Recent Funded Projects
| Title | Description | Amount | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| PD277 MLA Managing from the Middle Symposium | Attend the Managing from the Middle Symposium at the Medical Library Association 2019 Annual Meeting. |
Funding Amount: $480 |
2019 |
| YWCA Central Massachusetts Women’s Breast and Cervical Health Educational Outreach Program | The proposed program will provide education and outreach using NLM resources regarding breast and cervical health and screenings to a target population of primarily Black/African American and Hispanic |
Funding Amount: $9978 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Improving Access to Health Education: Part II - Creating Professional Development Opportunities to Reduce Textbook Costs | For the students of Springfield Technical Community College (STCC), the cost of an education continues to be a significant issue. |
Funding Amount: $6000 |
2019 to 2020 |
| MACMLA Annual Conference- 2019 Rising to the Occasion | Request to attend MACMLA Annual Conference- 2019 Rising to the Occasion. Applicant will be registering for the "Are All Systematic Reviews Created Equal?" continuing education course. |
Funding Amount: $1387 |
2019 to 2020 |
| NNLM All of Us Community Engagement Network Ambassador Program: Indianapolis | The NNLM All of Us Community Engagement Network Ambassador Program: Indianapolis in Indianapolis, IN, will serve as a vital link between the NNLM All of Us Community Engagement Network, public librari |
Funding Amount: $96184 |
2019 to 2020 |
| NNLM All of Us Community Engagement Ambassador Program: Detroit | The Wayne State University, Vera P. |
Funding Amount: $98483 |
2019 to 2020 |
| NNLM All of Us Community Engagement Network Ambassador Program: Chicago | The All of Us Community Engagement Network Ambassador Program in Chicago, IL will connect the Chicago Public Library (CPL) with expert consumer health librarians from the University of Chicago and qua |
Funding Amount: $99907 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) Initiative | The goal of this project is to increase the number of public library staff with a Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) certification and equip them to provide health information to their |
Funding Amount: $36629 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Supporting a Healthy Community from Head to Toe: Mental Health & Climate Health 2019-2020 | The Charlotte Library & the Carpenter-Carse Library recently finished a very successful series as part of our first “Supporting Healthy Communities from Head to Toe” project. |
Funding Amount: $4950 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Community Engagement in Health: Expanded Access via Technology 2019-2020 | The Arvin A. Brown Library in Richford VT requests funding to upgrade computers and software so as to make information and access available to the broader community. |
Funding Amount: $10000 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Data Navigators 2.0 - Building Foundational Data Analysis Skills Among Future Healthcare Leaders 2019-2020 | An NNLM Community Engagement grant would support the delivery of Data Navigators 2.0, a high-impact data analytics and visualization course contextualized for healthcare careers and applications and |
Funding Amount: $12890 |
2019 to 2020 |
| All of Us 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 Li |
Funding Amount: $15000 |
2019 to 2020 |
| All of Us 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 Nationa |
Funding Amount: $15000 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Technology support for Maine's rural libraries to access MedlinePlus - Technology Award 2019-2020 | Rural areas in Maine have limited access to health information. |
Funding Amount: $10000 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Linking Maine's rural library users with MedlinePlus - Community Engagement | Rural areas in Maine have limited access to health information. |
Funding Amount: $6710 |
2019 to 2020 |
| A Living Person’s Guide to Dying 2019-2020 | Although death is an inevitable reality of life, we often delay conversations about the topic until after the fact--a habit that can create unnecessary stress or confusion about our end-of-life wish |
Funding Amount: $8000 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Reducing Health Disparities among VIPs - Addressing Health, Aging and Vision in North Worcester County | This project will engage the many Visually Impaired People (VIPs) and their caretakers in North Worcester County, specifically those residing in the Fitchburg and Leominster areas. |
Funding Amount: $12030 |
2019 to 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. |
Funding Amount: $19000 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Clinical and Public Health Approaches for Health Care Professionals Working in Shale Gas Communities | In an effort to expand health care knowledge resulting in improved health information access and delivery to clients, we propose to work with Robert Morris University, School of Nursing and Health Sci |
Funding Amount: $19962 |
2019 to 2020 |
| All of Us Greater Fairfield 2019-2020 | As an agent of intra-community cooperation and collaboration, the C.H. Booth Library proposes to geographically expand its successful All of Us Newtown program to neighboring communities. |
Funding Amount: $14075 |
2019 to 2020 |