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Become a Community Grant Reviewer
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The Minnesota Department of Revenue administers two grants available to eligible organizations who:
- Coordinate, facilitate, encourage, and aid in the provision of taxpayer assistance services to Minnesotans who are low-income, elderly, and disadvantaged
- Publicize and promote the availability of eligible credits to taxpayers likely to be eligible for credits targeting low-income taxpayers, including but not limited to:
- Child Tax Credit
- Renter’s Income Tax Credit
- Working Family Credit
- Property Tax Refund
We are forming two diverse teams of community grant reviewers to evaluate grant applications.
The grant review process is a valuable volunteer experience and an excellent opportunity to develop professional skills. As a community grant reviewer, you will serve your community and learn about organizations who provide much-needed taxpayer assistance services or promote the availability of eligible tax credits.
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We are looking for volunteers who can:
- Handle confidential or sensitive information
- Manage their time wisely
- Use strong analytical skills
- Work well independently and in a team environment
- Use their own computer, Microsoft Excel, and internet to access grant applications
We will provide training on the grant review process to selected community grant reviewers.
You must be available between August 10 and August 30, 2023 to:
- Attend an online informational and training meeting August 10 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Central time.
- Spend roughly 30 hours between August 10 and August 30 evaluating grant applications and writing explanations for each score given.
- Attend two online meetings with other reviewers to discuss the grant applications on:
- August 30 from 5 to 8 p.m. Central time.
- August 31 from 5 to 8 p.m. Central time.
- Save our Volunteer Community Grant Reviewer Application to your computer. (Right-click on the link and Save Link As or Save Target As).
- Open the file you just saved. Complete the application by entering your answers in the fields and checking the appropriate boxes.
- Select “Submit” on the bottom of the form to bring up an email form with the file attached to it.
- Attach your resume and send the email to Volunteer.Grant.MDOR@state.mn.us by Friday, July 14, 2023.
You may not participate in the review process if there is a conflict of interest.
A conflict of interest is any situation in which your judgement, actions, or non-action may, might, or could be interpreted to be influenced by something that would benefit you or your organization. The situation may exist directly (when you or your organization gain something) or indirectly (when a friend, relative, or acquaintance receives something). Conflicts of interest may be actual or potential, or may appear as such.
You may not serve as a reviewer if you have any other biases that may hinder your ability to fairly and objectively rate an applicant’s proposal.
You must sign an agreement indicating you do not have a conflict of interest. If, while reviewing applications, you discover you have a conflict of interest as a reviewer, you must notify Revenue’s grant coordinator immediately.
