Grant Judging Opportunities

Serving as a judge for the National 4-H Youth Grants Program is a great way to educate yourself on the grant writing and evaluation process. This opportunity also provides you with opportunities to work with youth and adults with varying levels of expertise in the area of the grant. Your time and effort during the judging process is greatly appreciated.

Judges are provided with a copy of the submitted grant proposals to read through and score on a matrix. The scores are submitted to the grants coordinator at National 4-H Council and tallied in time for the grant judging call where all judges for the grant will discuss the grant proposals to determine which will receive funding. The estimated time of commitment depends upon the number of grant proposals received, but typically a judge can expect to commit one-half to one full day for reviewing and two hours for the conference call.

How Do I Volunteer?

To volunteer as a judge, please contact Samantha Rich at srich@fourhcouncil.edu with the following information:

1. Name
2. State whether you are a youth or adult
3. Professional title and employer (if applicable)
4. Applicable volunteer position(s) and/or participation in community/professional organizations
5. If student, please list your year in school, major, and school attending
6. Address (If you have a box number, please also include a street address)
7. Phone number
8. E-mail
9. Fax
10. Indicate how you heard about this opportunity and why you are interested
11. Tell us something about your background that you feel would make you a valuable member of the Selection Committee. This should be a brief statement of no more than 100 words.
12. Which area of expertise does your background lend itself to?  (i.e. Youth in Governance, Healthy Lifestyles, or Environment)
    
    If your group is currently applying for the grant you would like to judge, you will not be eligible to participate as a judge.