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

HEC/Alert

Thursday, April 10, 2008

- Reminder - 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 competition s 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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Received on Wed Apr 16 2008 - 09:51:44 EDT