The Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools is in the process of recruiting qualified reviewers for several of its competitions that will be held this year. Our office has a database that houses information supporting this process.

The review of applications in the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools is conducted via the Internet which eliminates the need to bring reviewers to Washington, DC. In order to serve as a peer reviewer, you must:

• have relevant education, training, or experience in the subject area of the grant competition;
• have a basic knowledge of common computer functions;
• have access to the Internet;
• successfully complete required reviewer training course; and
• commit the time necessary to complete the review on schedule.

For the grant competitions in the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, we are seeking reviewers with backgrounds in the following areas:

• Alcohol Prevention
• At-Risk Youth
• Character Education
• Civic Education
• Curriculum Development
• Disaster Response
• Drug Prevention
• Emergency Preparedness
• Higher Education
• Mentoring
• Mental Health Services
• Physical Activity, "New Physical Education"
• Research and Evaluation
• School Counseling
• School Facilities and Environmental Health
• School Health
• School Security
• Social Work/Social Services
• Violence Prevention
• Wellness Fitness Training

If you are interested in serving as a peer reviewer, please complete the peer reviewer checklist(MS Word) document and email it, along with a current resume, to osdfs@fbs-dc.com. If you have any questions about the peer review process, you may contact Debbie Kalnasy at debbie.kalnasy@ed.gov. Please do not email your checklist and resume to Debbie but rather at the email provided above.