Thank you for your interest in being a peer review for the Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance’s (MOVA) FY27 Victim and Survivor Services (VSS) open grant application!

The review period will occur over 3 weeks in December, and reviews will be due to MOVA on December 23, 2025. There will be a mandatory virtual reviewer orientation December 1, 2025, 1-2:30pm.

Peer reviewers will be compensated based on the number of applicants and reviews; more information about compensation and the orientation will be forthcoming. It is anticipated that each reviewer will provide feedback and scoring for approximately 10 applications – however, this may change depending on the number of applications received and reviewers available.

If interested in being a peer reviewer please fill out the following form no later than Thursday, October 30, 2025. You will be notified no later than mid-November if you are selected as a peer reviewer.

Contact MOVAGrants@mass.gov with any questions about the anticipated process.

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* 1. Name:

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* 3. How did you hear about the Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance (MOVA) and the FY27 Victim and Survivor Services (VSS) grant application?

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* 4. Please briefly describe your experience and/or interest in victim services.

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* 5. What connections and/or conflicts of interest may you have with potential applicants? You can find our current list of grantees here. A conflict of interest may include former or current employment at an applicant agency, a financial interest in the applicant agency, personal or professional relationships with members of applicant agencies, or any other possible reason for a biased decision.

You can find our current list of grantees here

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* 6. Do you have experience as a grant reviewer? (Yes/No)

MOVA aims to select peer reviewers that reflect the diversity of those who receive services and support through MOVA-administered grants. The below questions are optional. Please provide the following demographic information:

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* 7. Do you identify as a survivor or victim of crime?

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* 8. What Massachusetts county do you reside in?

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* 9. What is your gender?

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* 10. What is your racial/ethnic background? (Select all that apply)

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