On March 9, 2020, OMB issued M-20-11, "Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)," to provide agencies with additional flexibilities for grants assisting the response to COVID-19. The scope of the M-20-11 was narrowly crafted to provide flexibility to grant recipients performing essential research and services necessary to carry out the emergency response related to COVID-19.
Please click this link to read the memo put out by OMB concerning guidance on administrative relief: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/M-20-17.pdf
