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Dragonfly, Spring 2001 Funding Opportunities in the New RML Contract

This is the beginning of the first year of a new five-year contract in the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. There is much in the Pacific Northwest Regional Medical Library contract that will be familiar to the region. One provision that is familiar, with slight revisions, is funding for outreach. We will be able to provide opportunities for our Network Members and Affiliate Network Members to obtain support for outreach projects and persistent Internet connections. It is the mission of this RML to improve the health information literacy of underserved populations and populations with poor health status; and the care providers, public health workers, librarians, and other health intermediaries who serve those populations. Outreach is a strategy toward this end. We look to the members of our Network to assist us in accomplishing this work through resource library subcontracts, local outreach awards, and training and exhibit awards. Persistent Internet connections for Network members who meet the criteria will also be funded.

Outreach funding

• Resource Library Subcontracts: The RML will continue to involve the region's Resource Libraries in outreach to target communities, as it has in the past. To that end, the RML will award one $35,000 outreach subcontract this year, with plans to continue this funding in subsequent years of the contract. The 2001 Request for Proposals (RFP) is available on the Web at http://nnlm.gov/pnr/funding/rfp_2001.html. The deadline for proposals is June 15, 2001.
• Local Outreach Awards: Members and affiliate members of the NN/LM PNR are eligible to obtain funding for outreach projects. The target audience and emphasis of the outreach efforts should be in accord with those of the RML, as described above. There will be at least two awards each year of up to $15,000 each. The Request for Quotations (RFQ) for the 2001 awards will be announced in the coming weeks.
• Training and Exhibit Awards: This funding category is new. We are offering support for Network members and affiliates to conduct training sessions or exhibit at meetings of local, state, or regional associations. As with our other outreach funding the target audience and emphasis should be in keeping with that of the RML. Network members who apply for this funding are expected to reach out to audiences and groups they may not normally serve. There will be a total of $5,000 each year to support these small projects. Simple online forms will make application easy. Watch for the announcement of these awards on the NN/LM PNR Web site. (http://nnlm.gov/pnr/)

Persistent Connections

• The goal of this funding is to improve Internet connectivity and its effective use by Network members. Persistent connections - those available 24 hours/day, 7-days/ week, at 256K bits/second or faster - are thought to promote more active member participation in the Network. A total of $5,000 each year will be available for funding equipment, installation, connectivity or user support for persistent connections. The application process will be as simple as possible. Watch for it.

URL: http://nnlm.gov/pnr/news/200104/funding.html