This page includes awards made during the current NNLM award period (May 1, 2021 - April 30, 2026).
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| Project Title | Lead Organization | Project Summary | Project Start Date | Project End Date | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Together El Paso | Alliance of Border Collaboratives | The Alliance of Border Collaboratives (ABC) proposes the “All Together El Paso”, an education and outreach project in health literacy for underrepresented communities in the county of EL Paso Texas. The goal of the project is to improve the access to NLM and related health information by the community. ABC will give emphasis to the provision of health literacy, digital literacy and related information in a way that is meaningful to the target community by increasing the knowledge of the NLM-All of Us Reaserch Program and… | Texas | ||
| Answering a Call to Action: Preparing PublicLibraries to Respond to the Opioid Crisis | Florida State University School of Information | Opioid overdose deaths rose by approximately 35percent in Florida from 2019 to 2020- an increase attributed to the Covid-19 pandemic (Byrnes, 2021).t In 2019, OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) applied for, and was awarded, an IMLS (Institute of Museum and Library Services) grant to equip public libraries as first responders in the Opioidepidemic. As output of this grant, a toolkit wasproduced that provides general action steps forpublic libraries to support their communitiesthrough the crisis. For this application MargaretZimmerman, an Assistant Professor with the FloridaState… | |||
| Arvin A. Brown Updating Computers and Software | Arvin A. Brown Public Library | The Arvin A. Brown Library in Richford VT requests funding to upgrade computers and software so as to make health information and access available to the broader community. We obtained funding previously from NNLM, which allowed us to provide Richford residents with computers that connect to reliable sources about health and fitness. However, these computers are now aging and cannot be supported or upgraded. This community is in particular need of access to health information around addiction, lifestyle, and disabilities – and the library serves as a safe, private space in which to… | Vermont | ||
| Ayen En Wunnanumaonk, Be In Good Health: A Nipmuc Community Wellness Newsletter | Nipmuc Nation | The Nipmuc People make up one of New England’s largest Native communities and are recognized by the state of Massachusetts [1]. The community consists of approximately 600 members that reside throughout the New England area and beyond. The Nipmuc People are represented by several bands, historically linked by kinship ties, trade routes, and other alliances [2]. | |||
| BE WELL at NPL: Health Information | Nashville Public Library | BE WELL at NPL advances health literacy in the Davidson County by providing access and outreach to free wellness programs and health resources. BE WELL at NPL aligns its activities with the local health priority areas in Davidson County’s Community Health Improvement Plan. Notably, NPL partners with Get Covered TN to facilitate on-site health insurance enrollment each year, which has become a nationally recognized model for public libraries. BE WELL at NPL plans to launch new services that will help address the high rates of uncontrolled… | Tennessee |