The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has asked that the National Volunteer Fire Council provide volunteer evaluators to review and score grant applications as part of the Assistance to Firefighter Grant program.
The evaluation periods are scheduled as follows with all evaluations taking place at the National Emergency Training Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg , Maryland .
April 23-27 Evaluation Group 1
April 30-May 4 Evaluation Group 2
May 7-11 Evaluation Group 3
Individuals volunteering to serve as evaluators should plan on traveling the day before the evaluation period and returning home the afternoon of the last day of the evaluation period. Travel costs will be reimbursed, and food and lodging will be provided at NETC. DHS's support contractor will contact you to discuss the necessary travel arrangements and reimbursement if a privately owned vehicle is being used. Transportation will be provided between the airport and NETC. No salary is authorized for personnel volunteering to evaluate the Assistance to Firefighter grant applications. Please be aware, for planning purposes, volunteer evaluators will be scheduled for the entire week. Grants management procedures prohibit interchanging evaluators during any given week.
Panelists should have a broad knowledge in a variety of areas of the fire and emergency medical service, since they will be reviewing applications from fire and EMS departments throughout the United States. Individuals representing non-fire department based EMS organizations are also eligible to serve. This will help maintain the integrity of a "peer review" approach.
Please provide ALL of the following information:
Name
Organizational name and position or title
Mailing address
Day and evening telephone numbers
Email address
Are you a volunteer firefighter or EMT?
Are you an NVFC member?
Have you served as a reviewer previously?
Which Group would you like to serve: 1, 2 or 3?
Alaska Applicants:
Please forward this information to Suzie Hill Koklich at arkalaska@yahoo.com no later than January 20, 2007.
Suzie Hill Koklich
Alaska Director NVFC
