Small Project Awards
Rolling Application Process
Applications accepted until funds are exhausted
Call for Applications
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine Middle (NN/LM ) Middle Atlantic Region (MAR) announces the availability of Small Project Awards for NN/LM MAR Full and Affiliate Network Members.
Purpose
The purpose of the Small Project Award is to provide support for full and affiliate members to promote library services. The Small Prject Award program creates opportunities for NN/LM Full Network member libraries to enhance their 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.
Examples of small project award-eligible activities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Support outreach programs to special target populations.
- Evaluate outreach and education efforts related to community based organizations (CBOs), unaffiliated health professionals in inner cities and rural areas, reaching minorities, senior citizens, and low income populations that show early signs of success, and identify best practices.
- Develop comprehensive materials describing the availability of community-based supports, building on existing information and in the light of the above review of successful outreach and education strategies.
- Mount demonstration projects showing ways to ensure effective systems access in ways responsive to local community ways and needs.
- Conduct a study of pertinent findings from local projects and providing feedback on regional and NLM programs.
Up to $1000 is available. Funds cannot be used for food or furniture; and no more than 5% of budget can be used for print and electronic materials. Any equipment to be purchased must be submitted with catalog pricing.
If you have questions or require assistance contact Arpita Bose, Outreach and Communications Coordinator, at 1-800-338-7657, 212-263-4176, or rml@library.med.nyu.edu. Awards will be announced on the MAR discussion list, MARL as well as the MARquee.
Submission Process
Applicants should complete the online application. Attachments, such as resumes, letters of support, and equipment catalog pricing may be sent by fax to 212-263-4258 or attached to an email sent to rml@library.med.nyu.edu. Please use the title of your project as the subject line of the email.
The MAR staff will acknowledge receipt of your application and provide notification of awards within four weeks of the application deadline.
Fill out the application online now!
Application Review Process
Applications will be reviewd by MAR staff. Applicants wil be notified of a decision within 10 business days.
See a winning Application. (This award was formerly called "Microawards")
Evaluation Criteria
POPULATION TARGETED & RATIONALE FOR SELECTION
Description of target population is provided along with rationale for what benefits will be derived by the target population.
35 points
ACTIVITY PLAN
Activity plan is feasible and complete.
35 points
EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS OF STAFF
Documentation of experience and qualifications of key personnel is provided, including resumes and, if applicable, letters of support.
30 points
Total Possible Points: 100
See a sample Review Sheet.
Reporting Requirements
A final report, including a blog/newsletter article, must be submitted within 30 days of completion of the project. Award recipients are encouraged to take photographs for inclusion in the report and article.
Recipients agree to allow the NN/LM-MAR to republish reports. Reports must be submitted to rml@library.med.nyu.edu.
If this project results in a manuscript that will be submitted for publication, in accordance with the NIH Public Access Policy , project directors are requested to submit voluntarily to the NIH manuscript submission (NIHMS) system at PubMed Central (PMC) the author‘s final manuscript upon acceptance for publication, resulting from activities and/or research supported in whole or in part with direct costs from this award. PMC is the NIH digital repository of full-text, peer-reviewed biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research journals. It is a publicly-accessible, permanent, and searchable electronic archive available on the Internet at PubMed Central.
