Become a Community Grant Reviewer

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 September 8 and September 16, 2020.

You will be required to:

• Attend an informational and training meeting September 8 from 8:00 a.m. – noon.
• Evaluate the grant applications and write explanations for each score given before September 16. (Average time commitment for independent evaluation is roughly 20 hours.)
• Participate in a meeting with other reviewers to discuss the grant applications September 16 from 8:00 a.m. – noon.

Meetings will be held virtually.

1. Save our Volunteer Community Grant Reviewer Application to your hard drive. (Right-click on the link and select Save Link As or Save Target As.)
2. Complete the application by typing your answers in the fields and checking the appropriate boxes.
3. Click the Submit button on the bottom of the form to bring up an email form with the file attached to it.
4. Attach your resume and send email by Friday, July 31, 2020.

A potential community grant reviewer cannot 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.

In addition, 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 will be required to 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 the department’s grant coordinator immediately.

Contact Jessica Delcid:

• Phone: 651-556-3052 or 1-800-818-6871 (toll-free)
• Email: Volunteer.Grant.MDOR@state.mn.us