Government Sponsor COVID-19 Guidance
Please send any sponsor COVID-19 guidance to: tnleung@stanford.edu to be added to this list. Thank you.
Council On Government Relations (COGR)
COGR FAQs, Federal Agencies Guidance Matrix and Resources on COVID-19 Impact to Federal Awards (Updated 5/27/20)
Institutional and Agency Responses to COVID-19 and Additional Resources
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy - U.S. Department of Energy
Refer to the Department of Energy (DOE)
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)
No-Cost Extensions and PI & Project Manager Effort Requirements on CIRM funded projects impacted by COVID-19 (Added 3/25/20)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Updated Flexibilities Guidance for Applicants and Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance Affected by COVID-19 (Added 7/10/20)
Interim Guidance for Administrators of US Institutions of Higher Education (Updated 3/18/20)
Department of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources for Partners (Added 4/5/20)
NIFA-20-005 - NIFA Coronavirus FAQs (Updated 4/6/20)
Department of Air Force (USAF) and Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
Memorandum for Grantees (Added 4/5/20)
Department of Defense (DOD) and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Exemptions for DOD Financial Assistant Recipients due to COVID-19 (Added 4/5/20)
Frequently Asked Questions for DOD Research Proposers and Awardees Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Added 3/24/20)
Department of Education (ED)
Institute of Education Sciences (IES) FAQs about COVID-19 for IES Grantees (Added 4/8/20)
Department of Energy (DOE) and Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)
Guidance for Non-Productive Labor Charges Attributable to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (Added 6/25/20)
Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-17 (Added 4/3/20)
Notification of ARPA-E Quarterly Reporting and Reminders on Subject Invention, Patent and Publication Disclosures (Added 4/10/20)
ARPA-E Actions Owing to COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (Added 4/6/20)
Resources Supporting Coronavirus Research (Added 3/17/20)
Office of Science memorandum on solicitation due dates though Mid-April (Added 3/16/20)
Dear Colleague Letter - Input and Collaboration on Science and Technology Response to COVID-19 (Added 3/17/20)
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
OHRP Guidance for Application of the Human Subjects Protection Regulations in response to COVID-19 (Added 4/10/20)
Department of the Interior (DOI)
COVID-19 Updates for Financial Assistance Recipients (Added 4/10/20)
Department of Justice (DOJ)
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) - Notice to Award Recipients
Office of Justice Programs (OJP) - Grant Recipient Updates: #1, #2
Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) - Resources and FAQs for Grantees - COVID-19 Updates
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Frequent Questions on Grant Issues in Response to (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (Added 4/5/20)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Guidance on Conduct of Clinical Trials of Medical Products during COVID-19 pandemic (Added 4/5/20)
FDA NOT-FD-20-019 - Flexibilities available to Applicants and Recipients affected by COVID-19 (Added 5/7/20)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Guidance regarding Salary Flexibility for Grant Recipients impacted by COVID-19 (Added 10/16/20)
NASA Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-17 (Added 4/5/20)
FAQs on Grants and Research During COVID-19 Epidemic (Added 4/5/20)
Science Mission Directive FAQs on Grants and Research during the COVID-19 Epidemic (Added 3/31/20)
Grants Policy and Compliance (GP&C) Memo on COVID-19 and Federal Financial Assistance (Added 3/31/20)
COVID-19 Impact to NASA SBIR/STTR Program (Added 4/14/20)
NASA Memo - Update to Covid-19 Safety Protocols (Added 9/1/22)
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
FAQs and Information for Applicants and Grantees in response to COVID-19 (Added 4/10/20)
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
FAQs Funding for NEH Applicants and Grantees Impacted by the Coronavirus (Added 4/5/20)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH COVID-19 Guidance - School of Medicine - Research Management Group (RMG) COVID-19 Updates and Resources
NIH Expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (NOT-OD-23-095) (Added 3/8/23)
Extending the Special Exception to the NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH Post-Submission Material Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Added 8/17/20)
NIH Implementation of OMB M-20-26 (Updated 6/25/20)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - COVID-19 Flexibilities
Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funding
Applicant/Recipient COVID-19 Update History
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
NIST Implementation of OMB M-20-17 Select Flexibilities (Added 5/7/20)
Message to all NIST/NTIA Recipients - Reference to OMB Memos M-20-11 and M-20-17 (Added 3/25/20)
Notification of implementation of OMB Memo M-20-17 (Added 5/1/20)
Notice to Contractors, Vendors, and Recipients of Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Added 5/1/20)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Health and Safety Information for Financial Assistance Recipients during COVID-19 (Added 4/16/20)
Guidance Regarding Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants Impacted by COVID-19 (Added 4/16/20)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-21-20 (Updated 4/30/21)
FAQs Relating to NSF's Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-26 (Updated 7/30/20)
NSF Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-26 (Updated 6/25/20)
Impact on Existing Deadline Dates for certain solicitations or Dear Colleague Letters (Updated 6/16/20)
NSF Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-20 (Updated 4/10/20)
NSF Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-17 (Updated 4/1/20)
NSF Coronavirus Information Detailed guidance on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Updated 4/1/20)
NSF Frequently Asked Questions About the Coronavirus Disease for NSF Proposers and Awardees (Updated 3/4/20)
NSF Dear Colleague Letter on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (Updated 4/3/20)
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Memo M-20-11 - Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Fed ral Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Added 3/23/20)
Memo 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 (Added 3/23/20)
Memo M-20-18 - Managing Federal Contract Performance Issues Associated with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Added 3/23/20)
Memo M-20-20 - Re-purposing Existing Federal Financial Assistance Programs and Awards to Support the Emergency Response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Added 4/10/20)
Memo M-20-21 - Implementation Guidance for Supplemental Funding in Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (Added 4/14/20)
Memo M-20-22 - Preserving the Resilience of the Federal Contracting Base in the Fight Against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (Added 4/22/20)
Memo M-20-26 - Extension of Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impaced by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) due to Loss of Operations (Added 6/18/20)
Office of Naval Research (ONR)
ONR FAQs for Current and Prospective Awardees Impacted by Novel COVID-19 (Added 4/3/20)
Coronavirus Assistance and Acquisition Related Information and Resources (Added 4/3/20)
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
STScI response and updates due to COVID-19 (Added 4/15/20)
US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA)
COVID-19 FAQs for USAMRAA Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Added 3/18/20)
US Agency for International Development (USAID)
COVID-19 Guidance for implementing partners (Added 4/5/20)