COVID-19 Sponsor Guidance
Updates to sponsor and funding agency guidance regarding COVID-19 are maintained below. You'll find links to primary COVID-19 info pages as well as specific policy notifications for many of the university's major federal and non-federal funding sources.
Last Update: 5/21/2021
Sponsor Guidance
NIH
NIH Health Information Site includes links to Guidance on Travel and Meetings, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Library of Medicine (inc. GenBank sequence data), and Fogarty International Center:
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients
- Guidance for Applicants Preparing Applications for the Spring 2022 Due Dates During the COVID-19 Pandemic (NOT-OD-22-046)
- Flexibilities Available to Applicants and Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance Affected by COVID-19 (NOT-OD-20-086)
- Applicant/Recipient COVID-19 Update History
- Flexibilities for Assured Institutions for Activities of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs) Due to COVID-19 (NOT-OD-20-088)
- Useful Flexibilities for Animal Care and Use Programs to Comply with the PHS Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic (7/20/20)
- General Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Proposal Submission and Award Management Related to COVID-19 (NOT-OD-20-083)
- NIH LATE APPLICATION POLICY Due to Public Health Emergency for United States for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (NOT-OD-20-091)
NSF
- NSF Coronavirus Information (inc. interim guidance for travel, merit review panels and NSF-sponsored meetings)
- NSF Statement on Proposal Deadlines (6/16/20)
- NSF 20-052 Dear Colleague Letter on COVID-19 (4/3/20)
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for NSF Proposers and Awardees
- Guidance for managing major facilities: Division of Acquisition & Cooperative Support (DACS)
- Impact on Existing Deadline Dates (4/3/20)
- Notice 146: NSF Letter to the Community Regarding COVID-19: Important Notice to the Science and Engineering Community (3/23/20)
- NSF Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-17 (4/1/20)
- NSF Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-20 (4/10/20)
- Guidance on the Effects of COVID-19 on Vertebrae Animal Research (4/10/20)
- Guidance on the Effects of COVID-19 on Human Subjects Research (4/13/20)
Air Force
Potential Contract Impacts due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Subject to Change (3/17/20)
Guidance on No Cost Extensions (3/26/20)
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Information for CDC Applicants and Recipients of CDC Funding (3/23/20)
General Funding and Grants Frequently Asked Questions (3/23/20)
DARPA
Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) about COVID-19 (Coronavirus) for DARPA Performers (3/19/20)
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of Health & Human Services
Preparation for Potential COVID-19 Impact on Contract and Contractor Performance (3/14/20)
Administration for Children & Families
COVID-19 Update from ACF (3/31/20)
Info Memo: IM-ACF-OA-2020-01 (3/30/20)
Department of Energy
ARPA-E Actions Owing to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (4/3/20)
DOE EERE Message Regarding COVID-19 (3/27/20)
Accommodating Interruptions from Coronavirus Disease 2019 (3/13/20)
Message to Grantees about WAP Questions Related to COVID-19
Department of Labor
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
FDA Guidance on Conduct of Clinical Trials of Medical Products during COVID-19 Pandemic
HRSA
COVID-19 Grantee Frequently Asked Questions (3/23/20)
NASA
Memo to Contractors (Guidance Sent to Contractors, Subject to Change, 3/24/20)
COVID-19 Impact to NASA SBIR/STTR Program (3/20/20)
Coronavirus Information: Message to NASA Contractors - 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
NOAA
National Security Agency (NSA)
Office of Naval Research (ONR)
Coronavirus Assistance and Acquisition-Related Information and Resources
Office of Justice Programs
Grantee Update #2: Guidance on Short Term Administrative Relief for Grantees Impacted by COVID-19 (3/21/20)
SAMHSA
COVID-19 Information for SAMHSA Discretionary Grant Recipients (3/24/20)
FAQ Related to COVID-19 for SAMHSA Grant Recipients (3/24/20)
USAID
Memorandum authorizing COVID 19 flexibilities pursuant to OMB Memorandum M-20-17 (3/27/20)
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
NIFA Deadline Extensions due to COVID-19
United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity
USAMRAA’s COVID-19 FAQs (3/16/20)
USAMRAA Animal Research Guidance (3/19/20)
State of Utah Department of Human Services
Policy Table by Major Federal Agency
Summary of Changes to Proposal Submission and Award Management Policy by Federal Agency
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Prior Approval Requirement Waived |
Charging Idled Staff Salaries |
Charging Non-Refundable Travel Costs |
No-Cost Extension Allowance |
Delayed Progress and Financial Reports |
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USDA (3/19/20) |
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DOE (4/1/20) |
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DOD (3/24/20) |
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indicates agency has not made changes to corresponding policy or has not issued updated
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*Please see individual sponsor notices for details on deadline flexibility. Some sponsors have extended deadlines for select funding opportunities while others have issued guidelines allowing extension requests to be determined by the program manager on a case by case basis.
Please also be aware that the University VPR has issued a helpful memo summarizing salary charging rules, which can be found here.
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General Resources
COGR - Main COVID-19 Reference Page
OMB Memo M-21-20 (3/19/21)
OMB Memo M-20-26 (6/18)
OMB Memo M-20-23 (4/20)
OMB Memo M-20-22 (4/17)
OMB Memo M-20-20 (4/9)
OMB Memo M-20-19 (3/22)
OMB Memo M-20-18 (3/20)
OMB Memo M-20-17 (3/19)
Utah Governor Executive Order (4/30)