Each year the Department convenes panels of external education professionals and practitioners to serve as Peer Reviewers for various grants.
These panels evaluate, provide written feedback on, and score grant applications against program-specific criteria. This feedback is used to inform the Secretary's funding decisions.
Benefits of Serving as a Peer Reviewer
- Development: Network with and learn from other noted education colleagues
- Service: Serve the education community by providing your expertise
- Innovation: Gain exposure to new ideas to expand and enhance education
- Influence: Provide evaluations of application quality that are used by the Secretary in making funding decisions
To learn more about being considered as a peer reviewer, please read through the information thoroughly.
Additional Requirements for Specific Grant Programs
Some grant programs have additional or specific requirements for Peer Reviewers. Learn more about Peer Reviewers for these grant programs below.
Find information about serving as a peer reviewer for the FY 2026 Comprehensive Centers Programs (ALN: 84.283B and 84.283D).
Find information about applying to serve as a peer reviewer for the FY 2026 School Safety Enhancement (SSE) program grant competition.
Find information about applying to serve as a peer reviewer for the FY 2026 Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program grant competition.
Find information about applying to serve as a peer reviewer for the FY 2026 Innovative Approaches to Literacy grant competition.
Find information about applying to serve as a peer reviewer for the FY 2026 Career Pathways Exploration grant competition.
Find information about serving as a peer reviewer for the FY 2026 High School Equivalency Program and College Assistance Migrant Program competitions.
Find information about serving as a peer reviewer for the FY 2026 Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development (RPED) program competition.
Find information about serving as a peer reviewer for the FY 2026 Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success (CEVSS) grant competition.
Find information about applying to serve as a peer reviewer for the FY 2026 Charter Schools Program (CSP) Grants to State Entities grant competition.
Find information about serving as a peer reviewer for the FY 2026 Open Textbooks Pilot Program grant competition.
Find information about serving as a peer reviewer for the FY 2026 Transitioning Gang-Involved Youth to Higher Education Program (TGIY) competition.
Archived information about serving as a peer reviewer for the FY 2025 D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program discretionary grant competition.