Guidance for grant assessors

Thank you for agreeing to be a panel member for a Salford CVS administered grant.

With our new system all the applications, scoring and feedback is online via the assessor area of the SCVS website. You must be signed in to access this area and to view the applications.

  • Once you are logged in you will be able to view an orange right-hand side menu. Use this menu to navigate around the grant assessor area.
  • To view applications to be assessed click on 'Assigned Grants' in the side menu.
  • The applications will be listed via their ID numbers. Select an ID number to assess the application.
  • The first part of the application is for information only and is not scored, please read this information for background on the application.
  • The rest of the application will be broken down into sections which require scoring.
  • Please read the answers the applicant has provided, clicking the drop down to select a score and provide comments in the boxes provided. Please provide both positive and constructive comments.
  • Once you have scored all the questions please provide an overall assessment of the application, including your recommendation to award or not award the grant or if further information is required. Please also include any queries or information required in order to make a decision and overall comments on the application.
  • We also ask that you provide feedback for the group, including positive aspects of the application and areas of improvement.
  • When you have finished an application click the 'preview' button which will provide a summary of what you have scored, please double check the information is correct and click the 'submit' button to complete the scoring.
  • You can save a partially completed application assessment if you want to return to it to complete at a later date, please make a note of the grant reference ID. This will remain on the 'Grants to be assessed' page. However, you can only save one grant application at any time, if you start a new grant assessment this will overwrite your draft. We advise you to finish the current application, submit and then log out where possible, so you will start with a new application when you log back in.
  • Once your assessment of an application has been submitted it will not appear within your assessor area. If you wish to amend a submitted assessment please contact the Salford CVS grants team on 0161 787 7795.

Follow the above process until all the applications have been completed.

Please ensure you read each application and submit your scores and comments before the panel meeting.

If you have any queries or problems accessing the assessor area please contact Cathrine Lee on 0161 787 7795 ext. 205. Once again, thank you for your participation in this funding opportunity.

 Assessor area functions

Within this assessor section you will also find the following items as part of your panel pack:

  • Assigned Grants - all applications to be scored will be listed here with their grant ID numbers.
  • Statement of Confidentiality - please do not discuss the information within the applications with anyone outside of the panel. Please sign the confidential statement and bring along to the panel meeting.
  • Declaration of Interests policy and form – please complete and sign, if there is a conflict of interest with any of the groups listed please notify the chair at the earliest opportunity.