What awards are available?

• Technology Improvement Awards
  For Full and Affiliate Network members to upgrade or purchase new technology. Eight awards up to $7500 each are available. Deadline for applications and all supporting materials was August 16, 2009.

• Small Project Awards Targeting Unaffiliated Health Professionals Working with Seniors and/or in Nursing Homes
  This award for Full and Affiliate Network members is intended to promote library services and NLM products and services specifically to unaffiliated health professionals who work with seniors and/or in nursing homes. Three (3) awards of up to $2,000 each are available. Deadline for applications is August 1, 2010.

• Outreach Training Award Targeting Unaffiliated Health Professionals Working with Seniors or in Nursing Homes
  This award for Full and Affiliate Network members it intended to support training for and promote awareness of the products and services of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and NN/LM specifically to unaffiliated health professionals who work with seniors and/or in nursing homes.
  Two awards of up to $7,500 each are available. Deadline for applications is August 1, 2010.

• Small Project Awards
  For Full and Affiliate Network members to enhance their services as well as promote NLM products and services; and provide seed money for ongoing or one-time projects through the purchase of displays, brochures, presentations, materials, equipment, supplies or presentation of small programs. Nine awards up to $1000 each are available. Deadline is ongoing.

Past Awards and Calls
Information about the following awards is available for information only. If you are interested in similar projects, please contact the RML office for assistance.

• Bioinformatics Training Award
  For Full and Affiliate Network members to instruct information professionals on molecular biology and bioinformatics resources that will support researchers, clinicians, and other users. Deadline for applications is October 23, 2009.
  
  
• Consortia Purchasing / Electronic Resource Access
  For full and affiliate members to support access to electronic resources obtained through a group licensing program. One Award of up to $25,000 will be made.
  
  
• EFTS Award
  For current and non-EFTS DOCLINE libraries to receive funding to start an EFTS account or to sustain a resource sharing project. EFTS improves the ease and cost-effectiveness of resource sharing throughout the Middle Atlantic Region.
  
  
• Electronic Access/Document Delivery Access to Health Information Awards
  For Full Network members to encourage and facilitate access to the biomedical literature by unaffiliated health professionals, including the use of Loansome Doc, development of a web portal, and establishment of partnerships between libraries and unaffiliated health professionals or health professions groups. Three awards up to $10,000 each are available. Deadline is December 15, 2008.
  
  
• Emergency Preparedness Conference Award
  NN/LM MAR's full and affiliate network members may apply individually or as a group. Library associations or consortia that include network members may apply as an organization if they have a tax identifier number. Funds will be awarded on a cost reimbursement basis. Results of funded conferences will be shared through the MAR web site and other communication tools. Two awards of up to $7,500 are available to fund costs associated with the conference. Applications will be accepted through January 22, 2010.
  
  
• Emergency Preparedness Train the Trainer Workshop Scholarships
  NNLM MAR has funds for workshop scholarships to provide support for four (4) full and affiliate members. Scholarships will fund travel and lodging expenses. The scholarships will include $1000 to fund a follow-up training session conducted by the scholarship recipient in their local community.
  
  
• Health Literacy Awards (for new projects)
  For Full and Affiliate Network members to create or develop new health literacy projects within their library or organization or by partnering with other libraries or organizations. Health literacy projects should address issues of the target population's ability to read, listen, analyze, and make decisions, and the ability to apply these skills to health situations. Two awards up to $30,000 each are available. Deadline for applications was October 14, 2009.
  
  
• Exhibit Awards
  For members participation at venues that promote health information resources. Funds support registration and fees, travel, and related expenses. Members can promote their local library resources while promoting the National Library of Medicine. Three awards up to $1,500 each are available. Deadline is ongoing.
  
  
• Health Literacy Awards (For EXISTING Projects)
  For Full and Affiliate Network members to extend or sustain existing health literacy projects within their library or organization or projects achieved by partnership with other libraries or organizations. Health literacy projects would have addressed issues of the target population's ability to read, listen, analyze, and make decisions, and the ability to apply these skills to health situations. Current projects seeking sustaining funds should address reasons for seeking the funds and sustainability post-award in the application. Two awards at $20,000 each are available.
  
  
• MAR Leadership Institute Award
  MAR is accepting letters of interest from Full and Affiliate Network members to plan and implement a MAR Leadership Institute. One award up to $65,000 will allow a member to develop a program to teach business, management, and leadership skills, which will help librarians advocate for themselves and their libraries with their institution's administrators, other funding agencies, government bodies, and user groups.
  
  
• Outreach to Unaffiliated Health Professionals Awards
  For full and affiliate members to develop local programs linking targeted unaffiliated health professional groups to health information. Three awards up to $30,000 are available.
  
  
• Outreach Training Awards
  For Full and Affiliate Network members to train and promote awareness of the products and services of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and NN/LM. Two awards up to $10,000 each are available.
  
  
• Outreach Evaluation Conference Award
  The purpose of the Outreach and Evaluation Conference Award is to allow full and affiliate members to host a conference to highlight outreach projects and programs conducted in the Middle Atlantic Region (Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania) and the results of these outreach activities.
  
  
• Planning Awards
  Accepting applications from MAR full and affiliate network members to plan or determine the feasibility for future library improvement and outreach projects. Three awards at $15,000 each are available.
  
  
• Presentation/Professional Development Awards
  For Full and Affiliate Network members to present on library and information services at a meeting of health professionals. Two awards up to $2500 each are available. Deadline is ongoing.
  
  
• Technology Awareness Conference Award
  This award is an opportunity for a partnership between an Historically Black College or University (HBCU) or Hispanic Service Institution (HSI) and a Resource Library from the Middle Atlantic Region (MAR) to host a technology awareness conference. One award at $15,000 is available.
  
  
• Library Space and Its Impact Conference Award
  The NN/LM MAR is accepting letters of interest for a one-day conference award on: Transformational Change of Library Space and Its Impact on Librarians and Library Services from NN/LM MAR full members. The applications will address the issue of library and librarian identity in light of changing or reduced physical space.
  
  
• Outreach Conference Awards
  To fund two conferences: one on health disparities and one on health literacy. The goal of these awards are to identify regional issues in health disparities and information literacy by involving key players including staff of public and health sciences libraries, community or faith-based organizations and research institutes that can inform and educate and potentially build partnerships within the region.
  
  
• Technology Immersion Award
  For Full Network members to devise a technologically transformative approach to the provision of library services. This award for $25,000 allows for a library to plan, purchase, train and implement technology in a new way and publish a report for distribution to the library community as a whole.
  
  
• Training Awards
  For members to support hosting a workshop, technology fair or forum, or other professional educational activity that will assist network members in developing their skills and knowledge, and enhance their abilities as participants in the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM). Multiple awards to a single institution are possible.
  
  
• Online Training Development Awards
  For members to support the development of instructional programs that improve the knowledge and skills of librarians, health care providers, and other groups. Courses are to be delivered over the web. Access to the web technology is available through MAR.
  
  
• Online Training Awards
  For members to support online instruction that will assist network members in developing their skills and knowledge, and enhance their abilities as participants in the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM).

Who is eligible?

Your institution must be an NN/LM MAR network member to apply for an award. Most awards are open to full or affiliate network members; check the individual award's web page for specific requirements.

If you are not currently a network member, you can apply for membership. Membership is free and open to libraries and community-based organizations working in health care.

When can I apply?

If the award says "currently available", apply now!

When are the deadlines?

See individual awards.

Who reviews the applications?

RML Committees - Outreach, Technology - as well as RML staff will review the applications. Check each individual award for reviewers.

Where can I get help?

For additional information on funding opportunities or questions about filling out the award form, please contact:

Kate Oliver
Associate Director
National Network of Libraries of Medicine,
Middle Atlantic Region

NYU Medical Center
423 East 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
212-263-4197
212-263-4258 (fax)
kate.oliver@med.nyu.edu

Funding Opportunities and Resources from NN/LM and NLM

• Funding Resources from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine
  
• NLM Division of Extramural Programs
  
• NLM Extramural Grant Programs
  
• NLM Grants and Funding Resources

Selected Proposal Writing Resources

• Toolkit: National Library of Medicine Internet Access to Digital Libraries (IADL) Grant Applications
  
• A Proposal Writing Short Course. From the Foundation Center.
  
• National Library of Medicine resource grants: application and review by Virginia Massey Bowden, M.S.L.S.(retired) Library Director, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.