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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innovative Mentoring Programs to Diversify the Nursing Workforce | Midlands of South Carolina Black Nurses Association, Inc. | The Midlands of South Carolina Black Nurses Association will host its third annual scholarship luncheon in December 2023. Using reliable and timely data, this event will highlight the current nursing workforce and discuss innovative approaches and strategies to create a more diverse nursing workforce. Midlands of SC Black Nurses Association will provide updates on its Mini Nurse Academy and its student nurse mentoring program by Prisma Health Scholars (in development). NNLM will have an exhibit table at this event. | South Carolina | ||
| LGBTQ+ Health Equity Summit | Alliance for Full Acceptance | The LGBTQ+ Health Equity Summit is an annual 2-day hybrid/virtual event. With both keynote speakers and breakout sessions, the Summit is open to anyone who wishes to expand their understanding of the unique experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQ+) individuals and discuss issues affecting the health of this community. | South Carolina | ||
| Little Free Libraries in East TN: Improving Access to Health Information Book by Book | Preston Medical Library and Health Information Center | UTMC serves many rural counties thatrequire patients to commute, making patientshesitant about checking out the health books due tothe nature of having to return them. Even thosepatients that are in Knox County, where UTMC islocated, are unsure about having reliabletransportation to return the checked-out books. Inorder to bring health books and access to healthinformation to Knox County and the surroundingrural counties, the HIC proposes buying healthbooks and placing them in already establishedLittle Free Libraries throughout the community.Little Free Libraries are free book-… | Tennessee | ||
| Locating Latino and Hispanic American’s Consumer Health Information in the Metaverse | Universidad de Puerto Rico | This proposal aims to enhance health information equity for Latinos/Hispanics in the metaverse, specifically through applications from the Second Life (SL) Platform. The project will create an immersive environment on the three dimensional space in the Second Life digital metaverse, where a learning space on health information will be created for Hispanic residents. The main purpose of this SL space will be to target the most frequent diseases in their communities and… | Puerto Rico | ||
| Medline Plus to Table | Indian River State College - Pruitt Campus Library | Indian River State College’s proposed project, Medline Plus to Table, offers three ways to engage participants in learning about health and nutrition using MedlinePlus. The first and most prominent component of this project is provided through targeted workshops to engage participants in hands-on learning. These workshops will address the challenge of navigating credible health information amidst the abundance of misinformation, especially in the realm of diet trends. Building on past success, the project aims to enhance participants' health literacy skills by teaching them to… | Florida | ||
| Multilingual health information and literacy skills: The importance of Information access | University of Memphis Health Sciences Library | Goal: The project goals are to improve health information literacy by increasing the ability of community members to find and use high-quality health information. We will increase awareness of health information resources. Justification: The digital divide or digital inequality prevents many from participating in available online services, and to use information technologies. The situation became more difficult with the COVID-19 pandemic. It becomes increasingly important to develop health information literacy skills in times of COVID-19. In a multilingual and multicultural… | Tennessee | ||
| NORTH ALABAMA HEALTH INFORMATION AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES GUIDE | North Alabama Area Health Education Center (AHEC) | North Alabama AHEC is seeking to increase health and digital literacy among minority communities in our service area, including Hispanics, African Americans, and Indigenous Americans, primarily from rural communities. This effort will involve conducting needs assessments, producing a community resource guide, and promoting the content and materials found on the NLM website, especially MedlinePlus with its Spanish language option. | Alabama | ||
| NPL Telehealth Initiative for Seniors | Nashville Public Library | Services targeting seniors continue to move to theinternet (health information, social security, Medicare details, employment opportunities, and other social services). During the Covid-19 pandemic this digital divide has become even more pronounced for seniors. NPL's Digital Inclusion (DI) program aims to close this digital gap andprovide much need health information to underresourced seniors. The Digital Inclusion programcreates cognitive stimulation, eliminatesisolation, reduces depression, builds bonds,creates easier access, provides access to criticalhealth and… | Tennessee | ||
| Partnering with Rural Public Libraries to Expand Consumer Health Information Access to Underserved Patrons in the Clinch River Regional Library of East Tennessee | University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine | This project proposes to use the Health Information Outreach Award to provide consumer health resources and training to the Clinch River Regional Library service area located in east Tennessee. The service area covers nine predominately rural counties, north and east of metropolitan Knoxville. Proposed grant monies would fund the purchase of a set of 20 consumer health books for each of the 33 public libraries in the service region. Monies would also fund a training session on Medline Plus and consumer health information services for region library staff. | Tennessee | ||
| Preparados Ante la Tormenta | Apoyo y Servicios Integrados, Inc. | Preparados Ante la Tormenta is an initiative led by Apoyo y Servicios Integrados Inc. (ASI) to enhance the resilience and preparedness of Puerto Rico's vulnerable communities in anticipation of the 2024 hurricane season. Through a series of public events and informational tours from June to August, ASI will focus on low-income areas along Puerto Rico's west coast. These interactive learning events aim to educate residents on emergency preparedness, ensuring timely evacuations and potentially saving lives. Collaborating with the National Library of Medicine, the state office… | Puerto Rico | ||
| PULL A-HEAD: Pursuing Leadership in Literacy to Ameliorate HEAd and neck cancer Disparities | Medical University of South Carolina | Public health practice and oral health equity has become a national priority since the release of NIDCR’s, ‘Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges’’ (2021), which outlines the significant impact health literacy has on patient dental health behaviors, patient safety, dental outcomes, interpersonal provider-patient interaction and patient navigation of the dental care system. In this regard, we propose PULL A-HEAD, Pursuing | South Carolina | ||
| Strengthening the Emergency Response Capacities of Older Latino Adults Exposed to Disasters | Health Communications Institute Inc | The project Strengthening the Emergency Response Capacities of Older Latino Adults Exposed to Disasters seeks to meet the knowledge needs expressed by a group of people over 55 years of age who live in housing projects in three municipalities in southwest Puerto Rico. This shall be done through the development of an educational curriculum in emergency preparedness. Through the curriculum, it is expected to train on family and community preparedness, while being exposed to the use of the… | Puerto Rico | ||
| Supporting Equitable Access to Emergency Preparedness Resources for Mothers in Mississippi | Six Dimensions | Mississippi has experienced a series of devastating natural, systemic, and environmental disasters that have required immediate action, sometimes leaving the very unique needs of pregnant and postpartum women unmet. This project will focus on responding to current and emerging needs of pregnant and postpartum women in Mississippi through the development and distribution of emergency preparedness resources. This project will also focus on ensuring that providers and community members that encounter pregnant and postpartum women have the knowledge and understanding of how to provide… | Mississippi | ||
| Supporting Equitable Access to Emergency Preparedness Resources for Mothers in Mississippi | Six Dimensions | Mississippi has experienced a series of devastating natural, systemic, and environmental disasters that have required immediate action, sometimes leaving the very unique needs of pregnant and postpartum women unmet. This project will focus on responding to current and emerging needs of pregnant and postpartum women in Mississippi through the development and distribution of community resource boxes that provide basic needs for families. This project will also focus on ensuring that providers that encounter… | Mississippi | ||
| Telenutrition Center Sugar Shocker Outreach Program for Mississippians Facing Health Disparities. | Gulf South Center for Community Engaged Health Research and Innovation at the University of Southern Mississippi | Our project's goal is to deliver high-quality health and nutrition information to underserved communities in Mississippi. The Telenutrition Center’s mission is to integrate community engaged and technology supported solutions to improve nutrition and related behaviors of underserved Mississippians and address preventable chronic diseases disparities. We believe that through our outreach activities we can help achieve NNLM’s goal of improving public health by improving access to health information to those who need it most. The Center engages both students and communities in… | Mississippi | ||
| The Celebrate Life Project - Alabama | Support Centered Services | The Celebrate Life Project commences by introducinglicensed professionals such as educators, socialworkers, mental health care providers, nurses,other health and human service providers andinformation intermediaries to NLM resources viavirtual mini-conference. Frontline practitionersneed accurate, reliable, credible, and timelyinformation about the latest innovation intreatments and therapies given the ever-growingdemands on our health care system due to COVID-19,its variants and increasing demand for mentalservices. Dis-ease is mounting due to isolation,anxiety, and addiction, along… | Alabama | ||
| Understanding Post-Disaster Community Needs in Three Municipalities of the Southwest Region of Puerto Rico | Health Communications Institute Inc | Through a need assessment, identify the needs that can lead to a knowledge gap in emergency preparedness among elderly people living in urban conglomerations in three Puerto Rico municipalities that were adversely impacted by public health emergencies in the last five years. The audience are latinos with an average age between 55 and 70, with an annual household income of $12,000,… | Puerto Rico | ||
| UT-READY: Utilizing Drone Technology for Readiness and Emergency Assistance in Disaster Response Operations at UTHSC | University of Tennessee Health Science Center | The proposed project aims to improve the use of technology for health information access and improve access to libraries and information services. Specifically, the project aims to enhance emergency preparedness and response at University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) by training selected UTHSC Police, Faculty, and Staff using drones. This project supported by the NNLM Emergency Preparedness and Response Award will use a community-centered model to promote awareness, education, and safety coordination for responding to emergencies. The… | Tennessee | ||
| Virtual Reality Diversity Equity & Inclusion | Northeast Georgia Health System - Fraser Resource Center and Health Sciences Library | The overall project goal is to improve physiciancultural competency through shared patient careProvide a one-paragraph description that summarizesexperiences. To accomplish the specific aims of thethe proposed project. Funded projects are displayed onproject, we propose a longitudinal diversitythe NNLM website and are provided by NLM in responsesimulation curriculum incorporating virtualto requests from NIH, HHS, OMB, Congress, and thereality (VR). By leveraging technology, coupledWhite House.with a diversity stimulation curriculum,physicians will be able to experience the… | Georgia | ||
| We Care Wellness | Pickens County Library System | We Care Wellness will educate the Pickens County community on how to navigate the Pickens County Library System’s (PCLS) online databases on Health and Medicine (MedlinePlus). PCLS will reserve the FREE room (For Research Education and Enrichment) located at the Pickens County Administration building. PCLS will provide in person cooking demonstrations and showcase the “We Care Wellness” kits that will be available for check out. All the “We Care Wellness” kits and cooking demonstrations will be on health topics that have been… | South Carolina | ||
| Women's Heart Health - Red Dress Sundays - InObservance of Heart Health Month | The Medi Community Resource Center | February is Heart Health Month, and throughout theentire month, we will be sharing information from subject matter experts that include but are not limited to medical and healthcare professionals, culinary experts, professional trainers and exercise professionals, Tri-county area houses of worship and many other organizations that serveAfrican American, Asian, Native American, Latinaand Caucasian populations to raise awareness aboutthe prevalence of this disease among thesecollective communities in urban, rural andunderserved areas. | South Carolina |