The panel of reviewers reads and scores each assigned application individually, but a summary of the applications strengths and weaknesses will be prepared by the group and used to determine a single score for the application. This score is used to rank the applications and is of significance when funding decisions are made by the agency. The panel summary of strengths and weaknesses, prepared by the group, is shared with the applicant after the award decision has been made. The names of the reviewers that served on a particular panel and contributed to a particular panel summary are not supplied to applicants, but applicants may request a list of all the grant reviewers for a particular Bureaus grant review session. In addition, grant reviewers must adhere to strict procedures about confidentiality and conflict of interest during the grant review process to ensure fair and equitable reviews.
Responsibilities Read and understand the program announcement.
Understand how to apply the evaluation criteria to each application. Provide a specific and well-documented evaluation of each application. Evaluate each application based on the evaluation criteria. Prepare constructive strength and weakness comments for the Panel Summary Report. The telereview sessions are used the least frequently.