21st CCLC Peer Review
FY 26 Cycle 21 Year 1 Grant Application opened on January 21st 2025.
The application for the Arizona 21st CCLC Peer Reviewers opens on Jan. 28, 2025.
If you are interested in applying to be a Peer Reviewer please click the link below.
Click here to fill out the 21st CCLC Cycle 21 Peer Review Application
| Peer Review Timeline for FY26 - Cycle 21 | |
|---|---|
| Date | Task |
| 1/28/2025 | Peer Review Application Opens (application link will be available on this page) |
| 2/24/2025 | Peer Review Application Closes 11:59 pm Arizona Time |
| 3/4/2025 | Notification to Peer Review Applicants |
| 3/7/2025 | Deadline to Complete Arizona Procurement Portal Registration/Update and Return SPO Form 205A to ADE (required to issue a PO) |
| 3/10/2025 - 3/24/2025 | Complete Self-Paced Training upon receipt of PO and instructions from ADE - 21st CCLC. Virtual Meeting **Participation in one meeting is REQUIRED to move on to Peer Review**
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| 3/26/2025 – 4/9/2025 | Peer Review Evaluations |
| 4/10/2025-4/11/2025 | Additional Peer Review Evaluations as Needed |
| 4/13/2025 | Peer Review Close-Out Process |
Peer Reviewers will independently evaluate applications online during a two-week window. You must have a computer and internet access and commit the time to read each of the grant applications carefully, make objective and constructive comments, and score fairly.
Peer Review Applicants will be selected based upon:
- experience and expertise with out-of-school or extended day programs or knowledge of research or practice on this topic;
- experience and expertise with or knowledge of research and practice in designing effective academic, enrichment, youth development, and related services to children; implementing, or evaluating interventions for at-risk students from high-poverty schools;
- experience and expertise working with communities to forge meaningful partnerships that foster commitment to improving the lives of youth and their families;
- relevant experience and expertise in an education-related field;
- experience and expertise conducting evaluations of education programs or community programs for at-risk youth;
- experience as a grant reviewer (preferably in education)
The Arizona Department of Education is committed to ensuring a fair, equitable, and transparent grant review process.
Compensation: Each reviewer will receive $150 per scored application. An additional $150 training bonus will be offered to reviewers that complete the full Peer Review Scoring and Close-Out process. We anticipate reviewers to review approximately 5-12 applications.
** Pursuant to Title IV, Part B of the ESSA, peer reviewers may not include any applicant, or representative of an applicant, that has or will be submitting a proposal in response to the current competition.
