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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health Awareness and Outreach Initiative to Stamford Community | Ferguson Library | Mental health issues have increased in the state of Connecticut over the last several years. As an urban public library, we have seen this first hand in our community. Factors such as the isolation due to the pandemic, financial stress, and unemployment are all contributing to the rise in mental health issues. Due to the severity of mental health issues facing Stamford teens, in 2022, the Stamford Mayor’s Office created a special commission with a focus on improving mental health among youth. The Ferguson Library would like to support and… | Connecticut | ||
| Mental Health Resources | Atlantic Public Library | The county recently completed a community health needs assessment. Mental Health was identified as the top need by both area health service providers and the public. The Atlantic Public Library and Healthy Cass County will provide mental health resources equitably to all residents of Cass County by providing tablets for use at the library with reliable health resources, purchasing mental health related materials for all six Cass County libraries for circulation, and hosting four county-wide events that address mental health topics. | Iowa | ||
| Mental Health tools for NJ Health Connect | New Jersey State Library | Building upon the foundation and partnerships started with our statewide pandemic response program, NJ Health Connect @Your Library, New Jersey State Library (NJSL) will provide mental health trainings designed for library staff and a digital toolkit designed to be used both by library staff and patrons. In this project, we want to concentrate on mental health resources and training. Our goals are to help people make informed choices about healthcare, find reliable, understandable resources, and access a healthcare professional when appropriate.Project activities… | New Jersey | ||
| Mid Atlantic Chapter Medical Library Association Annual Meeting | Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association - MLA MAC | The Mid Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association holds an annual meeting that brings together information professionals from across the region for networking events, speakers, and learning opportunities including supplemental continuing education offerings. The theme for our virtual conference this year is Pivot! Resilience and Unity in the Face of the Unknown. In addition to papers and posters, our featured speakers will discuss the information needs of diverse communities, open science and open data during the COVID pandemic, and privilege and equity in library and information… | District of Columbia | ||
| Mindful Eating for the Beloved Community | Black Culinarian Alliance | We will work with the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) and one or more local community organizations to implement culturally appropriate healthy eating curriculum that goal is focused on sustainable well-being inthe U.S. Virgin Islands. | New York | ||
| Mindful Eating for the Beloved Community (Y2) | Black Culinarian Alliance | We will work with the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) and one or more local community organizations to implement culturally appropriate healthy eating curriculum that goal is focused on sustainable well-being inthe U.S. Virgin Islands. | New York | ||
| Minds Matter: Eliminating Healthcare Stigma | Black Girl Health Foundation | Black Girl Health Foundation’s “Minds Matter: Eliminating Healthcare Stigma” is a program in partnership with community libraries that are designed to reach out to women of color in urban communities and educate them about mental health and mental health resources. Black Girl Health Foundation (BGHF) has already hosted successful Minds Matter events in the following cities in 2021; Harrisburg, New Orleans, Washington D.C., and Houston. During Black History Month (February 2022) Black Girl Health Foundation will return to Washington D.C. and pilot in St… | Arkansas | ||
| Minds Matter: Tackling major issues affecting black women's mental health | Black Girl Health Foundation | Black Girl Health Foundation (BGHF)’s “Minds Matter: Tackling major issues affecting black women's mental health” is a program in partnership with The Dauphin County Library System that is designed to reach out to women of color in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area and educate them about mental health and mental health resources. The goal of the project is to eliminate the healthcare stigma surrounding mental health, promote mental health literacy, and increase information and awareness about NLM’s MedlinePlus resources and NNLM’s “Caring for… | Arkansas | ||
| Mirror Mirror Resources for Health, Food, and Environment: an Online Library for Black Youth and Families | OurSpace World, Inc. (OSW) | The primary goal of this project is to use NNLM resources (e.g., Medline, MedlinePlus, PubMed) to create a public online repository of resources containing materials representative of Black/African and Latinx youth of color, centered around agriculture, farming, food, health, environmental health and environmental justice. The online repository would aim to meet the needs of parents, educators, librarians, farmers, and youth program staff seeking to integrate these materials into their program activities and better serve Black youth. This repository will enhance existing on-farm and… | Maryland | ||
| Mobile Computer Lab at the East Haven Public Library | Hagaman Memorial Library | This project is to create a Mobile Computer Lab at Hagaman Library, with 10 public laptops and 2 staff laptops for program use. Providing access to these computers will allow the library to meet the needs of the community in new ways, offering basic computer classes on a number of topics and in a variety of spaces, both within our library building and at other locations throughout our community. This will greatly improve individuals’ access to basic computer training and, as a direct result, improve their ability to access health information in the future. This works toward the… | Connecticut | ||
| Mobile Medical Outreach: Increasing Health Literacy, Education and Care in Richmond, VA | Richmond Public Library - Richmond, Virginia | Decreasing or when possible, eliminating barriers to care, is one of the most effective ways to engage people in taking steps toward better health and well-being. Daily Planet Health Services (DPHS) provides primary care, behavioral and mental health, substance use, oral health, case management, pharmacy counseling, and health education/outreach via an integrated care model to some of the most vulnerable in the Greater Richmond community – the homeless and those experiencing housing instability. DPHS is uniquely positioned to be able to treat patients of all ages across… | Virginia | ||
| Mobile Montana Healthcare Training Laptop Lab | Logan Health | The acquisition and use of a portable computer lab will provide increased opportunities for successful outreach programs throughout our service area. This project is the first phase of a three phase initiative. Planned programs are designed for the following key purposes: 1) providing training sessions on various NLM resources to foster increased knowledge, 2) confident selection and use of healthcare resources supporting individuals’ ability to make informed decisions about their health, 3) healthcare professionals’ access to biomedical resources to elicit… | Montana | ||
| Moby Bookmobile at Arapaho Indian Health Services (IHS) | Moby Bookmobile | Moby Bookmobile is continuing its outreach to the Wind River Indian Reservation community with this proposal, bringing book distribution to Arapaho’s Indian Health Service clinic. Being a convenient and often visited location, a rack of free books will be set in the IHS waiting area. Families can select and keep books for their homes, and staff at the clinic will have books in reserve to place on the racks each day. The project succeeds with the cooperation of Arapaho clinic staff and administration. | Wyoming | ||
| Moby Bookmobile of the Wind River Reservation | Moby Bookmobile | Moby Bookmobile’s main goal is to distribute literature and print resources to the tribal populations of the Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyoming. COVID-19’s impact has interrupted the usual services of schools, libraries and other information centers and this proposal fills a gap in access to reading, health and other information… | Wyoming | ||
| Multilingual health information and literacy skills: The importance of Information access | University of Memphis Health Sciences Library | Goal: The project goals are to improve health information literacy by increasing the ability of community members to find and use high-quality health information. We will increase awareness of health information resources. Justification: The digital divide or digital inequality prevents many from participating in available online services, and to use information technologies. The situation became more difficult with the COVID-19 pandemic. It becomes increasingly important to develop health information literacy skills in times of COVID-19. In a multilingual and multicultural… | Tennessee | ||
| Multipurpose Room Technology | Girls Inc. of Worcester | Girls Inc. of Worcester is seeking funding to improve and enhance the technology infrastructure in our multipurpose room/auditorium by installing a dedicated projector and audio system. The addition of a permanent AV system will directly enhance our ability to provide high-quality programming for participants, improve communication during stakeholder events, and increase access to valuable health literacy and wellness information. With this technology upgrade, we will be better equipped to host educational workshops, community health initiatives, and public information sessions that… | Massachusetts | ||
| Native Health Database Community Engagement Studios | University of New Mexico - Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center | To meet the needs of multiple stakeholders, the Native Health Database (NHD) has necessarily evolved numerous times since its initial creation in the early 1990s. A recently-funded NNLM-SCR project (January-April 2021) saw the migration of its former platform to one now served through Mukurtu CMS, a database that provides numerous pathways for content creators, Indigenous communities, users, and providers to collaboratively—and respectfully—exchange information. To ensure it continues meeting the needs of its myriad stakeholders, this project will engage the… | New Mexico | ||
| NEOBHC Mpox Prevention Outreach Program | Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition | The Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition (NEOBHC) proposes a project to help protect unsuspecting sexual partners from potential infection due to mpox or other STDs. We will create QR code stickers for condom packages. The QR code will link to monkeypox information from MedlinePlus and/or the CDC in addition to information regarding public health treatment locations for those suspecting infection. Our Community Engagement Director will have the bagged condoms available at the NEOBHC table to be… | Ohio | ||
| NFPL Create Your Healthy Life: Bringing Digital Technology and Telehealth Access to Niagara for Learning, Communication, and Building Your Healthiest Future | Niagara Falls Public Library | The goal of the Niagara Falls Public Library (NFPL) Create Your Healthy Life: Bringing Digital Technology and Telehealth Access to Niagara for Learning, Communication, and Building Your Healthiest Future project is to provide its library community a private environment and supportive resources to access telehealth and personal health information by providing private computers and sound-proof, 1 – 4-person meeting booths. The Niagara Falls Public Library is part of the NIOGA Library System, which serves Niagara, Orleans, and Genesee… | New York | ||
| NORTH ALABAMA HEALTH INFORMATION AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES GUIDE | North Alabama Area Health Education Center (AHEC) | North Alabama AHEC is seeking to increase health and digital literacy among minority communities in our service area, including Hispanics, African Americans, and Indigenous Americans, primarily from rural communities. This effort will involve conducting needs assessments, producing a community resource guide, and promoting the content and materials found on the NLM website, especially MedlinePlus with its Spanish language option. | Alabama | ||
| Northstar Digital Literacy: Digital Literacy Skills for Telehealth | Literacy Minnesota | Through a multi-phase project, Northstar will develop several digital health literacy modules. In Phase 1, the focus of this Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) application, Northstar will identify the standards and create an assessment to gauge individuals' digital literacy skills that are needed for successful telehealth participation. Digital literacy is a critical skillset needed to ensure everyone has access to quality health care. Providing devices and internet service alone are not enough – people need digital skills in order to effectively… | Minnesota | ||
| NPL Telehealth Initiative for Seniors | Nashville Public Library | Services targeting seniors continue to move to theinternet (health information, social security, Medicare details, employment opportunities, and other social services). During the Covid-19 pandemic this digital divide has become even more pronounced for seniors. NPL's Digital Inclusion (DI) program aims to close this digital gap andprovide much need health information to underresourced seniors. The Digital Inclusion programcreates cognitive stimulation, eliminatesisolation, reduces depression, builds bonds,creates easier access, provides access to criticalhealth and… | Tennessee | ||
| Nursing and Academic Success: Advancing health literacy and nursing education through student-led curriculum workshops | Southern Connecticut State University-Hilton C. Buley Library | The Southern CT State University (SCSU) Department of Nursing (DN) and the Center for Academic Success and Accessibility Services (CASAS) propose a Health Information Outreach project that will advance health information resources in Minority university students and encourage the use of reliable NLM databases when searching for health information. It will also provide ongoing support for students through the aid of academic peer mentors, a method promoted by experts in order to support Minority students are they pursue careers in nursing. The project’s first phase will… | Connecticut | ||
| Nursing Experts: Translating the Evidence Phase 4 (NExT4) | University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing-Urbana Campus | The University of Illinois Chicago’s Library of the Health Sciences and the College of Nursing have been engaged in a series of evidence-based practice (EBP) education programs targeted to public health, acute and ambulatory care nurses. These programs have expanded and built upon each other and used partnerships and connections towards providing equal access to biomedical… | Illinois | ||
| Nursing Experts: Translating the Evidence Phase 5 (NExT5) | University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing-Urbana Campus | The University of Illinois Chicago’s Library of the Health Sciences (LHS) and the College of Nursing have been engaged in a series of evidence-based practice (EBP) education programs targeted to public health, school health, acute and ambulatory care nurses. These programs have expanded and built upon each other and used partnerships and connections towards providing equal access to biomedical information to all U.S. health professionals and the use of scientific evidence to guide healthcare decision-making. In Phases 1 and 2, the Nursing… | Illinois | ||
| Nutrition and Health Information Literacy in New Haven Public Schools | New Haven Public Schools | This project brings New Haven Public School (NHPS) teachers/librarians, medical librarians from Quinnipiac University and Yale University, medical, and nutritional experts to develop a health information literacy curriculum. We will center on two initial areas: evaluating and applying nutritional information so students can make better decisions about diet, and evaluating health information in order to make better decisions about health claims. By doing so we will further the NNLM mission of “...improving individuals’ access to information to enable them to make… | Connecticut | ||
| Ohio Menstrual Health Equity Project | Aunt Flow | The Ohio Menstrual Health and Period Poverty Information Project is a communitybased project to improve access to menstrual health products and reliable information. It is targeted specifically to youth ages 12+ and adults who menstruate and those who care for them. When people understand menstrual health, they are prepared to advocate for their own care and those they care for recognizing troubling conditions, leading to earlier treatment and better outcomes. | Ohio | ||
| One Bite at a Time: On the Road to Improve Health Outcomes in Rural Jeff Davis County, Texas | Jeff Davis County Library | Jeff Davis County Library, in partnership with the Food Pantry of Jeff Davis County and Friends of the Jeff Davis County Library, have established a mobile outreach program to bring much-needed resources to the rural and remote county. By utilizing a Charlie Cart mobile kitchen and resources from MedlinePlus, the program will be able to offer a comprehensive food and nutrition curriculum to grades kindergarten through fifth grade. | Texas | ||
| Opening Doors to the Outdoors | Blackstone Heritage Corridor | This grant application is to fund adaptive cycling events supported by the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor (BHC) Volunteers-In-Parks program in partnership with Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park, All Out Adventures, Bike-On, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, to be held along the Blackstone River Greenway in Blackstone, MA and the Blackstone River Bikeway in Lincoln, RI. This grant application is to… | Massachusetts | ||
| Our Community Window: A Library Website for Access and Inclusion | Charlotte Library | Our library has witnessed an ever-increasing demand for health information. Unfortunately, our current website does not allow us to provide the information to our community as quickly as we should. This means our friends and neighbors do not get timely news about weather emergencies or find the mental health resources they need. The problem is two-fold: the outdated site does not support updates and does not meet the accessibility standards. This means that users may not find the information… | Vermont |