Reviewer Service Portal
Enable merit reviewers to track, score, and monitor grant proposals via a dedicated Reviewer Service portal.
In the Reviewer Service Portal, External Reviewers can access assigned Merit Review Tasks (MRTs) and related proposals, score each MRT based on several attributes with a 5 point scale, and, if necessary, decline specific MRTs by providing a valid reason such as a conflict of interest or other concerns. The score is auto-calculated based on the scoring rubric's attributes. Requests for new merit reviews tasks appear as a notification in the Reviewer Service Portal.
The Reviewer Service Portal experience begins on the portal homepage, where merit reviewers can view the merit review tasks that are assigned to the case, view all ongoing merit review activities with the associated actions, and perform actions on the pending and assigned tasks.
This example shows the default home page for a merit reviewer using the Public Sector Digital Services Reviewer Service Portal.
- View and manage a list of review tasks for grant proposals.
- View grant programs or proposals that they are participating in.
- View high-level information from the record page of the grant program by selecting the grant program number.
- View details of the listed review tasks such as time remaining, status, score, and flags.
- View or reference the scoring rubric by selecting the KB article.
- View the grant program announcement page.
- Review proposals and assign scores based on their assessment or flag any reviews.
- Provide comments for rationale, strengths, or concerns about their evaluation of the proposal.
- Submit or decline a review along with justifications.
For more information on how to use the Reviewer Service Portal, see Using the Reviewer Service Portal in Public Sector Digital Services.