I have served on many boards in my life and many committees of that type. It was a time-consuming process. We worked on the process a great deal and I read the project documents. It could take from 40 to 50 hours per session, and I gave my opinion on each project.
I should point out, however, that the people from SDTC did very thorough work in that process. We did not see all the projects. We saw the ones that the management team and the evaluation team submitted to the project review committee, and we sometimes asked for additional work if it was not satisfactory.
I would add that I did not chair that committee, but rather was a regular member.