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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disaster Preparation: A Prescription for Readiness and Survival | Alliance Charitable Foundation | The goal of this project is to make ample use of the biodiversity and environmental kits produced by NNLM to enhance awareness and readiness of disaster preparedness throughout the state of Mississippi by developing a handbook will be widely distributed both in hard copy and digital form at libraries throughout the state. Mississippi, a tornado-prone, has the geographical misfortune of being situated within a major fault line, (the New Madrid Seismic Zone). In Mississippi, the peak tornado season is historically during the spring months, from March through May, with a secondary season in… | |||
| Sweet and Salty: A Tale of Imbalance in the Twin States | Gulf South Center for Community Engaged Health Research and Innovation at the University of Southern Mississippi | In supporting NNLM’s initiative to enhance health literacy by increasing public access to reliable health information and improving health professionals’ ability to find and use high-quality biomedical resources, we will leverage engaging, community-driven efforts such as the Sugar and Sodium Shockers to attract and connect individuals with essential NNLM materials. This interactive display raises awareness about the impact of added sugars and sodium on overall health through hands-on activities and engaging visual displays, helping participants identify high-sugar and high-sodium foods,… | |||
| Certification in Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare Professionals at University of Puerto Rico Medical Science Campus | Universidad de Puerto Rico | Background and Significance This project aims to establish a fully online, asynchronous "Certification in Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare Professionals" at the Medical Sciences Campus of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR-MSC), which could also serve as a valuable resource for the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) in training its members. By leveraging this certification, NNLM could promote and facilitate AI literacy for health information seeking, particularly in consumer health. The certification will be developed and implemented using existing resources at… | |||
| Exploring the Future of Health Information Literacy through Generative AI Integration: A Pilot Study | California Health Sciences University | This project seeks to harness the transformative power of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) to bridge the gap in health information literacy and accessibility. Leveraging ChatGPT, an advanced conversational AI, we aim to develop a user-friendly chatbot hosted within our health sciences library. This innovative tool will be designed to provide instant, reliable, and tailored health information to students, staff, and faculty, addressing the unique challenges of language barriers and expanding access to high-quality reference interactions. The core objective of our initiative is to… | |||
| BML Technology Support | Boston Medical Library | The BML owns a wide selection of rare medical manuscripts and artifacts, dating back to as early as the 1200s. We seek to make our collection (see bml.org/collections for more details), accessible to the medical community (students, historians, practioners, etc.) and to do so will need equipment for digitization and related activities. Partnering with UMASS Chan library and medical faculty, we also intend to activate our collection as an important part of medical education and training with materials that will be used for medical humanities and history of medicine (among others). All of… |