AAU, together with the Council of Governmental Relations, the Association of Public Land-grant Universities, and the Association of American Medical Colleges, today sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget to recommend the expansion of M-20-11, a memo issued March 9 to provide administrative relief for recipients and applicants of federal financial assistance who are impacted by COVID-19. “Taking immediate action to extend flexibilities would provide significant relief for institutions that are grappling with a landscape that changes daily (sometimes hourly) in which they must make decisions and provide guidance to their research teams,” the organizations say. The letter notes the need for uniform guidance from federal agencies, and asserts that “expanding M-20-11 to all federal research awards will serve as a sound basis for future agency-specific guidance.”