This page includes awards made during the current NNLM award period (May 1, 2021 - April 30, 2026).
For awards made during the previous NNLM award period (May 1, 2016 - April 30, 2021) please visit Past Funded Projects.
To browse our open funding opportunities please visit Funding Opportunities.
| Name | Lead Organization | Project Summary | Project Start Date | Project End Date | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Every Child Ready Duluth Family Fest | We seek support for the Every Child Ready Duluth (ECRD) Family Fest. This event provides free opportunities for families with children ages 0-5 to play together while building early learning skills and healthy development. The event is a free, positive childhood experience (PCE) and a way for families to connect to other future PCE events around Duluth. We know that PCEs are linked to improved health and learning outcomes, as they offset adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). The event provides opportunities for caregiver connection with community resources. Over 20 organizations are… | ||||
| Nutrition and Cooking Demonstration | For National Library week in April 2024, GHS-All of Us and the La Crescent Public Library of Minnesota would like to host a community nutrition event. This event would be an engagement opportunity for All of Us, with a table display and a short presentation. The cooking demonstration will be facilitated by Anna Kitzmann, Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist, who is part of a larger group at Gundersen Health System, called Plant Partners: healthcare professionals who believe food is medicine. Attendees will be able to engage, ask questions, sample all healthy recipes, and will leave the… | ||||
| Our Stories: Wellbeing at the Wayland Free Library | This project will incorporate telling (and recording) our stories about wellness into library programs. The programs at the library will bring people together, sharing our stories is already part of the culture we are trying to foster at our programs. Gathering to create meals and crafts, exercise, share our experiences and learn new things will be the springboard to making recordings for StoryCorps. The Teen Suppers will also play a StoryCorps recording at the beginning of some of the programs. | ||||
| One Million Acts of Science for Citizen Science Month | STEMS on the VINES/SOTV Creators with the Clendening History of Medicine Library at KUMC will conduct an All of Us Citizen Science Project for Citizen Science Month during March and April 2024. The project consists of a screening and training for teachers on how to conduct citizen science with their students. A city-wide initiative to test for lead pipes in the homes of Title 1 students will be done using guidelines and lesson plans from Crowd The Tap and SciStarter online platforms. The Clendening History of Medicine Library is a member of the National Library of Medicine Network and will… | ||||
| Sweet and Salty: A Tale of Imbalance in the Twin States | Gulf South Center for Community Engaged Health Research and Innovation at the University of Southern Mississippi | In supporting NNLM’s initiative to enhance health literacy by increasing public access to reliable health information and improving health professionals’ ability to find and use high-quality biomedical resources, we will leverage engaging, community-driven efforts such as the Sugar and Sodium Shockers to attract and connect individuals with essential NNLM materials. This interactive display raises awareness about the impact of added sugars and sodium on overall health through hands-on activities and engaging visual displays, helping participants identify high-sugar and high-sodium foods,… |