Research Resources: COVID-19 Pandemic

Area	Guidance
Clinical Affairs/Medical School	FDA Guidance: Clinical Trials of Medical Products (May 14, 2020) Clinical Trials Research request forms, required for biomedical studies before IRB review
Graduate Students	Guidance from UMN Graduate School: COVID-19 & Graduate Education FAQs
IACUC/RAR (Research with Animals)	RAR instructions for COVID-19 Animal Ordering & Care Research Animal Resources (RAR) Epi/Pandemic Plan (March 31, 2021: Green) Frequently Asked Questions: COVID-19 and IACUC (May 19, 2020)
IBC/OBAO (Research with biological agents)	Update from the IBC (March 25, 2020)
IRB (Research with Human Participants)	IRB Guidance for Research Involving Human Participants: Human Research: Latest IRB Guidance and FAQ (COVID-19) (February 8, 2021) Pre-Screening Research Participants for COVID-19 Risks/Symptoms (January 6, 2021) COVID-19 and Research Participation Information Sheet (March 22, 2021)
Laboratories and Other Research Facilities	Resources for University research facilities operating during COVID-19 pandemic: University Health & Safety: COVID-19 Workplace Safety Training and Resources includes: • Lab re-entry checklists • Safety training • Lab signage • Cleaning Work Areas Occupied by a Covid-19 Case Guidance Document Facilities Management Sunrise Support includes: • Building signage • Enhanced cleaning of spaces • Building traffic guidelines Hibernation of Research guidance under the initial stay-at-home order. Staged Resumption of Selected Research Operations (UMN Working Group Report, abridged): While not adopted as policy, this report provides useful advice for colleges and analogous units as the sunrise of our research operations proceeds.
OVPR Staff	OVPR Sunrise Preparedness Plan
Sponsored Projects: Federal Agency Guidance	COGR members across the country—including UMN—are monitoring federal guidance and collecting FAQs and Resources on COVID-19 Impacts to Federal Awards. You can view specific agency’s guidance on the COGR Institutional and Agency Responses to COVID-19 and Additional Resources website with these links (opens in a new tab/window): OMB NIH NSF DOD DOE DHHS FDA HRSA SAMHSA USAMRAA NAVY DOJ CDC NSA NASA DARPA USDA USAID ONR USDOT EPA NEH
Sponsored Projects: UMN Guidance	Information about how COVID-19 Impacts sponsored research projects: Charging PPE to Sponsored Projects (May 13, 2020) SPA Summer Salary Appointment Guidance (May 8, 2020) Federal Agency Covid-19 Salary Charging Rules-Inability to Work Remotely (April 2, 2020) Guidance for Charging Salaries and Managing Project Performance During COVID-19 (April 2, 2020) Federal Update & Opportunities (UMN/Lewis-Burke Associates) (July 31, 2020) Summary of UMN SPA Guidance COVID-19 (April 3, 2020) Instructions for Creating COVID-Related Charges in Peoplesoft: Payroll-Related Expenses: COVID-19 Emergency Compensation: Funding Impacts for Payroll Related Expenses Non-Payroll Related Expenses/ CF2 Coding: Funding Guidelines - Cost Related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Technology Commercialization	Frequently Asked Questions: COVID-19 and Technology Commercialization UMN-developed technologies to help in the fight against COVID-19
UMN Advocacy	UMN is part of national organizations advocating for our research community by seeking administrative flexibility from and additional resources for key research agencies. Joint Letter to Congressional Leadership: sustain research and stimulus (April 7, 2020) Joint Letter to Congressional Leadership (March 19, 2020) Joint Letter to OMB (March 18, 2020)
Undergraduate Research	COVID-19 Updates for Undergraduate Research