Federal Agency Peer Reviewer Selection Process

Researchers, how often have you wondered about the process used by various Federal funders to select external peer reviews? Have you thought to yourself, “How can I become part of this distinguished group?” How can I get the most out of my peer review? Find the answers to these questions, and more, below.

Corporation for National and Community Service

Become a Peer Review Participant

• http://www.nationalservice.gov/egrants/peer_review.asp

Department of Agriculture

Be a Peer Reviewer Application Form

• http://www.ars.usda.gov/osqr/reviewer.htm

Department of Education

The following two links below contain archived information used to select FY 2011 Investing in Innovation (i3) Call for Peer Reviewers.

• http://www2.ed.gov/programs/innovation/2011/call-for-peer-reviewers.html
• http://www.ed.gov/oii-news/seeking-i3-peer-reviewers-0

 How Peer Reviewers (Field Reviewers) are selected for Trio Programs

• http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/trio/seekingfieldreaders.html

 Link to FY 2012 Race to the Top District (RIT-D) Call for Peer Reviewers

• http://www2.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop-district/call-peer-reviewers.html

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Choice Neighborhoods Program Call for Non-Federal Peer Reviewers, 2010

• http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/programs/ph/cn/docs/call-reviewers.pdf

Department of Justice

Office for Victims of Crime: Apply to be a Peer Reviewer

• http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/about/peers.html

Are You Interested in Becoming a Peer Reviewer for Sex Offender, Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking SMART Office?

• http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/smart/peereview.htm

Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)

•  http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/peer-review.html

Department of Transportation

Sample Peer Review Application

• http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/tmip/resources/peer_review_program/process_  guide/procguide10.cfm

Peer Review Process Guide: How to Get the Most Out of Your TMIP Peer Review

• http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/tmip/resources/peer_review_program/procesguide/

Department of Veterans Affairs

Call for Scientists to review Application for Merit

• http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/for_researchers/merit_review/recruitment.cfm

Environmental Protection Agency

Learn About NCER Peer Reviewers

• http://www.epa.gov/ncer/peerreview/reviewers/

Institute of Museum and Library Services

Grant Reviewers: The Process of Becoming a Reviewer

• http://www.imls.gov/reviewers/default.aspx

National Endowment for the Humanities

NEH’s Application Review Process

• http://www.neh.gov/grants/application-process

National Institutes of Health

Becoming a Peer Reviewer

• http://grants.nih.gov/grants/peer/becoming_peer_reviewer.htm