Exception to the NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH Post-Submission Material Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic (6/9/20)
• Notice of NICHD Participation in NOT-EB-20-012 "Notice of Change in Application Due Date for PAR-19-215 Due to Public Health Emergency for United States Coronavirus Disease 2019 (June 5)
• NIH Late Application Policy for Institutional Training Grants to PA-20-142 and PA-20-162 Due to Public Health Emergency for United States Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (May 11)
• Frequently Asked Questions COVID-19 Flexibilities
• NIH will be sending regular updates to the research community through the NIH Extramural Nexus newsletter.
• COVID-19 Pandemic Contingency Planning for Animal Care and Use Programs
• OHRP Guidance on Response to COVID-19 (April 28)
• Considerations for New and Ongoing Human Subjects Research During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (April 24)
• NOT-GM-20-026 Guidance for Cost-Related Flexibilities Available to Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) Award Recipients Affected by COVID-19 (April 9)
• NOT-HL-20-759 NHLBI Announces FAQS for NOSI: Availability of Administrative Supplements and Revision Supplements on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (April 8)
• COVID-19 Pandemic Response Resources and FAQs for Animal Care and Use Programs  (April 8)
• Flexibilities Available to AHRQ Recipients and Applicants Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Due to Loss of Operations (April 6)
• UPDATE: NOT-OD-20-091 NIH Late Application Policy Due to Public Health Emergency for United States for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)  (March 26)
• Applicant/Recipient COVID-19 Update History (March 25)
• FAQs on COVID-19  Flexibilities for Applicants and Recipients (Updated March 25)
• NCI Funding during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (March 23)
• Special OLAW Webinar on March 19: Pandemic Contingency Planning and Its Impact on Animal Care (March 19)
• NIH Message to Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funds on Flexibilities Needed for COVID-19 (March 17)
• Flexibilities Available to Applicants and Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance Affected by COVID-19 (March 17)
• NIH webpage for NIH Applicants and Recipients (March 17)
• NOT-OD-20-088 Flexibilities for Assured Institutions for Activities of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs) Due to COVID-19  (March 16)
• NOT-OD-20-087 Guidance for NIH-funded Clinical Trials and Human Subjects Studies Affected by COVID-19  (March 16)
• Special OLAW Webinar on March 19: Pandemic Contingency Planning and Its Impact on Animal Care (March 13)
• NOT-OD-20-086 Flexibilities Available to Applicants and Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance Affected by COVID-19  (March 12)
• NIH Late Application Policy Due to Public Health Emergency for United States for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)(March 11)
• NOT-OD-20-083 General Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Proposal Submission and Award Management Related to COVID-19  (March 10)
• NOT-OD-20-082 NIH LATE APPLICATION POLICY Due to Public Health Emergency for United States for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)  (March 9)
• NIH Guidance on Travel and Meetings Hosted by NIH (March 9)
• NIH Extramural Response to Natural Disasters and Other Emergencies

NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology

• NIST COVID-19 News and Updates (Updated routinely)

 NSF - National Science Foundation

• Coronavirus Information (Updated routinely)
• Impact on Existing Deadline Dates (Updated Routinely)
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Relating to NSF’s Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-26 for NSF Proposers and Awardees and NSF Major Facility Cooperative Agreement Recipients (Updated 7/30/20)
• NSF Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-26, “Extension of Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) due to Loss of Operations” (6/25/20)
• Impact on Existing Deadline Dates (6/17/20)
• NSF Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-20 (April 10)
• NSF Guidance on the Effects of COVID-19 on Vertebrate Animal Research (April 10)
• NSF Guidance on the Effects of COVID-19 on Human Subjects Research (April 8)
• Impact on Existing Deadline Dates (April 7)
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the NSF Dear Colleague Letter on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (NSF 20-052)  (Updated April 6)
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposers and Awardees (Updated April 2)
• Revision of NSF’s Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-17 (April 1)
• Frequently Asked Questions for Proposers and Awardees (March 26)
• NSF Letter to Biological Sciences Community (March 26)
• NSF Letter to Community Regarding COVID-19 (March 23)
• NSF Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-17 (March 23)
• NSF Detailed Guidance on the Coronavirus for the Research Community (March 12)
• NSF Guidance for Major Facilities and Contracts Regarding COVID‐19 PDF (March 9)
• NSF Guidance for Major Facilities and Contracts Regarding COVID-19 (March 9)
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposers and Awardees (March 4, note, this document has been archived )

OLAW - Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare

• OLAW COVID-19 Resources
• COVID-19 Pandemic Contingency Planning for Animal Care and Use Programs (April 2)
• Special OLAW Webinar on March 19: Pandemic Contingency Planning and Its Impact on Animal Care (March 13)

ONR - Office of Naval Research

• Information from ONR Regional Offices to Support Electronic Payments Refunds and Reporting

SAMHSA

• COVID-19 Information for SAMHSA Discretionary Grant Recipients (3/24/20)
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Related to COVID-19 for SAMHSA Grant Recipients (3/24/20)

United States Air Force Academy (USAFA)

• Guidance For Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) No Cost Extensions (NCES)
• Memorandum for USAFA Contractor Force (March 17)

USAID

• U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)- COVID19 website
• USAID Guidance for Broad Agency Announcements (June 4)

USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture

• Frequently Asked Questions
• NIFA FAQS for Grantees (4/8/20)
• USDA NIFA Coronavirus FAQs on the OSPA Webpage (March 31)

USDA NIFA

• FAQs – Funding for NEH Applicants and Grantees Impacted by the Coronavirus (March 30)

Non-Federal Guidance

• University Guidance (Courtesy of COGR)
• Non-Federal Sponsors (Courtesy of Harvard University)