Agency & COGR Guidance

Federal Guidance

Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)

• Memo to Grantees COVID-19 NCE 26 March 20 NCE Requests (PDF) – March 26, 2020

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Flexibilities Guidance for Applicants and Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance Affected by COVID-19 April 19, 2021
• Updated Flexibilities Guidance for Applicants and Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance Affected by COVID-19 July 13, 2020
• Contractor Telework Update (PDF) March 18, 2020

Council on Governmental Relations (COGR)

• COGR’s Federal Agency Guidance Matrix (XLS) – May 14, 2020
• Institutional and Agency Responses to COVID-19 and Additional Resources
• FAQs Regarding COVID-19’s Impact on Federal Awards

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

• FAQs about COVID-19 for DARPA Performers

Department of Defense (DOD)

• Frequently Asked Questions for DOD Research Proposers and Awardees Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Department of Education (DOEd)

• FAQs For Non-CARES Act Competitive Grant Programs Administered by the Office of Postsecondary Education

Department of Energy (DOE)

• DOE Policy Flashes
• COVID-19 – DOE-NNSA Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-17 (PDF) – April 14, 2020
• ARPA-E Actions Owing to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PDF) – April 6, 2020
• Accommodating Interruptions due to COVID-19 (PDF) – March 13, 2020

Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)

• Managing Your IMLS Award (PDF) – March 2020

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

• Grants and Research during the COVID-19 Epidemic FAQ (PDF) – March 25, 2020

National Endowment for the Arts

• CARES Act COVID-19 Updates & Resources – April 17, 2020

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• COVID-19 Homepage
• Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients
  • FAQs – July 2
  • NIH Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-26 (DOC) – June 25, 2020
  • Flexibilities Available to AHRQ Recipients and Applicants Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Due to Loss of Operations April 16, 2020
  • Late Application Policy due to COVID-19 – March 26, 2020
  • NIH Message to Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funds on Flexibilities Needed for COVID-19 (Video) – March 17, 2020
  • Flexibilities for Assured Institutions for Activities of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs) Due to COVID-19 – March 16, 2020
  • Guidance for NIH Funded Clinical Trials and Human Subjects Studies Affeced by COVID-19 – March 16, 2020
  • Flexibilities Available to Applicants and Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance Affected by COVID-19 – March 12, 2020
• Travel and Meetings
• Emergency Updates
• NCI CIRB
• NIH Extramural Nexus

National Science Foundation (NSF)

• Coronavirus Home Page
• FAQs on NSF’s Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-26 (PDF) – July 20, 2020
• NSF’s Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-26 (PDF) – June 25, 2020
• FAQs (PDF)– May 19, 2020
• NSF Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-20 (PDF) – April 10, 2020
• Dear Colleague letter – April 3, 2020 – Archived
• NSF Letter to Community Regarding COVID-19 No. 146 – March 23, 2020
• NSF Implementation of OMB M-20-17 Guidance – March 23, 2020
  • Revision of NSF’s Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-17 (PDF)
• Interim Travel Guidance (PDF) – March 9, 2020

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

• 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 (PDF) – June 18, 2020
• Repurposing Existing Federal Financial Assistance Programs and Awards to Support the Emergency Response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (PDF) – April 9, 2020
• OMB – 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 (PDF) – March 19, 2020
• Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (PDF) – March 9, 2020

Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)

• COVID-19 FAQs for OVW Grantees Regarding the Payment and Use of Leave for Grant-Funded Staff (PDF)
• Message from OVW Acting Director Rogers Regarding COVID-19 (PDF) – March 26, 2020
• Message from OVW Acting Director Regarding COVID-19 (PDF) – March 19, 2020

United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA)

• USAMRAA COVID-19 FAQs (PDF)
• USAMRAA’s Supplemental Guidance on Administrative Flexibilities for Grants and Cooperative Agreements in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF)

Non-Federal Guidance

• Alzheimer’s Association COVID-19 Update (PDF)
• American Heart Association – COVID-19
• American Heart Association – Delays in Notifications for AHA Funding Status
• American Heart Association – Notice to AHA Research Community Regarding COVID-19 – April 7, 2020
• Missouri Arts Council
• Deaconess Foundation Adjustments and Action (PDF) – March 16, 2020
• Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) Newsletter (PDF) – March 2020
• James S. McDonnell Foundation – Dear Grantee Letter
• John Templeton Foundation – Message to Grantees and Applicants on COVID-19 – March 19, 2020
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation – Dear Investigator letter (PDF) – March 27, 2020
• Lupus Therapeutics on COVID-19 (PDF)
• Mathers Foundation Grants and COVID-19 Impact (PDF)
• Missouri Foundation for Health Update on COVID-19
• St. Louis County Children’s Service Fund COVID-19 Update/Telehealth Guidance (PDF) – March 16, 2020
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) April 16 Grantee Webinar (PDF) – April 7, 2020
  • Grantee Webinar Evaluation Form (DOC)
  • 2020 Grantee Webinar Schedule (PDF)
• V Foundation Grant Programs due to COVID 19 Pandemic (PDF) – March 25, 2020