THE WHO, WHAT, WHY, WHEN AND WHEREFORES OF GRANT REVIEWING

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THE WHO, WHAT, WHY, WHEN AND WHEREFORES OF
GRANT REVIEWING
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• Grant reviewing is
• NOT
• a mystical process

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What Type of Grant Reviewer Are You

• Generalist
• Specialist

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Applying to be a Grant Reviewer

• Update your resume, preferably in Word
• Determine your field(s) of expertise
• List your education
• List your grant reviewing experience
• List your professional work experience
• Other work or volunteer experience
• Two professional references

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Federal Agencies

• Administration for Children and
  Familieshttp//www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/grantrevi
  ew/reviewing/apply_reviewer.html
• Substance Abuse Mental Health Services
  Administration (SAMHSA)http//www.samhsa.gov/gran
  ts/emailform/call4review.asp
• Grantreview.nethttp//www.grantreview.net/

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Federal Grant Review Teams

• Chairperson
• Team Member
• Aggravating the grant reviewer

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Basic Federal Grant Reviewing

• Approval by Federal Agency/Email notification
• Review RFP again
• Mandatory telephone conference call
• Receipt of express mail grant applications

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Federal Grant Application and Evaluation System
(GAMES)

• High-speed Internet access
• Password and training on GAMES system
• Grant format matched to GAMES system

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• Guidebook for Federal Grant Reviewers by Karen
  A. Morrison
• This guidebook is designed to help teach about
  the federal grant review process so that you can
  help the government make those funding decisions.
  You learn how the process works, what all the
  terms mean, tips on how to be an effective
  reviewer, and how you can be considered to be a
  grant reviewer.

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For further information contact
Lorraine Lopez 21st CCLC Program Specialist NYS
21st CCLC Statewide Technical Assistance
Center 175 Route 32 North New Paltz, NY
12561 Phone [phone] Fax [phone] E-mail
llopez_at_mhric.org