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Award | Summary | Application Deadline |
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Data Science Services Project Award 2025-2026 | The purpose of the Data Science and Skills Project Award is to provide support for that build capacity for data science services or skills. Status: OpenAmount: $10,000 Eligible States: Delaware, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia Period of Performance: August 1, 2025 - March 1, 2026 Additional Information: Awards are cost-reimbursable and are issued to the institution, not the individual. Network member organizations in Region 1 are eligible to apply. Note: Final approval of project awards is contingent on the availability of funds. |
May 31, 2025, 11:59 pm EDT |
Health Information Outreach Award 2025-2026 | The purpose of the Health Information Outreach Award is to provide support for projects that improve health information literacy and increase the ability of consumers, caregivers, students, and other members of the public to find and use health information; or improve health professionals' access to awareness of, and skills for locating high-quality biomedical and health information. Status: OpenAmount: $10,000 Eligible States: Delaware, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia Period of Performance: August 1, 2025 - March 1, 2026 Additional Information: Awards are cost-reimbursable and are issued to the institution, not the individual. Network member organizations in Region 1 are eligible to apply. Note: Final approval of project awards is contingent on the availability of funds. |
May 31, 2025, 11:59 pm EDT |
Technology Improvement Award 2025-2026 | The purpose of the Technology Improvement Project Award is to deliver technology improvement and access to health information resources to communities. Status: OpenAmount: $10,000 Eligible States: Delaware, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia Period of Performance: August 1, 2025 - March 1, 2026 Additional Information: Awards are cost-reimbursable and are issued to the institution, not the individual. Network member organizations in Region 1 are eligible to apply. Note: Final approval of project awards is contingent on the availability of funds. |
May 31, 2025, 11:59 pm EDT |
Exhibit Award | The purpose of the Exhibit Award is to conduct outreach to the region through conferences or by hosting exhibits within their own institutions and to build professional capacity in support of the goals of the NNLM. Individuals may only be awarded once per annual performance cycle. Status: Open, external appAmount: $2,000 Eligible States: Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas Period of Performance: July 15, 2024 - April 1, 2025 |
April 1, 2025, 6:00 pm EDT |
Professional Development Award | The purpose of the Professional Development Award is to enable individuals in Region 3 Network Member institutions to expand professional knowledge and experience to provide improved health information access to healthcare providers and consumers. Status: Open, external appAmount: $2,000 Eligible States: Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas Period of Performance: June 15, 2024 - April 1, 2025 Additional Information: Ongoing until funds are expended or award end date. |
April 1, 2025, 6:00 pm EDT |
Region 4 Professional Development Awards Year 5 (2025-2026) | The purpose of the Professional Development Award is to 1) strengthen the professional knowledge and experience of individual network members in health data or health information access related services, 2) empower libraries and other organizations to train staff in skills needed to deliver reliable health information, and 3) build professional capacity in support of specific Region 4 Core Aims, the NNLM mission, and the NLM 2017-2027 Strategic Plan. Restrictions apply, see award for details. This award is administered by the University of Utah with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Cooperative Agreement Number UG4LM013732 with the University of Utah. Status: Open, external appAmount: $2,500 Eligible States: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming Period of Performance: June 1, 2025 - April 30, 2026 Additional Information: Click here to get started now!
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February 16, 2026, 7:00 pm EST |
Health Information Outreach Award 2023-2024 | The Health Information Outreach Award is to improve health literacy and increase health equity through engagement and training for health information. Status: ClosedAmount: $15,000 Eligible States: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin Period of Performance: July 1, 2023 - April 30, 2024 Additional Information: If you would like to discuss your project before submitting a proposal, contact Darlene Kaskie, darlene-kaskie@uiowa.edu. |
April 1, 2023, 12:00 am EDT |
SAG Illinois Outreach Award | The mission of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) is to advance the progress of medicine and improve the public's health by providing U.S. researchers, health professionals, public health workforce, educators, and the public with equal access to biomedical and health information resources and data. Status: ClosedAmount: $10,000 Eligible States: Illinois Period of Performance: August 1, 2023 - April 30, 2024 Additional Information: This award is now closed.
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May 15, 2023, 5:59 pm EDT |
NNLM Region 3 Student Development Award | The goal of this program is to introduce the future LIS workforce to the health sciences, trusted National Library of Medicine (NLM) resources, and develop their professional skills. With coaching from a talented NNLM professional, each awardee will deliver a 15-minute presentation (approximate) on an NLM resource or NNLM priority during the Annual Meeting of the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association (SCC/MLA) October 25-29, 2024 in Dallas, TX. Awardees may have additional presentation opportunities if applicable. Status: ClosedAmount: $3,000 Eligible States: Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas Period of Performance: May 24, 2024 - December 18, 2024 Additional Information: Up to $2,500 is reimbursed for expenses associated with participation in meetings - $500 is reserved for registration and other associated costs. |
May 3, 2024, 6:00 pm EDT |
Region 4 Technology Improvement Projects Award Year 5 (2025-2026) | The purpose of the Region 4 Technology Improvement Projects Award Year 4 (2024-2025) funding is to support short-term projects that involve program improvement concepts, including technology improvements projects. Applications should demonstrate how it will attempt to enhance the applicant’s communities’ access to health information resources designed to improve health literacy skills and how it will support specific Region 4 Core Aims, the NNLM mission, and the NLM 2017-2027 Strategic Plan. Restrictions apply, see award for details. This award is administered by the University of Utah with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Cooperative Agreement Number UG4LM013732 with the University of Utah. Status: ClosedAmount: $10,000 Eligible States: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming Period of Performance: June 1, 2025 - April 30, 2026 Additional Information: |
November 15, 2024, 7:00 pm EST |
Emerging Leader Award | The purpose of the Emerging Leader Award is to motivate and prepare a mid-career (at least 5 years) information professional preparing for a position of leadership in a health sciences library. Status: ClosedAmount: $4,000 Eligible States: Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas Period of Performance: December 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025 Additional Information: Funding is used for travel expenses, supplies, and an honorarium for mentors. |
November 25, 2024, 6:00 pm EST |
Leadership Pathways Award | The purpose of the Leadership Pathways Award is to assist current early-to-mid-career information professionals in exploring different forms of influence and leadership within the health sciences library profession. Status: ClosedAmount: $3,000 Eligible States: Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas Period of Performance: December 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025 Additional Information: Funding is used for travel expenses, supplies, and an honorarium for mentors. |
November 25, 2024, 6:00 pm EST |
Express Health Information Outreach Awards | The purpose of the Express Health Information Outreach Award is to provide support for projects that improve health information literacy and increase the ability of consumers, caregivers, students, and other members of the public to find, access, and use health information. Status: ClosedAmount: $8,000 Eligible States: Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas Period of Performance: July 1, 2025 - April 30, 2026 Additional Information: Subaward activities may start earlier (no earlier than May 1, 2025) or may be delayed depending on how quickly each institution is able to process paperwork. |
March 3, 2025, 6:00 pm EST |
Health Information Outreach Award | The purpose of the Health Information Outreach Award is to ensure that healthcare professionals, patients, and the public are introduced to authoritative health information. This award provides support for projects that improve health information literacy and increase the ability of consumers, caregivers, students, and other members of the public to find and use health information. Status: ClosedAmount: $25,000 Eligible States: Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas Period of Performance: July 1, 2025 - April 30, 2026 Additional Information: Subaward activities may start earlier (no earlier than May 1, 2025) or may be delayed depending on how quickly each institution is able to process paperwork. |
March 3, 2025, 6:00 pm EST |
R7 Collection Improvement (2024-2025) | The mission of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) is to advance the progress of medicine and improve the public's health by providing U.S. researchers, health professionals, public health workforce, educators, and the public with equal access to biomedical and health information resources and data. Status: ClosedAmount: $2,000 Eligible States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont Period of Performance: February 25, 2025 - April 15, 2025 |
March 14, 2025, 11:59 am EDT |
Technology Improvement Award Region 7 (2024-2025) | The mission of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) is to advance the progress of medicine and improve the public's health by providing U.S. researchers, health professionals, public health workforce, educators, and the public with equal access to biomedical and health information resources and data. NNLM’s main goals are to work through libraries and other members to support a highly trained workforce for biomedical and health information resources and data, improve health literacy through access to information. Status: ClosedAmount: $10,000 Eligible States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont Period of Performance: March 10, 2025 - April 15, 2025 Additional Information: All sub-awards are cost reimbursement. Line-item invoices must be submitted for reimbursement of expenditures. |
March 21, 2025, 11:59 am EDT |
R7 Citizen Science: Exploring Biodiversity Kit | The Citizen Science Awards support citizen science initiatives that raise awareness of the environmental determinants of health and participatory science in communities. Status: ClosedAmount: $0 Eligible States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont Period of Performance: October 1, 2024 - April 1, 2025 Additional Information: This is not a monetary award. Approved applicants will receive a citizen science kit. Applicants can choose between Exploring Biodiversity, Observing Pollinators, or Monitoring Air Quality. |
April 1, 2025, 11:59 am EDT |
R7 Citizen Science: Monitoring Air Quality Kit | The Citizen Science Awards support citizen science initiatives that raise awareness of the environmental determinants of health and participatory science in communities. Status: ClosedAmount: $0 Eligible States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont Period of Performance: October 1, 2024 - April 1, 2025 Additional Information: This is not a monetary award. Approved applicants will receive a citizen science kit. Applicants can choose between Exploring Biodiversity, Observing Pollinators, or Monitoring Air Quality. |
April 1, 2025, 11:59 am EDT |
R7 Citizen Science: Observing Pollinators Kit | The Citizen Science Awards support citizen science initiatives that raise awareness of the environmental determinants of health and participatory science in communities. Status: ClosedAmount: $0 Eligible States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont Period of Performance: October 1, 2024 - April 1, 2025 Additional Information: This is not a monetary award. Approved applicants will receive a citizen science kit. Applicants can choose between Exploring Biodiversity, Observing Pollinators, or Monitoring Air Quality. |
April 1, 2025, 11:59 am EDT |