Guidance for Managing Sponsored Projects
This website is current as of 5/26/2021 and will be updated
as new information becomes available.
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs remains open for business. Staff are working remotely, answering calls and emails during normal university business hours which are 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday. We are accepting electronic approvals for documents such as proposals, contracts and other agreements. To avoid delays, please follow the procedure outlined in the ORSPA Electronic Routing Process document. If you have any questions about ORSPA operations during this period of ‘business not as usual’, please email us at research@etsu.edu.
Laboratory Operations Guidance
Questions concerning research activities during this period of disruption should be addressed with chairs, deans, and the Vice Provost for Research.
Animal and Human Subjects Studies Guidance
- Institutional Review Board (IRB) Coronavirus (COVID19) Information and Resources for Researchers
- Division of Laboratory and Animal Research COVID-19 Operational Guidance
Federal Award Administration Guidance
Council on Government Relations (COGR)
- Institutional and Agency Responses to COVID-19 and Additional Resources
- NIH FAQ Addendum with new FAQs have been developed from NIH specific questions from the membership and will be updated periodically as new information becomes available (4/13/20)
- A Costing FAQ Addendum #2 has been developed from costing specific questions from the membership and will be updated as new information becomes available (5/1/20)
- COGR's FAQs and Resources on COVID-19's Impact to Federal Awards
- A Federal Agency Guidance Matrix that is updated periodically as new guidance becomes available (4/8/20)
- Additional Resources
Office of Management and Budget
- 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 (6/18/2020)
- Implementing the Presidential Transition Act (4/27/20)
- Implementation Guidance for Supplemental Funding Provided in Response to the
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (4/10/20)
- Repurposing Existing Federal Financial Assistance Programs and Awards to
- Support the Emergency Response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (4/9/20)
- Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) due to Loss of Operations (3/19/20)
- Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (3/9/20
Department of Defense
National Institutes of Health
(Website: Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funding)
- Guidance Overview presentation (Powerpoint) – updated 4/6/2020
- Guidance Overview talking points (Word) – updated 4/6/2020
- YouTube Video: Dr. Mike Lauer, NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research, provides updates for the research community on flexibilities NIH is providing the community due to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
- General Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Proposal Submission and Award Management Related to COVID-19 (3/10/20)
- NIH LATE APPLICATION POLICY Due to Public Health Emergency for United States for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (3/9/20)
- NIH Extramural Response to Natural Disasters and Other Emergencies
- NIH Guidance on Travel and Meetings Hosted by NIH (3/9/30)
- Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
National Science Foundation
(Website: nsf.gov/coronavirus)
- 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 (June 18, 2020)
- NSF Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-20 (4/10/2020)
- NSF Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-17 (4/1/20)
- NSF Letter to Community Regarding COVID-19 (3/23/20)
- NSF Guidance for Major Facilities and Contracts Regarding COVID-19 (3/9/20)
- Dear Colleague Letter: Provisioning Advanced Cyberinfrastructure to Further Research on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (3/5/20)
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposers and Awardees
- Coronavirus Information