N.J. Admin. Code § 8:94-3.8

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 8:94-3.8 - Independent relevance review

(a) The Office of the Commission (Office) shall designate an Independent Relevance Review Panel consisting of three individuals qualified by education and experience to make a finding of relevance for each grant application in light of the purposes set forth in 8:94-1.1, the Commission's mission, priorities, and research guidelines.

(b) Upon an affirmative finding of relevance, the Independent Relevance Review Panel shall instruct the Office to submit the application for independent evaluation of scientific merit by reviewers recommended by the Independent Relevance Review Panel.

(c) The Independent Relevance Review Panel shall reject all applications that it finds to have insufficient relevance, and shall provide a brief statement setting forth the reasons for its finding, which the Office shall forward to the applicant. Applications that are found by the Independent Relevance Review Panel to have insufficient relevance will be rejected, and will not be forwarded to the Independent Scientific Merit Review Panel for scientific merit review.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:94-3.8