The National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued a revision to its implementation of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum (M-20-17), entitled Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) due to Loss of Operations. 

Revisions include the following (numbers refer to items in the revision document):

• Prior approval requirement waivers (# 8) has been revised to update the specific situations that require NSF prior approval. Additional guidance also has been added for Major Facility Recipients;

• Extension of financial and other reporting (# 10) has been supplemented with information on the processing of payments via NSF’s Award Cash Management Service; and

• Extension of closeout (# 12) has new guidance extending award closeout from 120 days to 180 days.

Questions about the policies described in the NSF Guidance should be directed to policy@nsf.gov. NSF is working to update existing FAQs and other resources to reflect NSF’s new guidance and will keep you informed at: nsf.gov/coronavirus.