March 20, 2020
National Science Foundation
Frequently Asked Questions for Proposers and Awardees About the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Guidance for Major Facilities and Contracts Regarding COVID-19
Impact on Existing Deadline Dates
NSF will be extending the deadline date for certain solicitations and Dear Colleague Letters (DCLs). Proposers are strongly encouraged to check for updates on other programs to be added here.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
No postings as of yet
Health and Human Resources
HHS/Health Resource and Administration
Frequently Asked Questions for health centers regarding Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
New Action to Cut Red Tape to Support COVID-19 Response
National Institutes of Health
NIH FAQs: COVID-19 Flexibilities for Applicants and Recipients
NIH will be sending regular updates to the research community through the NIH Extramural Nexus newsletter.
NIH has created a central site for its current guidance – including newly updated guidance on late applications, flexibilities for applicants and recipients, and clinical trials - which can be found at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/natural_disasters/corona-virus.htm.
National Institutes of Health/Office of The Director
Late Application Policy Due to Public Health Emergency for United States for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Notice Number: NOT-OD-20-082
Flexibilities Available to Applicants and Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance Affected by COVID-19
Notice Number: NOT-OD-20-086
General Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Proposal Submission and Award Management Related to COVID-19
NIH intends to publish detailed guidance related to administrative flexibilities and associated FAQs.
Notice Number: NOT-OD-20-083
National Institutes of Health
Guidance for NIH-funded Clinical Trials and Human Subjects Studies Affected by COVID-19
Notice Number: NOT-OD-20-087
Department of Energy
Department of Energy/Office of Science
Guidance on program flexibility for grant applicants and awardees
DOE has started to extend deadlines for funding opportunities open to research universities. Extensions are still on a case by case basis, and researchers should contact the lead program manager assigned to the funding opportunity for up to date information on due dates.
Department of Defense
DOD coronavirus response website is https://www.defense.gov/Explore/Spotlight/Coronavirus/.
Office of Naval Research (ONR) has not issued any guidance at this point
U.S. Army Medical Research & Development COVID-19 website
Department of Agriculture
USDA Frequently Asked Questions and Actions to Respond to COVID-19
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
NIFA is extending deadlines for certain grants and will continue to monitor the situation and post updates to this guidance here.
Department of Justice
DOJ/Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Office (COPS)
COPS has extended the solicitation deadline for several open grant programs due to the potential impact of jurisdictional emergency responses to COVID-19 that may cause reasonable delays for applicants. For detailed individual program information, see the grants page.
DOJ/Office of Justice Programs
OJP announced that solicitations with application due dates before April 1st will have a 2 week extension for submission. We will continue to monitor the situation and determine if additional adjustments to closing dates will be needed, see the grants page.
Department of Education
USDE COVID-19 website of resources at https://www.ed.gov/coronavirus.
Office of Postsecondary Education/Federal Student Aid
Guidance for interruptions of study related to Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Updated March 20, 2020)
Student Privacy Policy Office
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and student data privacy requirements as it relates to COVID-19 and possible disclosure of information.
Office of Civil Rights
Fact Sheet protecting students’ civil rights during COVID-19
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
No postings as of yet
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
No postings as of yet
Department of State
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)- COVID19 website https://www.usaid.gov/coronavirus