Guidelines for Reviewers

NIFA Peer Review System (PRS)

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)

• Guidelines for reviewing FY 2010 AFRI applications

• To be considered as a potential reviewer, please send an e-mail message with the name of your department, institution, organization, or business and area(s) of expertise (limit to 4 or 5 keywords) to newreviewer@nifa.usda.gov.

Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR)

• Guidelines for panelists reviewing SBIR Phase 1 applications
• Guidelines for ad-hoc reviewers of SBIR Phase 1 applications
• Guidelines for ad-hoc reviewers of SBIR Phase 2 applications - technical proposal
• Guidelines for ad-hoc reviewers of SBIR Phase 2 applications - commercial plan

• To be considered as a potential reviewer, please send an e-mail message with the name of your department, institution, organization, or business and area(s) of expertise (limit to 4 or 5 keywords) to newreviewer@nifa.usda.gov.

Pest Management Alternatives Research Program (PMAP)

• Guidelines for reviewing applications to the Pest Management Alternatives Research Program

• To be considered as a potential reviewer, please send an e-mail message with the name of your department, institution, organization, or business and area(s) of expertise (limit to 4 or 5 keywords) to newreviewer@nifa.usda.gov.

Biotechnology Risk Assessment Grants Program (BRAG)

• Guidelines for reviewing USDA-BRAG applications
• To be considered as a potential reviewer, please send an e-mail message with the name of your department, institution, organization, or business and area(s) of expertise (limit to 4 or 5 keywords) to newreviewer@nifa.usda.gov.