Updates from MyFedTrainer.com
2 CFR Part 200 Uniform Guidance Changes
[Last revised 8-27-2020]
From OMB: Updates to 2 CFR Part 200 Released 8-13-2020 (Most updates effective Nov. 12, 2020)
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/08/13/2020-17468/guidance-for-grants-and-agreements
Articles on the Uniform Guidance Updates:
From Amplifund at https://www.amplifund.com/blog/breaking-down-ombs-recent-guidance-for-grants-and-agreements-revisions-part1/
From eCivis at https://blog.ecivis.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-uniform-grant-guidance-updates
Webinars on the Uniform Guidance Updates:
From NGMA – hosting a panel discussion webinar on September 11th, 2020. (Free to NGMA members) https://ngma.memberclicks.net/webinars
From MyFedTrainer – Webinar on September 16th, 2020 “Updates to the Uniform Guidance 2 CFR Part 200: 17 Things You Need to Know” Registration opens soon…
COVID 19 Response for Federal Awards
Latest OMB Memorandum [Last revised 8-27-2020]
OMB Memorandum M-20-28 Buying for America
OMB Memorandum M-20-27 Additional Guidance on Federal Contracting Resiliency in the Fight Against the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
OMB Memorandum M-20-26 for 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-20-23 for Aligning Federal Agency Operations with the National Guidelines for Opening Up America Again
OMB Memorandum M-20-22 for Preserving the Resilience of the Federal Contracting Base in the Fight Against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
OMB Memorandum M-20-21 for Implementation Guidance for Supplemental Funding Provided in Response to the Coronavirus Disease
OMB Memorandum M-20-20 for Repurposing Federal Awards for COVID 19 Response
OMB Memorandum M-20-18 for Managing Federal Contract Performance Issues Associated with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
OMB Memorandum M-20-17 for Administrative Relief for Federal Grant Recipients
OMB Memorandum M-20-11 for Administrative Relief for Federal Grant Recipients
Latest MyFedTrainer Live and On-Demand Webinars and Resources on COVID-19:
Register for FREE On-Demand Webinar about COVID 19 Administrative Relief for Federal Grant Recipients and Uniform Guidance Compliance-Presented by Lucy Morgan CPA
Download Updated Agency by Agency Guidance Handout for COVID 19 Administrative Relief for Federal Grant Recipients -Presented by Lucy Morgan CPA
Register for On-Demand Webinar about COVID 19 Salary Policies for Federal Grant Recipients and Uniform Guidance Compliance-Presented by Lucy Morgan CPA
Review By Agency COVID-19 Guidance for Federal Grant Recipients [ Last revised 8-27-2020]
OMB Provides Guidance, but it up to the individual federal agencies on how and IF they implement the guidance. Here is individual federal agency’s approach to the OMB Memorandum:
CDC COVID-19 Guidance for Federal Award Recipients (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
https://www.cdc.gov/grants/public-health-emergencies/covid-19/index.html
CMS COVID-19 Guidance for Federal Award Recipients (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/Emergency/EPRO/EPRO-Home
https://www.cms.gov/outreach-education/partner-resources/coronavirus-covid-19-partner-toolkit
DOD COVID-19 Guidance for Federal Award Recipients (US Department of Defense)
https://basicresearch.defense.gov/COVID-19/Information-for-Research-Proposers-and-Awardees/
https://basicresearch.defense.gov/COVID-19/Frequently-Asked-Questions/
DOE COVID-19 Guidance for Federal Award Recipients (US Department of Energy)
https://www.energy.gov/eere/wap/downloads/message-grantees-about-wap-questions-related-covid-19
DOJ COVID-19 Guidance for Federal Award Recipients (US Department of Justice)
https://www.ojp.gov/funding/ojp-grantee-update-1-covid-19-impacts
https://www.justice.gov/grants
https://www.purdue.edu/business/sps/pdf/Office_of_Justice_Programs-COVID-19_Impacts.pdf
DOL COVID-19 Guidance for Federal Award Recipients (US Department of Labor)
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/coronavirus
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic
ED COVID-19 Guidance for Federal Award Recipients (US Department of Education)
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/nonfed/singleaudits.htmlhttps://www.ed.gov/coronavirus
EPA COVID-19 Guidance for Federal Award Recipients (US Environmental Protection Agency)
https://www.epa.gov/coronavirus/frequent-questions-about-grants-and-coronavirus-covid-19
FEMA COVID-19 Guidance for Federal Award Recipients (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
https://www.usfa.fema.gov/coronavirus/funding/public_assistance_grants.html
https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/186350
https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/187460
https://www.fema.gov/coronavirus/
https://www.fema.gov/coronavirus/fact-sheets
HHS/ACF COVID-19 Guidance for Federal Award Recipients (US Department of Health and Human Service/Administration for Children and Families)
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants-funding/acf-grant-recipient-covid-19
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/coronavirus
HHS/HRSA COVID-19 Guidance for Federal Award Recipients (US Department of Health and Human Service/Health Resources and Services Administration)
https://www.hrsa.gov/coronavirus
https://www.hrsa.gov/grants/manage-your-grant/COVID-19-frequently-asked-questions
https://bphc.hrsa.gov/emergency-response
https://hab.hrsa.gov/coronavirus-frequently-asked-questions
HHS/NIH COVID-19 Guidance for Federal Award Recipients (US Department of Health and Human Service/National Institutes of Health)
https://grants.nih.gov/faqs#/covid-19.htm
https://grants.nih.gov/policy/natural-disasters/corona-virus.htm
HUD COVID-19 Guidance for Federal Award Recipients (Housing and Urban Development)
https://www.hud.gov/coronavirus/grantees
https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/covid19_relief
NEA COVID-19 Guidance for Federal Award Recipients (National Endowment for the Arts)
https://www.arts.gov/COVID-19-FAQs
NEH COVID-19 Guidance for Federal Award Recipients (National Endowment for the Humanities)
https://www.neh.gov/news/information-neh-and-covid-19
NSF COVID-19 Guidance for Federal Award Recipients (National Science Foundation)
https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/coronavirus/
https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/covid19/covid19_nsfombimplementation.pdf
https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/
NASA COVID-19 Guidance for Federal Award Recipients (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
https://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/srba/
https://www.nssc.nasa.gov/grants
https://nasapeople.nasa.gov/coronavirus/
USAID COVID-19 Guidance for Federal Award Recipients (United States Agency for International Development)
https://www.usaid.gov/crisis/coronavirus/fy20/fs06
https://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/resources-for-partners/covid-19-guidance-implementing-partners/faqs
https://www.purdue.edu/business/sps/pdf/COVID-19_Guidance_to_Implementing_Partners_3.12.2020.pdf
USDA/NIFA COVID-19 Guidance for Federal Award Recipients (US Department of Agriculture/National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
https://nifa.usda.gov/resource/nifa-20-006-implementation-omb-memo-m-20-17
https://nifa.usda.gov/coronavirus
VA COVID-19 Guidance for Federal Award Recipients (US Department of Veterans Affairs)
https://wcet.wiche.edu/sites/default/files/COVID-19-SCO-FAQs-03-12-20.pdf
Other Resources for Federal Award Recipients
And a special shout out to Purdue University for tracking by agency guidance at https://www.purdue.edu/business/sps/pdf/COVID-19-Sponsor_Guideline_Quick_Reference_Summary_Table.pdf
#togetheralone we are #grantstrong and #grantready for #federalfunding
-Lucy Morgan CPA
Chief Compliance Warrior and Founder, MyFedTrainer.com
Author of “Decoding Grant Management-The Ultimate Success Guide to the Federal Grant Regulations in 2 CFR Part 200” The 2nd Edition is now available on Amazon in Paperback and Kindle versions.
