The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has asked that the International Association of Arson Investigators provide 36 volunteer evaluators (12 per week) 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 Fire Academy (NETC) in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
April 23-27 Evaluation Group 1
April 30-May 4 Evaluation Group 2
May 7-11 Evaluation Group 3
个人志愿服务作为评价者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.
DHS will once again be relying on the assistance of peer review panels made up from major fire service organizations to evaluate the grant applications. The IAAI is tasked to carefully consider the background and experience of its applicants. We expect that panelists 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. This will help maintain the integrity of a “peer review” approach. The IAAI gives preference to qualified members who have NOT previously served as evaluators. “First Timers” should clearly mark their status on the application. The final decision on reviewers is made by the Department of Homeland Security.
Please provide ALL of the following information:
Name
Mailing address
Day and evening telephone numbers
Email address
Are you an IAAI member?
Are you an active or retired firefighter or EMT?
Have you served as a reviewer previously?
Which Group would you like to serve: 1, 2 or 3?
Please forward your request to:steveaustin@earthlink.netno later than January 26, 2007.
