Each year, the PNR funds subcontracts and awards to support network members and encourage outreach activities aligned with the NN/LM mission. Click here to view an example of a successful proposal.

Available Awards	Purpose	Funding	Submit Intent to Apply By	Application Deadlines
Professional Development Award For MLA Continuing Education	To enable individuals at NN/LM PNR Network member institutions to expand professional knowledge and experience, in order to provide improved health information access to health care professionals and consumers.	One Course Registration	N/A	May 16, 2012
Disaster Health Information Outreach	To design programs for improving disaster medicine and public health information access for health professionals, first responders and others (paid or volunteer) that play a role in health-related disaster preparedness, response and recovery.	Up to $15,000	N/A	Closed
Outreach to Under-Connected Health Organizations	For targeted outreach to organizations that are Affiliate Network member or that are without library service and are part of the efforts of the Regional Extension Centers (RECS) to increase health information exchange.	Up to $25,000	N/A	Closed
Medical Library Pilot Project	To pilot innovative projects demonstrating emerging roles of medical librarians.	Up to $15,000	N/A	Closed
Express Outreach	To improve use of quality online health information resources by priority populations.	Up to $15,000	N/A	Closed
Technology Improvement	To enhance the capacity of a library or community organization to offer electronic health information services by supporting the purchase, installation, and/or upgrading of hardware and software.	Up to $5,000	N/A	Closed
Health Information Services Promotion	To support projects that promote the value of health information services.	Up to $5,000	N/A	Closed
Community Day Awards	To assist libraries in becoming active partners in the community's emergency preparedness, response and recovery planning activities.	Up to $5,000	N/A	Closed
Assessment and Planning	To support activities that identify and learn about a potential outreach audience including demographics, information needs, and community resources or assets.	Up to $2,000	N/A	Ongoing
Professional Development	To expand professional knowledge and experience to provide improved health information access to health care professionals and consumers.	Up to $1,000	N/A	Ongoing
Exhibiting	To support exhibiting at health fairs, meetings or conferences that promotes awareness of quality health information resources, of the NLM, and of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine by health or information professionals, community organizations, or community members.	Up to $500	N/A	Ongoing
Training	To support workshops in the Pacific Northwest Region on the use of NLM resources and/or technology-related workshops to improve health professionals', librarians' and the public's skills in accessing electronic health information.	Up to $500	N/A	Ongoing
EFTS	To promote participation in the Electronic Fund Transfer System (EFTS).	Up to $200	N/A	Ongoing

PNR Projects Funded 2006 - 2011

Express Outreach Projects

• Community Health Worker Outreach and Training Program: Northwest Regional Primary Care Association, Seattle, WA
• African Community Intergenerational Health Communication and Information Project: Multimedia Resources and Training Institute, Seattle, WA
• Exploring Digital Patient Education: Healthy Roads Media, Bozeman, MT
• African Health Information Outreach: African Americans Reach and Teach Health Ministry, Seattle, WA
• Connecting Youth to Quality Health Information: University of Washington Center for Public Health Nutrition, Seattle, WA
• Enhancing Health Literacy of Rural Seniors: Montana State University College of Nursing, Bozeman, MT
• Serving Up Resources for Healthy Eating: Port Townsend Public Library, Port Townsend, WA
• Oregon 211 Outreach Project: OR211, Portland, OR
• Building Capacity for Quality Health Information in School Communities: Center for Public Health Nutrition, UW, Seattle, WA
• Promotion of the New MEDICOR Region-Wide Health Information Portal: Spokane County Medical Society Library, Spokane, WA
• Outreach Program to Underserved Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists in Southeastern Idaho: Idaho Health Sciences Library, ISU, Pocatello, ID
• Building Capacity for Quality Nutrition Information in Seattle Public Schools: Center for Public Health Nutrition, UW, Seattle, WA
• Dialogo Informativo - A Spanish Radio Network Program Focused on Health Education and Outreach: Community Choice PHCO, Cashmere, WA
• Web Tools Training for Rural Oregon Health and Social Service Professionals: 211info, Portland, OR
• Connecting Verbena's TRANSform Health Project & Cultural Competency: Verbena, Seattle, WA
• Tacoma Hilltop Health Outreach 2007: Allen Renaissance, Inc., Tacoma, WA

Health Information Literacy Partnership Awards

• Health Information Literacy Partnership: Oregon Physician Assistants and the OHSU Library: Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, OR

Community Preparedness Day Awards

• Building Bridges: Greater Portland Area Alliance for Response Forum: Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
• Ready Hailey: Hailey Public Library, Hailey, ID

Technology Improvement Awards

• Online Health Information Outreach: Somali Community Services Coalition, SeaTac, WA
• Sharing the S.T.O.R.E.: Slides, Theses, Our Recordings, Etc.: Birthingway College Library, Portland, OR
• Distance Learning Program Hardware Purchase: Northwest Regional Primary Care Association, Seattle, WA
• Transmitting Documents Electronically Using a Networked Copier: Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center, Oregon City, OR
• Library Website Enhancement to Improve Health Information: Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia, WA
• Health Info to Go!: Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
• Wired Up Waiting!: St. Patrick Hospital & Health Sciences Center Missoula, MT
• Health Literacy Project: United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, Youth & Elders Program Seattle, WA
• Improving Access to Health Information Microfilm Scanner Replacement: Riverpoint Campus Library, Washington State University, Spokane, WA
• Improved Electronic Document Delivery via new Scanner: Murray Memorial Library at Samaritan Health Services Corvallis, OR
• Mobile Clinical Librarian Program/Satellite Librarian Program: Kootenai Medical Center, Coeur d'Alene, ID
• Up To Speed/Implementing Equipment for a Rural Health Clinic in Montana to Enable Seamless Patient Information Transfer: Northern Rockies Rural Health Clinic, Cut Bank, MT
• Mobile Library Outreach System: Bastyr University Library, Kenmore, WA

Outreach to Underserved Health Professionals Awards

• Expanding Digital Library Services to Public Health Professionals in Western Washington: Public Health - Seattle & King County, Seattle, WA
• Web-Based Immunization Information Resource Library Project: Healthy Roads Media, Bozeman, MT

Community Outreach Project

• Information Rx for Cascade County Project: Great Falls Public Library, Great Falls, MT

MedlinePlus Go Local Awards

• Montana MedlinePlus Go Local: Voices of Hope, Great Falls, MT
• Go Local Oregon: Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, OR

Medical Library Impact Awards

• OCCAM (ORCA Clinical Care Alert Messaging): A Key to Improved Clinical Guideline Adherence: Health Sciences Library, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• My Health-E Vet Marketing: Portland VA Medical Center Library, Portland, OR

Assessment and Planning Awards

• Community Health Outreach Planning and Assessment: Community-Minded Enterprises, Spokane, WA
• Local Health Care Providers and Electronic Medical Records: Planning for Our Future: Curry County Economic & Community Development, Gold Beach, OR
• Information/Education Needs Assessment of Registered Dental Hygienists in Oregon: Pacific University, Hillsboro, OR
• Project to Assess the Health Information Needs of Upper Kittitas County: Kittitas Valley Community Hospital, Ellensburg, WA
• The Health for Kitsap Project: United Way of Kitsap County, Bremerton, WA
• Assessment of the Current State of Awareness of Medical Literature Search and Document Delivery Services in Benton County Oregon: Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Corvallis, OR
• What's Your Story? Montana Baby Boomers Get Fit at the Library: Montana State Library, Helena, MT
• Healthy Eating Every Day: Planning for a Community Based Nutrition Literacy Program: Port Townsend Public Library, Port Townsend, WA
• Suicide Prevention Curriculum Assessment & Planning Project : Flathead County Health Department, Kalispell, MT
• Improving Health Literacy in King County's Immigrant and Refuge Community: Literacy Source, Seattle, WA
• Go Local Proposal Needs Assessment and Planning: Spokane County Medical Society Library, Spokane, WA
• Rural Physicians and Physician Assistants Practicing in the Pacific Northwest: A Study of the Impact of Library Services on Clinical Decision Making: Kootenai Medical Center, Coeur d'Alene, ID

Professional Development Awards

• 2011 Disaster Information Outreach Symposium, Washington, DC, March 29-30, 2011, Seattle Childrens Hospital, Seattle, WA
• 2011 Disaster Information Outreach Symposium, Washington, DC, March 29-30, 2011, St. James Healthcare, Butte, MT

EFTS Awards

• Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, WA
• Kittitas Valley Community Hospital, Ellensburg, WA
• Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, Seattle, WA
• Pacific Northwest University of the Health Sciences, Yakima, WA

Exhibiting Awards

• Cancer Care Workshop: Billings Clinic, Billings, MT
• Health Fairs for Nurses: Multicare Health Systems, Tacoma, WA
• Eight Weeks to Wellness Seminar: St. Johns Medical Center, Longview, WA
• Central Peninsula Hospital Health Fair: Kenai Community Library, Kenai, AK
• Butte Public Library Health Fair: St. James Health Care, Butte, MT
• Public Health Nursing Conference: University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK
• Project Connect Health Fair: Central Oregon Project Homeless Connect, Redmond, OR
• Breast Care Health Fair: Good Samaritan Medical Center, Corvallis, OR
• Montana Health Care Association: Billings Clinic, Billings, MT
• African American Wellness Village: African American Health Coalition, Inc., Portland, OR
• Times News Community Health Fair: St. Luke's Valley Medical Center, Twin Falls, ID

Training Awards

• PNLA: Sno-Isle Library System, Oak Harbor, WA
• Parmly Billings Library: BIllings Clinic, Billings, MT
• Corvallis-Benton Public Library Health Literacy: Good Samaritan Medical Center, Corvallis, OR
• WALE Conference: Skagit Valley College, Whidbey Campus, Oak Harbor, WA

Grants and Support from the National Library of Medicine

• Descriptions of NLM Grant Programs
• NLM Awards 1997 - Present
  
• NLM Grant Deadlines
  

See abstracts of grants and contracts awarded in the Pacific Northwest by any NIH Institute in the NIH RePORTER (Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool), which replaced the CRISP database October 31, 2009.