In anticipation of its FY2012 Planning and Implementation Grant Competitions, the Promise Neighborhoods Team has issued a call for peer reviewers:

The Department encourages individuals from various backgrounds and professions with content expertise to apply to be a peer reviewer for the FY2012 Promise Neighborhoods Planning and Implementation Competitions. If you are interested in serving as a peer reviewer for the FY2012 Promise Neighborhoods Planning and/ or Implementation Competitions, please see the FY2012 Call for Peer Reviewers, which describes the necessary qualifications. If you meet the necessary qualifications please complete the Peer Reviewer Application. All applications must be complete no later than June 8, 2012.

Today the Department of Education announced the latest round of Promise Neighborhoods applications, which will include both planning and implementation grants. The Department expects to distribute 15 planning grants worth up to $500,000 each, and 5-7 implementation grants worth $4 to $6 million each.

The deadline for Notices of Intent To Apply is June 8, and full applications are due on July 27. Pre-application webinars will be held on May 15 and June 12, and forthcoming updates will be posted on the Department’s Promise Neighborhoods homepage. Stay tuned to Building Neighborhoods for more timely updates as the Administrations makes more information available.