COVID-19 Guidance and Notices

Last updated: March 23, 2020

COVID-19 Guidance for Proposals and Awards
Research Continuity & Planning for COVID-19

UC Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara County

Office of Research

• Support for GSRs and Postdocs - message from VCR Incandela - March 23, 2020
• The impact on fieldwork during the UCSB research shutdown - March 20, 2020
• UCSB Shutdown of All On-Campus Research - message from VCR Incandela - March 18, 2020
• UCSB Ramping Down On-Campus Research - message from VCR Incandela - March 16, 2020
• UCSB Research Continuity for COVID-19 - Message from VCR Incandela, March 10, 2020
• Guidance on in person human subjects research and the COVID-19 outbreak - Message from Director of Research Integrity Barry Rowan - March 13, 2020
• COVID-19 UCSB Lab Rampdown Safety Checklist
• Research Continuity Self Assessment
• UCSB Research Continuity Planning Abbreviated Worksheet

UC Santa Barbara

• COVID-19 Information for the UCSB Natural Reserve System
• COVID-19 Information for the UC Santa Barbara Campus

UCOP

• Research Grants Program Office: An Important Message to Our Colleagues Regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Research Policy Analysis and Coordination COVID-19 updates
• Legislative Summary of COVID-19 Response, 3/17/20

Santa Barbara County

• Santa Barbara County Public Health Department Daily Status Report

Agency Notices

National Science Foundation

NSF Guidance on COVID-19

• NSF Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-17

• Impact on Existing Deadlines
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposers and Awardees, 3/16/20
• Dear Colleague Letter on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), 3/4/20
• Dear Colleague Letter: Provisioning Advanced Cyberinfrastructure to Further Research on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), 3/5/20

National Institutes of Health

NIH Guidance on COVID-19

• COVID-19  Flexibilities for Applicants and Recipients FAQs
• Flexibilities for Assured Institutions for Activities of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs) Due to COVID-19, 3/16/20
• Flexibilities Available to Applicants and Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance Affected by COVID-19, 3/12/20
• General Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Proposal Submission and Award Management Related to COVID-19, 3/10/20
• LATE APPLICATION POLICY Due to Public Health Emergency for United States for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 3/9/20
• Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Urgent Competitive Revisions for Research on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), 2/6/20
• NIAID’s Multi-Pronged Response to the COVID-2019 Outbreak

US Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• NIFA-15-016 Late Application Consideration

Department of Energy

• DOE Resources Supporting Coronavirus Research
• DOE Office of Science Accommodating Interruptions due to COVID-19
• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Dear Colleague Letter - Asking for input on COVID-19 rapid research response involving DOE user facilities and infrastructure.
• DOE podcast interview with Office of Science Director Chris Fall regarding coordinating efforts across the Department and its 17 National Labs.

Department of Defense (DOD)

• DARPA - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about COVID-19 (Coronavirus) for DARPA Performers
• United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) FAQs, 3/16/20

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

• CDC – Resources for Institutes of Higher Education

NASA

• Virtual Town Hall 2020
• NASA - Assistant Administrator for Procurement Message on Coronavirus, 3/10/20
• Deadline for NASA Early Career Faculty (80HQTR20NOA01-20ECF_B1) Extended to April 22, 2020

National Endowment for the Arts

• Message from National Endowment for Arts Chairman Mary Anne Carter on COVID-19, 3/13/20
• National Endowment for the Arts FAQs and Information for Applicants and Grantees in response to COVID-19

National Endowment for the Humanities

• Information on NEH and COVID-19