Scoring Teams

Scoring teams are comprised of TxDOT Traffic Safety Division - Behavioral Traffic Safety Section (TRF-BTS) program managers, TSSs and other staff. Individuals on a scoring team serve one of the two functions identified below:
Reviewer.
Reviewers assigned to a scoring team are responsible for scoring assigned proposals within a designated time period. Proposals can be scored via a computer with internet access that meets the system requirements specified on the eGrants login page. Scoring consists of:
  • Adding internal comments to any of the proposal pages (Reviewers do not combine comments on one page, but post comments directly on the page in question.).
  • Selecting the appropriate response to score each question.
  • Saving the score sheet.
  • Notifying the appropriate Team Leader upon completion of their scoring prior to final submission of their scores. A pre-scoring conference call is held with each scoring team.
Team Leader.
The Team Leader does not score proposals and is responsible for organizing/conducting conference calls with their assigned scoring team. A Team Leader’s duties consist of:
  • Serving as the point of contact for questions from the team and coordinating responses from reviewers during the scoring process.
  • Checking the progress of the team during the scoring period.
  • Reviewing proposal internal comments submitted by the reviewer to ensure they are grammatically correct and factually appropriate. The Team Leader is not, in any way, to persuade anyone to change their score or opinion about a proposal.
All TRF-BTS staff must sign a Texas Behavioral Traffic Safety Program Non-Disclosure & Conflict of Interest Certification Agreement each year at the beginning of the proposal scoring process.