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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'Stop the Bleed' Training for Rural Georgia Communities | Mercer University School of Medicine - Savannah Campus | Uncontrolled major bleeding is one of the leading causes of preventable death in trauma care (Bedri et al., 2021). Studies have shown that hemorrhage-controlled training, such as the nationally recognized Stop the Bleed® campaign, can be vital for training laypersons in life-saving hemorrhage-control techniques (Pellegrino et al., 2020; Jones et al., 2020), especially in rural areas where the delay in receiving medical aid from medical personnel may take longer than in urban areas (Bedri et al., 2021; Jones et al., 2020). Public libraries, as free and accessible centers of community… | |||
| A collaborative development Resource Guide to equip medically undeserved consumers with Information about COVID-19 | Alliance Charitable Foundation | The Alliance Charitable Foundation proposes todevelop and disseminate the Halt COVID Resource Guide containing an array of relevant resources, tools and services organized by topic area,t geographical location, vaccination sites, transportation accessibility and other resources with an overarching goal of thwarting thedevastating effects of COVID 19 of the populationliving within an 8-county target area served by thehealth-oriented nonprofit. | |||
| AI-HEAL: Artificial Intelligence in Health Education and Learning | University of Tennessee Health Science Center | The goal of this project is to train faculty in the College of Health Professions on integrating AI tools into health education and research. Through five interactive seminars, faculty will learn to apply machine learning models and National Library of Medicine (NLM) resources to enhance teaching and clinical decision-making. The project will also develop an online repository of training materials for sustained learning and accessibility | |||
| Answering a Call to Action: Preparing PublicLibraries to Respond to the Opioid Crisis | Florida State University School of Information | Opioid overdose deaths rose by approximately 35percent in Florida from 2019 to 2020- an increase attributed to the Covid-19 pandemic (Byrnes, 2021).t In 2019, OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) applied for, and was awarded, an IMLS (Institute of Museum and Library Services) grant to equip public libraries as first responders in the Opioidepidemic. As output of this grant, a toolkit wasproduced that provides general action steps forpublic libraries to support their communitiesthrough the crisis. For this application MargaretZimmerman, an Assistant Professor with the FloridaState… | |||
| Are you prepared? Resources for natural disasters. | Georgia Southern University Research and Service Foundation, Inc. | We will develop a traveling exhibit for rural Georgia public libraries to educate individuals on preparedness and safety response to natural disasters and local emergencies. The exhibit information will be based on the content developed for the NLM funded training program the Institute for Health Logistics & Analytics (IHLA) previously developed to educate Georgia Southern University students on disaster preparedness and response. The exhibit will consist of three large portable panels (2.5’x6.5’). Our in-house exhibit designer will design the panels with engaging graphics… |