Call for Volunteers
08/10/2006

The U.S. Fire Administration is making a call for volunteers to review the Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Grant program applications. 

The evaluation sessions will occur at the National Emergency Training Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg, Maryland, during the following weeks:

                October 16-20                       Evaluation Group 1

                October 23-27                       Evaluation Group 2

Volunteer evaluators should plan on arriving the day before the evaluation period and returning home the afternoon of the evaluation period’s final day.  The grant program will cover travel costs such as transportation, food and lodging.  Ground transportation will also be provided between the airport and NETC.  Incidental expenses incurred by the panelists will be reimbursed shortly after the evaluation session.  Panelists will be contacted to discuss the necessary travel arrangements and reimbursement.  No salary or compensation other than travel expenses will be provided for volunteers.  Please be aware that grant management procedures prohibit interchanging evaluators during any given week, so volunteers will be scheduled for a full week.

Please be aware that there should not be any real or potential conflict of interest when volunteering to serve on a panel.  Panelists should have a broad knowledge in areas such as fire prevention and code enforcement, arson investigation, and public fire safety education as they will be reviewing applications from fire departments throughout the United States.  This will help maintain the integrity of a “peer review” approach.

Fully complete the information below and email to Megan Botten at mbotten@nvfc.org no later than August 25, 2006. 
(HINT: You can COPY/PASTE the following to an EMAIL)

             Name

            Organizational name and position or title

Mailing address

            Day and evening telephone numbers

            Email address

            Which week are you willing to volunteer for?

            Are you a volunteer firefighter?

            Have you served as a panelist before?

            Do you have experience writing or reviewing grants?

            Are you an NVFC member?

USFA will make their selections and their support contractors will prepare the evaluation schedule and then ensure that travel arrangements are confirmed with each of the panelists. 

Best,

Heather Schafer

Executive Director

Megan Botten

National Volunteer Fire Council

1050 17^th Street, NW Suite 490

Washington, DC 20036

1-888-ASK-NVFC (275-6832)

202-887-5700 ext. 10

202-887-5291 (Fax)

nvfcoffice@nvfc.org