The following provides a list of links to memoranda and guidance issued by federal agencies specifically relevant to grant applicants and recipients that detail how impacts created by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect their programs. This list will be continuously updated as agencies provide more information to the grants community as to how to proceed with applying for and managing their awards under their programs. Subscribers to Thompson's Grants Compliance Expert have full access to the content on the site, including the Ask-the-Expert function, where they can get their questions about COVID-19 answered by our grants community experts. 

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Congress  OMB  GAO  CNCS  USDA  DOC  DOD  ED  DOE  HHS  DHS  HUD  DOI  DOJ  DOL  DOS  DOT  Treasury  EPA  IMLS  IRS  LSC  NASA  NEA  NEH  NSF  USAID

Congress

Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (Pub. L. 116-142)

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) (Pub. L. 116-136)

Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Pub. L. 116-127)

Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 116-123)

Office of Management and Budget

CARES Act and M-20-21 Recipient Frequently Asked Questions

OMB Memorandum M-20-26: 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

OMB Memorandum M-20-21: Implementation Guidance for Supplemental Funding Provided in Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

OMB Memorandum M-20-11: Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Department of Agriculture

Government Accountability Office

COVID-19: GAGAS CPE Alert

Corporation for National and Community Service

*** AmeriCorps NCCC Program Questions

CNCS General Questions

AmeriCorps VISTA Program Questions

AmeriCorps State and National Program Questions

Senior Corps Specific Questions

Research and Evaluation and SIF Questions

Department of Agriculture

Questions and Answers related to Food Service Management Company Contracts and Allowable Costs during the COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 Federal Rural Resource Guide

Food and Nutrition Service

*** Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) –Waiver of Quality Control (QC) Face-to-Face Interview Requirement Due to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency – Blanket Approval

*** FNS Response to COVID-19

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – Questions and Answers on SNAP Nutrition Education (SNAP-Ed) response to COVID-19

Questions and Answers related to COVID-19 and the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program during COVID-19 Questions and Answers #2

Questions and Answers related to COVID-19 and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)

WIC Policy Memorandum #2020-3: Treatment of Funds Received Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)

Reporting of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Data for Forms FNS-10, FNS-44, and FNS-4181

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

*** NIFA-20-005 NIFA Coronavirus FAQs

Office of Inspector General

OIG Plan — Oversight Of COVID-19 Funding

Rural Development

USDA Implements Immediate Measures to Help Rural Residents, Businesses and Communities Affected by COVID-19

Department of Commerce

Office of Inspector General

Top Oversight Challenges Facing the Department of Commerce to Ensuring That Pandemic Funds Are Timely and Appropriately Spent

Department of Defense

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

Air Force

Guidance on No Cost Extensions

Assistant Secretary for the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition

Engaging the Research and Development Industrial Base during COVID-19

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

*** Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) about COVID-19 (Coronavirus) for DARPA Performers

COVID-19 Guidance USD(R&E)

Office of Naval Research

Coronavirus Assistance and Acquisition-Related Information and Resources

U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity

USAMRAA Animal Research Guidance

USAMRAA’s COVID-19 FAQs

U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command

FAQs on COVID-19's Impact to Human Subjects Research

Department of Education

*** CARES Act: Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund

CARES Act Quarterly Reporting

COVID-19 ("Coronavirus") Information and Resources for Schools and School Personnel

Information on Education Stabilization Fund Discretionary Grants

Adult Education and Family Literacy Act and COVID-19 – Frequently Asked Questions, Part 3

Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Supplemental Frequently Asked Questions under Section 18004 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act

Frequently Asked Questions on the Maintenance-of-Effort Requirements Applicable to the CARES Act Programs

Frequently Asked Questions about the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER Fund)

Frequently Asked Questions about the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER Fund)

Fact Sheet for Transferring State-and Local-Level Funds (Section 5103 of the ESEA)

Information on the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund

Information on the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund

Information on Formula Grants to the Outlying Areas

U.S. Department of Education CARES Act Waiver Report to Congress

Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund: Frequently Asked Questions about the Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students under Section 18004 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act

Adult Education and Family Literacy Act and COVID-19 – Frequently Asked Questions, Part 2

Invitation to Waiver of Fiscal Requirements Due to COVID-19 for the 2019-2020 School Year

Perkins V State Plans and COVID-19 – Frequently Asked Questions Round 2

Fact Sheet: Select Questions Related to Use of Department of Education Grant Funds During the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019

Office of Civil Rights

Fact Sheet: Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Schools While Protecting the Civil Rights of Students

Office of Postsecondary Education

Updated Guidance for Interruptions of Study Related to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for Non-CARES Act Competitive Grant Programs Administered by the Office of Postsecondary Education in Response to COVID-19

COVID-19 Title IV Frequently Asked Questions

Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Reporting- Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students

Office of Federal Student Aid

Coronavirus Information for Students, Borrowers, and Parents

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

*** Initial Evaluation and Assessment Timeline

Flexibility on IDEA Part B Fiscal Requirements

Part B Procedural Safeguards in the COVID-19 Environment Q&A Document

Part C Procedural Safeguards in the COVID-19 Environment Q&A Document

IDEA Part B Dispute Resolution Procedures

IDEA Part C Dispute Resolution Procedures

Waiver Authority for the Period of Availability for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B Funds for Federal fiscal year (FFY) 2018

RSA COVID-19 Questions & Answers: Administration of the VR Services, AIVRS, and Randolph-Sheppard Programs

RSA COVID-19 Questions & Answers: Fiscal Management of the VR Program

Department of Energy

Department of Energy’s COVID-19 FAQs

Accommodating Interruptions from Coronavirus Disease 2019

Department of Health and Human Services

*** Civil Rights Protections Prohibiting Race, Color and National Origin Discrimination During COVID‐19

*** HHS Protect: Frequently Asked Questions

*** CARES Act Provider Relief Fund: FAQs

*** Terms and Conditions for Provider Relief Fund Distributions

*** Provider Relief Fund Payment Allocation

OHRP Issues Guidance for Application of the Human Subjects Protection Regulations to Actions Taken in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

ORI Guidance to Institutions Concerning Sequestration during Closure of Institutions Due to COVID-19

ORI Operations Status during Public Health Emergency (COVID-19)

Administration for Children and Families

CSBG DCL-2020-21 State Lead Agencies and Eligible Entities CARES Act Roles

CSBG DCL-2020-20 Minimum Allotment Provisions CARES Act Funding

Head Start Transportation Services and Vehicles During the COVID-19 Pandemic

CCDF Frequently Asked Questions in Response to COVID-19

Update to Information Memorandum Item Number 6, Allowability of Costs Not Normally Charged to an Award

HHS Announces New Laboratory Data Reporting Guidance for COVID-19 Testing

Update to Funding for FY 2020 Supplemental Funds in Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Stafford Act Flexibility for Certain Title IV-E Requirements Related to Extended Title IV-E Eligibility, Licensing, and Foster Care Placements

Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Discretionary Funds Appropriated in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act

Administration for Community Living

*** Administration for Community Living Updates on COVID-19

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for State Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Agencies

FAQs About Families First Coronavirus Response Act and Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act Implementation Part 43

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Non LongTerm Care Facilities and Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs/IIDs)

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Fact Sheet for State and Local Governments CMS Programs and Payment for Care in Hospital Alternate Care Sites

Operationalizing Implementation of the Optional COVID-19 Testing (XXIII) Group Potential State Flexibilities

State Medicaid & Basic Health Programs: CMS Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19

Food and Drug Administration

FDA – Flexibilities Available to Applicants and Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance Affected by COVID-19

FDA Guidance on Conduct of Clinical Trials of Medical Products during COVID-19 Pandemic

Health Resources and Services Administration

*** Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Maternal and Child Health Bureau Frequently Asked Questions

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Frequently Asked Questions

COVID-19 Grantee Frequently Asked Questions

National Institutes of Health

*** COVID-19 Pandemic Contingency Planning for Animal Care and Use Programs

*** Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients

FAQs on COVID-19 Flexibilities for Applicants and Recipients

Notice of Information: Contributing to the Global COVID-19 Crisis Response by Allowing Some NCI-supported Projects to be Redirected to COVID-19-related Research During the Crisis

Temporary, Emergency Situations Due to COVID-19 and Application Scores Received During Peer Review

Roundup of New COVID-19 Resources for NIH Applicants and Recipients: Part 2

Cyber Safety & COVID-19

NIAID Strategic Plan Details COVID-19 Research Priorities

New OLAW COVID-19 Pandemic Contingency Planning Webpage

OLAW Guidance in Preparing for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak

Special OLAW Webinar: Pandemic Contingency Planning and Its Impact on Animal Care

Flexibilities for Assured Institutions for Activities of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs) Due to COVID-19

Guidance for NIH-Funded Clinical Trials and Human Subjects Studies Affected by COVID-19

General Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Proposal Submission and Award Management Related to COVID-19

NIH Late Application Policy Due to Public Health Emergency for United States for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Flexibilities Available to Applicants and Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance Affected by COVID-19

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Related to COVID-19 for SAMHSA Grant Recipients

Department of Homeland Security

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Administrative Relief and Other Flexibilities for Recipients and Subrecipients of FEMA Financial Assistance for Response to or Direct Impacts from Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency: Coordinating Public Assistance and Other Sources of Federal Funding

FEMA Administrator June 1, 2020, Letter to the Nation's Emergency Managers

FEMA Announces Operational Guidance for the 2020 Hurricane Season

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Medical Care Costs Eligible for Public Assistance

Coronavirus Pandemic: FEMA Assistance for Tribal Governments

Procurement Under Grants: Under Exigent or Emergency Circumstances

Disaster Financial Management Guide and COVID-19 Response

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Public Assistance Simplified Application

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response: Tribal Recipients

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Eligible Emergency Protective Measures

Public Assistance: Non-Congregate Sheltering Delegation of Authority

COVID-19 Emergency Declaration

Department of Housing and Urban Development

*** CARES Act Programs through SBA, FEMA, IRS, Treasury, USDA, and HHS for CDBG Grantees’ Awareness for Duplication of Benefits

*** HUD Office of Native American Programs (ONAP) COVID-19 FAQs for Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs)

COVID-19 Statutory and Regulatory Waivers and Alternative Requirements for the Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher, Indian Housing Block Grant and Indian Community Development Block Grant programs, Suspension of Public Housing Assessment System and Section Eight Management Assessment Program, Revision 1

Federal Funding Priority Order for Noncongregate Shelter During COVID-19

HOPWA IDIS Set-Up and Draw Instructions for CARES Act Grants

How Does the Federal Eviction Moratorium Impact the Emergency Solutions Grant and Continuum of Care Program?

Frequently Asked Questions for Public Housing Agencies

CPD Memo: CARES Act Flexibilities for ESG and HOPWA Funds Used to Support Coronavirus Response and Plan Amendment Waiver

Implementation of Supplemental Guidance to the Federal Fiscal Year 2020 Operating Fund Appropriations

COVID-19 FAQs for the Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) (including the Project-based Voucher Program (PBV)) and Native American Programs

COVID-19 FAQs for Public Housing Agencies

Homeless Assistance Programs COVID-19 Grant Funds and Eligible Costs

Indian Housing Plan and Annual Performance Report Form Guidance for IHBG-CARES

COVID-19 Statutory and Regulatory Waivers for the Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher, Indian Housing Block Grant and Indian Community Development Block Grant programs, Suspension of Public Housing Assessment System and Section Eight Management Assessment Program

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) for Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) Grantees and Applicants

Quick Guide to CDBG Eligible Activities to Support Infectious Disease Response

Using Continuum of Care Program Funds for Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response

Eligible ESG Program Costs for Infectious Disease Preparedness

Quick Guide to CDBG Eligible Activities to Support Infectious Disease Response

Office of Inspector General

COVID-19 Oversight Framework

Department of the Interior

COVID-19 Updates for Financial Assistance Recipients

Bureau of Indian Affairs

*** Frequently Asked Questions for Indian Affairs Regarding Funding for Division B, Title VII of the CARES Act

*** Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak

Office of Inspector General

*** Where’s the Money? DOI Use of CARES Act Funds as of June 30, 2020

Department of Justice

Office of Justice Programs

OJP Grantee Update #1 COVID-19 Impacts

Office of Inspector General

Interim Report - Review of the Office of Justice Programs’ Administration of CARES Act Funding

Department of Labor

Employment and Training Administration

*** Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 - Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Additional Questions and Answers

Benefit Accuracy Measurement (BAM) Program Operations in Response to the Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020—New Data Collection Instrument and Revised Reporting Instructions for Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC)

Temporary Changes to the Federal-State Extended Benefits (EB) Program in Response to the Economic Impacts of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic Emergency

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020-Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) Program: Questions and Answers, and Revised Reporting Instructions for the PEUC ETA 227

Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Division D Emergency Unemployment Insurance Stabilization and Access Act of 2020 (EUISAA) — Reporting Instructions, Modification to Emergency Administrative Grants Application Requirement, and Questions and Answers

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 – Operating, Financial, and Reporting Instructions for Section 2105: Temporary Full Federal Funding of the First Week of Compensable Regular Unemployment for States with No Waiting Week

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 – Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Program Reporting Instructions and Questions and Answers

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 – Emergency Unemployment Relief for State and Local Governmental Entities, Certain Nonprofit Organizations, and Federally-Recognized Indian Tribes

Office of Inspector General

Pandemic Response Oversight Plan

Department of State

Exchange Visitor Program Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Department of Transportation

Federal Aviation Administration

CARES Act Airport Grants — Frequently Asked Questions

Federal Transit Administration

*** Emergency Relief Docket

Frequently Asked Questions from FTA Grantees Regarding Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Office of Inspector General

Key Potential Risk Areas for the Department of Transportation in Overseeing CARES Act Requirements

Department of the Treasury

*** Interim Report of Costs Incurred by State and Local Recipients through June 30

Coronavirus Relief Fund Frequently Asked Questions

Coronavirus Relief Fund Guidance for State, Territorial, Local, and Tribal Governments

Coronavirus Relief Fund Allocations to Tribal Governments

Coronavirus Relief Fund Frequently Asked Questions on Tribal Population

Paycheck Protection Program Loans Frequently Asked Questions

The Small Business Owner’s Guide to the CARES Act

Environmental Protection Agency

*** EPA Frequent Questions on Grant Issues in Response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID19) Public Health Emergency

Frequent Questions about Grants and Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Office of Inspector General

*** EPA OIG’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Institute of Museum and Library Services

*** Information for IMLS Grant Applicants and Awardees

Internal Revenue Service

FAQs: Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund and Emergency Financial Aid Grants under the CARES Act

Legal Services Corporation

Office of Inspector General

COVID-19 Fraud Prevention

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA COVID -19 For Grantees

Grants and Research during the COVID-19 Epidemic

Assistant Administrator for Procurement Message on Coronavirus

National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for the Arts FAQs and Information for Applicants and Grantees in response to COVID-19

National Endowment for the Humanities

FAQs – Funding for NEH Applicants and Grantees Impacted by the Coronavirus

National Science Foundation

Impact on Existing Deadline Dates

NSF Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-26, “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”

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposers and Awardees

FAQS About the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for NSF SBIR and STTR Grantees

FAQs About the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for NSF Panelists

NSF Guidance on the Effects of COVID-19 on Human Subjects Research

NSF Guidance on the Effects of COVID-19 on Vertebrate Animal Research

FAQs About the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for REU Sites, RET Sites, IRES Sites, and Similar Activities

Dear Colleague Letter on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Important Notice No. 146: NSF Letter to Community Regarding COVID-19

NSF Guidance for Major Facilities and Contracts Regarding COVID-19

U.S. Agency for International Development

*** COVID-19 Implementing Partner Guidance Frequently Asked Questions

Memorandum Extending COVID 19 Flexibilities Pursuant to OMB Memorandum M-20-26