Past Funded Projects

This page includes awards made during the previous NNLM award period (May 1, 2016 - April 30, 2021).

For awards made during the current NNLM award period (May 1, 2021 - April 30, 2026) please visit Current Projects.
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Research Program Community Engagement Project: Hancock County, Maine 2019-2020

Through the proposed project, Healthy Acadia will work across Hancock County, Maine to plan and conduct community engagement activities, centered on increasing access to and awareness of National Library of Medicine NLM resources, with a particular emphasis on research/clinical trials, the project, and the role of the community in advancing medicine.

May 1, 2019 - April 30, 2020
Research Program Community Engagement Project: Washington County, Maine 2019-2020

Through the proposed project, Healthy Acadia will work across Washington County, Maine, to plan and conduct community engagement activities, centered on increasing access to and awareness of National Library of Medicine NLM resources, with a particular emphasis on research/clinical trials, the project, and the role of the community in advancing medicine.

May 1, 2019 - April 30, 2020
Clinical Conversations - Irongate Family Practice

The organization will pilot test Clinical Conversations, an education program for clinical staff on health literacy and associated concepts. Brief, pre-created education modules will be delivered to staff as part of regularly scheduled onsite meetings. Modules will include instruction on accessing NLM resources appropriate for the selected training topic. Staff will also be provided with handouts, links for additional resources, and e-mail follow-ups linking them to more information.

January 1, 2020 - April 30, 2020
Practicing Within the Bigger Picture

The organization will pilot test Clinical Conversations, an education program for clinical staff on health literacy and associated concepts. Brief, pre-created education modules will be delivered to staff as part of regularly scheduled onsite meetings. Modules will include instruction on accessing NLM resources appropriate for the selected training topic. Staff will also be provided with handouts, links for additional resources, and e-mail follow-ups linking them to more information.

December 12, 2019 - April 30, 2020
Clinical Conversations - Community Health Care Association of New York

The organization will pilot test Clinical Conversations, an education program for clinical staff on health literacy and associated concepts. Brief, pre-created education modules will be delivered to staff as part of regularly scheduled onsite meetings. Modules will include instruction on accessing NLM resources appropriate for the selected training topic. Staff will also be provided with handouts, links for additional resources, and e-mail follow-ups linking them to more information.

November 1, 2019 - April 30, 2020
Clinical Conversations - Clinton County Health Department

The organization will pilot test Clinical Conversations, an education program for clinical staff on health literacy and associated concepts. Brief, pre-created education modules will be delivered to staff as part of regularly scheduled onsite meetings. Modules will include instruction on accessing NLM resources appropriate for the selected training topic. Staff will also be provided with handouts, links for additional resources, and e-mail follow-ups linking them to more information.

November 7, 2019 - April 30, 2020
Fitbit Kit for Your Community: Rochester Public Library District

Resolve to Stay Active: A Fitbit Kit for Your Community supports public libraries or other community organizations which serve populations that are underrepresented in biomedical research in providing access to health technology and consumer health resources. Background/Purpose: This award supports the mission of the NNLM Community Engagement Network to: Help public libraries support the health information needs in their communities by providing National Library of Medicine and other quality health education resources to enable individuals to make informed decisions about their health.

February 1, 2020 - April 30, 2020
Connecting and Improving Digital Literacy & Health Literacy Outcomes in Public Housing

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh HACP is requesting grant funding to expand its existing digital literacy program, which is designed to bridge the digital divide among low-income public housing communities. HACP is proposing to incorporate health literacy programming by incorporating MedlinePlus and other online health tools into the curriculum of its existing digital literacy program.

October 1, 2019 - April 30, 2020
Improving Health Literacy of Library Patrons Experiencing Homelessness and Unstable Housing 2019-2020

This project will build upon a successful 5-year evolving partnership between the New Haven Free Public Library NHFPL and Liberty Community Services, Inc. LCS by integrating resources and references in case management services provided onsite at NHFPL. The services focus on people experiencing homelessness or unstable housing. Libraries, as default front doors to homeless services, are in a unique position to engage community members in need of information, support services and referrals related to health, housing and potential sources of income.

May 1, 2019 - April 30, 2020
Advancing Circles of Support and Accountability: Community-based Outreach with 88 Transitioning from Incarceration

THRIVE empowers communities by creating spaces that welcome and support our neighbors transitioning from incarceration. In pursuit of this mission, THRIVE seeks to empower 88 returning from incarceration, and to revolutionize the role community members play in their lives upon reentry. Our goals are to disrupt cycles of incarceration, isolation, and social harm among returning citizens and within impacted communities through Restorative Reentry, Community Building, and Constituent Leadership initiatives.

May 1, 2019 - April 30, 2020
Gathering Welcome: Creating a Curriculum to Teach Health Literacy to Immigrant and Refugee 92

Margaret Zimmerman, an Assistant Professor with the University of Iowas UI School of Library and Information Science SLIS requests a grant for a second iteration of her pilot program to develop and implement a health literacy training for immigrant and refugee 92 living in Johnson and Linn counties in Iowa. This grant will build upon Dr. Zimmermans current successful project employing SLIS graduate students to deliver a health literacy course to immigrant and refugee 92. Based upon the findings of the current pilot, Dr.

May 1, 2019 - April 30, 2020
Arizona Outreach 2016-2021

This project focuses on key health priorities couched in the framework of social determinants of health that contribute to health disparities in Arizona communities. Outreach activities will connect with the following partners: healthcare providers and 131s embedded in underserved communities; promotoras de salud community health workers; 12s and school associates; Hispanic, Spanish-speaking, and border-region populations; Native American and tribal communities; public librarians; and health agency and community health organization collaborators.

May 1, 2018 - April 30, 2020
Pittsfield Financial Assistance for Professional Development

This is an application for a Professional Development Award to attend the Association of 95 and Small Libraries ARSL conference in Burlington, VT, in September of this year.

May 1, 2019 - April 30, 2020
Professional Development 2019-20 Heather Brown

Congratulations to Heather Brown for receiving a professional development award! She attended the 2019 Joint Annual Meeting of the Council of State Archivists CoSA and the Society of American Archivists SAA

July 1, 2019 - April 30, 2020