Remote Human-Subject and Community-Based Research

Office of Environmental Health & Safety

• Coronavirus (COVID - 19)

• Coronavirus (COVID - 19) Faculty

• Coronavirus (COVID - 19) Research Planning

• COVID-19 Response and Resources

Field Research

• Coronavirus (COVID - 19) Field Research

• Field Research Safety Plan

• Field Research Plan Guidelines

Guidance for Researchers

• Cleaning Laboratories and Research Facilities

• Performing Demos in Labs

Office of Research & Sponsored Programs

•  Institutional Review Board (IRB)

• IRB Guidance on Restarting In-Person Research Activities, New 6/29/20

University Health Services

 Council on Governmental Relations (COGR)

• Institutional and Agency Responses to COVID-19 and Additional Resources

• Council on Governmental Relations: FAQ’s Regarding COVID-19’s Impact on Federal Awards

American Council of Education (ACE) - Covid-19 Policy Developments

Association of American Universities (AAU)

• COVID-19 Federal Guidance FAQs

Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU)

• APLU COVID-19 Resources

COVID-19 Humanitarian An open-access, web-based platform promotes the exchange of field-based COVID-19 program adaptations and innovations

National Institutes of Health

• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funding  The NIH Extramural Response to Natural Disasters and Other Emergencies Covid-19 page includes the most current guidance on funding, human subjects and clinical trials, animal welfare and peer review along with grant opportunities.

•  FAQ COVID-19  Flexibilities  The NIH and its individual Institutes/Centers offer an array of Frequently Asked Questions (and Answers) in response to inquiries on policies and programs affecting the grants process.

•  Applicant/Recipient COVID-19 Update History A high-level summary of updates on NIH applicants and recipients funding

•  Funding Opportunities Specific to COVID-19  A listing of active and expired funding opportunities specific to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

•  NOT-DK-21-054  Temporary Extension of Eligibility for the NIDDK K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award During the COVID-19 Pandemic

•  NIH Extramural Nexus  News related to COVID-19

National Science Foundation

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

•  NSF Coronavirus Information

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

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Relating to NSF’s Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-26 for NSF Proposers and Awardees and NSF Major Facility Cooperative Agreement Recipients

Department of Defense

• Coronavirus: DOD Response

• DOD Research Proposers and Awardees Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Grant Opportunities and Guidance

• OHRP Guidance on Coronavirus  Research Guidance on Coronavirus from the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP).

• Hastings Center Ethics Guidance and Resources on COVID-19

• Ethical standards for research during public health emergencies: Distilling existing guidance to support COVID-19 R&D

• Ethical guidance for the COVID-19 era  From the American Psychological Association

• Ethical Issues to Consider in Developing, Evaluating, and Conducting Research Post-Disaster

• Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies

• Reopening: Sector-specific protocols and best practices

Safety Standards and Checklist: Laboratories

•  https://www.mass.gov/info-details/safety-standards-and-checklist-laboratories

• American Heart Association Guidance for researchers
• Resources for Artists in the COVID-19 Crisis  Emergency grants, freelance resources, legal aid, etc.