Administrative Relief for USAID Grant Recipients and Applicants Impacted by COVID-19

On March 19, 2020 the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) issued Memorandum M-20-17, “Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) due to Loss of Operations.”  The memorandum details the administrative relief available to an expanded scope of grant recipients and applicants, both by reminding federal agencies of existing authority to issue exceptions to grant requirements and authorizing agencies to take additional action as appropriate and to the extent permitted by law.