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Coronavirus and Your Research Program
Staged Approach to Returning to On-Campus Research
We have been actively working to return research and creative expression activities to campus while keeping the health and safety of our faculty, staff and students our top priority and responsibility. Stay up-to-date on the latest information on the staged reopening.
Ohio State Guidance and Contacts
To read critical research and creative expression guidance please click on the appropriate links.
- Guidance for a staged approach to returning to on-campus research (Sent 5/26/20)
- Launch of the Research Recovery Committee (April 29, 2020)
- Urgent request to Deans and Associate Deans of Research for certain unopened (sealed) medical supplies (Sent 3/24/20)
- Guidance to all active PIs and Post Docs regarding salary charges for federal grants (Sent 3/20/2020)
- Guidance to deans and associate deans of research, about critical research activities (Sent March 18, 2020)
- Guidance to all research and creative expression investigators (Sent March 15, 2020)
- FAQs from the Office of Sponsored Programs related to the impacts of COVID-19. (Originally issued April 2, 2020. Updates are posted as needed on the site.)
- Update on Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) activities during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Guidance and FAQs from the Office of Responsible Research Practices on animal colony maintenance (Originally issued March 30, 2020. Updates are posted as needed on the site.)
- Guidance and FAQs from the Office of Responsible Research Practices for restarting human subjects-related research
- Updates on various services and processes in response to COVID-19 (sent 3/20/2020)
- Ohio Super Computer support for researchers (Issued March 16, 2020)
If you have any questions about your research program, please contact your sponsored program officer. If you have questions related to your IRB protocols, please email ORRPcovid@osu.edu. If you have any other questions, please contact research@osu.edu.
Federal Agency Guidance
As additional federal agencies provide guidance we will add links here.
- Extension of Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance (June 18, 2020)
- Guidance on Repurposing Existing Federal Grants to Support the Emergency Response (Issued April 9, 2020)
- OMB Memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies (posted 3/19/2020)
- Managing Federal Contract Performance Issues Associated with the Novel Coronavirus
- OMB memo for administrative relief on federal grants
(Guidance sent to Grantees, Subject to Change)
(Guidance sent to Contractors, Subject to Change)
- Potential Contract Impacts due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Sent to Contractors, Subject to Change)
Other Sponsored Research Guidance
Additional Resources
- American College Health Association
- Association of Public and Land-grant Universities Responses to Coronavirus
- Centers for Disease Control
- Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) FAQs
- Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) Federal Agency Response
- COVID-19 (“Coronavirus”) Information and Resources for Schools and School Personnel (Department of Education)
- Department of State Travel Advisories
- Guide for Developing High-Quality Emergency Operations Plans for Institutions of Higher Education (2013)
- Interim Guidance for Administrators of US Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) to Plan, Prepare and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Ohio Department of Health COVID-19 website
- Ohio State Message From the Chief Wellness Officer
- Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) Disaster Planning and Response Resources
- Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (Department of State)
- State and Territorial Health Department Websites
- World Health Organization