SUMMARY:  OMB Memorandum M-20-26 rescinds OMB Memorandums M-20-17 and M-20-20. OMB Memorandum M-20-26 also provides Agencies authorization to extend two exceptions provided in M-20-17 until September 30, 2020, Allowability of Salaries and Other Project Activities (Item 6 in M-20-17) and Extension of Single Audit Submission (Item 13 in M-20-17).

Policy Flash 2020–51 provides the attached: (1) COVID-19 M-20-26 - DOE/NNSA Financial Assistance Guidance to Contracting Officers; (2) COVID-19 M-20-26 - DOE/NNSA Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-26; and (3) OMB Memorandum M-20-26, Extension of Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) due to Loss of Operations (June 18, 2020).

We greatly appreciate the leadership, commitment, and efforts that you and your teams are taking to address the unprecedented challenges posed by COVID-19.

Contracting Officers should share this guidance with their recipients and instruct them to direct any questions directly to their cognizant Contracting Officer.

For DOE questions concerning this policy flash, please email: DOE_oapmpolicy@hq.doe.gov

For NNSA questions concerning this policy flash, please contact NNSA at (505) 845-4337.

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