HEC/Alert: Peer Reviewers Needed for Campus-Based Models Grant Program

HEC/Alert
Thursday, February 28, 2008

- Peer Reviewers Needed -

The U.S. Department of Education's (ED) Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS) is currently seeking qualified peer reviewers to read and evaluate grant applications that will be submitted under the Models of Exemplary, Effective, and Promising Alcohol or Other Drug Abuse Prevention Programs on College Campuses Grant Competition.

Reviewers selected by ED will read and evaluate up to six grant applications, post scores and comments online over a 10- to 12-day period, and participate in three mandatory conference calls. This review is scheduled to occur from May 30 through June 12, 2008, with the three mandatory conference calls scheduled for:

1. June 3, 2008 from 1:00pm-2:00pm (ET)
2. June 6, 2008 from 1:00pm-2:00pm (ET)
3. June 11, 2008 from 1:00pm-2:00pm (ET)

ED also is seeking qualified individuals to perform site visits as part of this competitions peer review process. Up to 10 site visits will be scheduled from June 18 through June 30, 2008. Each site visit is 1-2 days in length with two visitors per site.

In anticipation of this review, ED is requesting prospective reviewers to send an e-mail message indicating interest and a copy of their current resume to osdfs184n_at_fbs-dc.com. In your e-mail message, please indicate if you are available for the online review, site visits, or both. Qualified reviewers for this grant competition must have expertise and experience in alcohol or other drug abuse prevention, program implementation, and/or program evaluation among college students.

Prospective reviewers must fully participate in a phone-based training to be considered for the review. The training will be offered on the following dates:

1. April 22, 2008 from 1:00pm-3:00pm (ET)
2. April 24, 2008 from 1:00pm-3:00pm (ET)

Individuals selected to serve as prospective site visitors also are required to participate in a separate phone-based training on one of the following dates:

1. May 29, 2008 from 2:30pm-3:30pm (ET)
2. May 30, 2008 from 1:30pm-2:30pm (ET)

Confirmation of reviewers and site visitors is based on the number of applications received, appropriate mix of reviewers qualifications, availability, and other factors.

Please be aware that if you were involved in the writing of an application or are named in an application that is submitted under this competition, and would have a financial interest if the project is funded, you have a conflict of interest and may not participate as a peer reviewer or site visitor for this grant competition.

The honorarium for reviewing up to six applications, according to the established review schedule, is $1,000. Individuals who serve as site visitors for this grant competition will be paid an honorarium of $250.

If you have any questions or need additional information about this peer reviewer opportunity, please send an e-mail message to richard.lucey_at_ed.gov, referencing Potential Peer Reviewer (84.184N) in the subject line.

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