Time Commitment

Reviewers should expect to commit approximately 30 hours during a two or three-week period to complete the review. The peer review will consist of three components:

1. Application Review Workgroup training, one 2-hour session
2. Individual review period; approximately 2 hours per grant application
3. Workgroup review meeting, approximately 5 hours depending upon the number of applications to be reviewed.

Peer Reviewer Requirements

Prospective peer reviewers must be:

• Willing and able to provide written and oral comments based on their professional knowledge.
• Able to listen attentively to the input of other reviewers.
• Able to engage in discussion.
• Willing to collaborate and compromise, especially when resolving discrepancies in scoring.

Reviewers must possess the highest level professional and personal standards to:

• Ethically review proprietary information
• Maintain confidentiality
• Avoid any conflict of Interest

Honorarium

Carson City does not pay peer reviewers. Service on the Application Review Workgroup is voluntary.

Reviewer Selection

Applying to be a reviewer does not guarantee your selection. Reviewers are selected based on their qualifications, experience, and corresponding fit with the applications. Reviewers may include employees from public and private sector, universities and colleges, community volunteers, retirees, and other appropriate backgrounds as determined by Carson City.

Any prospective reviewers with a conflict of interest will be ineligible to serve.

Application

To apply, please download and complete the application and return it to:

Rebecca Phipps, Grants Administrator

Carson City Department of Finance

201 N. Carson Street, Suite 3

Carson City, NV 89701-4289

Or

rphipps@810zc.com

 

Applications will be considered for both the Community Support Services Grant and the Community Development Block Grant.

ARWG Application