COVID-19 Research-Related Information and Websites
March 20, 2020
NIH Guide
- COVID-19 Resources for Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funding – Message from the Dr. Mike Lauer, Dep. Director of the Office of Extramural Research
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients – Summary of guidance to date from NIH
- NIH Late Application Policy Due to Public Health Emergency – Provides guidance for late applications
- Proposal Submission and Award Management Related to COVID-19 – Addresses general questions associated with proposal submission and award management; some guidance on travel, cancelled conferences, etc.
- Flexibilities Available to Applicants and Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance – Addresses a range of topics related to pre-award costs; extension of post-award financial and other reporting; prior approval requirement waivers; and salaries, stipend, etc.
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) COVID-19 Flexibilities for Applicants and Recipients – Offers an array of Frequently Asked Questions (and Answers) in response to inquiries on policies and programs affecting the grants process
- Guidance for NIH-funded Clinical Trials and Human Subjects Studies Affected by COVID-19
- Flexibilities for Assured Institutions for Activities of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs) Due to COVID-19
- NIH Response to Natural Disasters and Other Emergencies – Includes types and level of responses and actions taken as severity of the situation changes
- NIH NIAID’s funding opportunities for COVID-19 research
- NIH NIAID’s additional funding mechanisms for current NIAID grantees
- NIH Fogarty International Center – COVID-19 research resources for domestic and global researchers
- NIH NIAID’s Funding Opportunity for Partnerships for Countermeasures against Select Pathogens
NSF
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposers and Awardees – An extensive set of FAQ associated with proposal submission and award management
- Statement on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) – Issued on Monday, March 9, 2020 – impact on proposals, panel reviews, and conferences
- NSF 2-pager on impact to proposals (still being accepted), panel reviews, and conferences: https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/coronavirus/External_info_w.pdf (new window)
- Dear Colleague Letter on RAPID funding for non-clinical research on COVID-19 – Quick response funding mechanism for up to $200K
- NSF Dear Colleague Letter on funding for Cyberinfrastructure supporting research on COVID-19
Dept of Energy
Dept of Justice
- Office of Justice Programs – Letter to Grantees including proposal deadline extensions, reimbursement of cancellations, etc.
NEH
- Information on NEH and COVID-19 – General guidelines on contacting project and grant officers if grant extensions, budget revisions, or scope of work changes are needed
NASA
- Procurement message on COVID-19 – Letter to NASA stakeholders and links to NASA webpages with COVID-19 updates
CDC
COGR
- Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) – Federal Agencies & Universities’ Responses to COVID-19 – additional links to federal and individual universities’ COVID-19 webpages
Non-Federal Sponsors
Ford Foundation – A Message of Support for Our Grantees – General guidance on the flexibilities allowed to grantees including repurposing project grants to general support grants, changing payment schedules, and repurposing grant funds in light of cancellations, etc.
MacArthur Foundation – Letter to Grantees
Packard Foundation – Letter to Grantees
Rockefeller Foundation – Flexibility for Grantees
For other non-federal sponsors, please check the sponsor’s website, or contact ORS at researchadmin@georgetown.edu
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